Africa’s mineral extraction landscape has been a longstanding cornerstone of the continent’s economy, contributing significantly to GDP, exports, and employment. Africa hosts an estimated US$29.5 trillion in mine-site mineral value,…
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African mining firms operate in a capital-intensive industry at a time when access to traditional financing has become more constrained. Commercial banks have tightened lending standards, export credit agencies have…
The proposed US$260 billion merger between Glencore and Rio Tinto has collapsed after Glencore rejected the offer. The company said the proposal did not adequately value its business. The transaction…
Modern beneficiation is quickly moving from being a policy ambition to an industrial necessity in African mining. Global markets now demand cleaner supply chains, higher-grade outputs, and traceable production, which…
The global clean-tech economy is scaling faster than any previous industrial transition, and it is fundamentally mineral-intensive, driven by minerals critical to clean technologies. Electric vehicles, battery storage, wind power…
Sustainability requirements in mining have moved much closer to the centre of how projects are assessed and run. In the critical minerals space, environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance has…
Introduction and Key Findings The report, released this week and published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, examines China’s strategic dominance in Africa’s critical minerals sector. This sector encompasses…
Ivanhoe Mines has officially launched Phase 1 operations at its Platreef polymetallic mine in South Africa. The company celebrated the milestone on November 18 during an inauguration ceremony attended by…
BME and Strayos form an alliance to optimize blasting operations in Mining using artificial intelligence (AI). The collaboration integrates AI-powered analytics and 3D modeling to enhance fragmentation control, allowing operators…
A new strategic partnership has been announced today (7 Jan) between the Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG), and the APO Group, a pan-African communications consultancy. The partnership is aiming to…
