Liberia will review its iron ore concession agreement with steel and mining company ArcelorMittal as well as other concessions signed by the West African country’s current and previous governments, Parliament speaker Bhofal Chambers said on Thursday. The announcement risks disrupting ArcelorMittal’s plans to triple its iron ore production in Liberia and stay in the country…
The military junta that took control of Guinea in September is heaping pressure on multinational miners to refine raw bauxite, a raw material used to make aluminium, to more advanced materials before export. In a recent research note released by CRU Group’s senior analyst, Anthony Everiss, the junta has asked the companies to present the…
Botswana made the headlines in June as it celebrated the official production start-up from the world-class Khoemacau copper/silver project. And while the delivery of first concentrate from any new Greenfields project is a milestone achievement in itself, there are many more reasons why this new mine should make it into the ‘African mining hall of…
Not only does Newmont have the largest gold reserve base in the industry, which is underpinned by world class ore bodies in top tier mining provinces and jurisdictions, the company from its Ahafo and Akyem mines, is also the largest gold mining conglomerate in Ghana, (that is if one doesn’t consider Gold Field’s interests in…
Audley Sheppard QC, Amanda Murphy and Karolina Rozycka, Clifford Chance LLP This is an extract from the 2021 edition of GAR’s The Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review. The whole publication is available here. In summary Increased demand for certain commodities (such as gold, iron ore, copper and some rare earth metals) following the global disruption caused by covid-19 will…
Mining in developing countries continues to pose serious environmental problems. The location of mines, unaccountable extraction processes, and the lack of enforcement of mining codes are all factors that make mining an environmental disaster in Africa. The perfect combination of mining and environmental protection is still a mirage in most African countries. The mining industry,…
2022- NOMINEES FOR INDUCTION Sam E. Jonah MBE – Ghana Brenda Joyce – USA, South Africa, Ghana Nere Teriba – Nigeria Royal Bafokeng Nation (℅ Kgosi Leruo Tshekedi Molotlegi) – South Africa Mansa Musa – Mali