The outbreak and contagion of a new strain of the coronavirus – which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December – has contributed to renewed concerns over economic growth prospects, particularly in China. China, which is a major supplier and consu…
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TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has completed its independently verified and updated mineral resource estimate for the Kamoa-Kakula copper project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Kamoa deposit is one of two large, near-surface, flat-lying, str…
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The Environmental Agency for Mineral Resource Activities of Greenland has confirmed exploration and development company Bluejay Mining’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the Dundas ilmenite to be compliant with guidelines for public consultati…
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Despite mining’s contribution to almost every aspect of modern life, the industry is still seen as an industry “that takes more than it gives”, Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani lamented in his keynote address at this year’s Investing in African Mining …
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Mining companies and their stakeholders, including investors, governments and politicians, must confront the human rights abuses that are rife in the industry, nongovernmental organisation Amnesty International said on Monday. The statement was issued …
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The European Union’s (EU’s) new conflict minerals regulation is due to come into force on January 1, 2021, almost four years after the text of the legislation was initially published in May 2017. Law firm Fieldfisher partners Laurent Ruessman, Jonathan…
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With mining considered to be in an endless state of uncertainty in South Africa, EY Africa director and partner Khethiwe Cebekulu has named four key areas that need to be addressed by the Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe at the Inve…
There has been a renewed call for government to support formalising the country’s artisanal mining sector in efforts to address challenges including unemployment, as well as health and environmental challenges experienced in former and current mining a…
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Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe will officially open the twenty-sixth edition of the yearly Investing in African Mining Indaba, which takes place in Cape Town, next week. According to a statement issued by the Department of Mineral…
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Global gold demand declined to 4 355.5 t in 2019, down 1% compared with 2018, the World Gold Council’s (WGC’s) latest ‘Gold Demand Trends’ report, published on Thursday, shows. WGC member and market relations director John Mulligan says 2019 was “broad…
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