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As big players move in, govt shores up a mining code written for shovels and picks

Current legislation is ill-equipped to cope with the advent of mechanisation brought about by investors' needs for new supplies of rare earths and nickel. Time for a re-write. [...]

Published on 27.04.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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New proposal expected for mining code reform

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Pouroulis family's platinum record in Harare

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Burundi
As big players move in, govt shores up a mining code written for shovels and picks

Burundi
New proposal expected for mining code reform

Africa, France
A future French fund for investing in Africa's mines?

Burundi
Central bank to process its own gold to stabilise Burundian franc

Burundi
Government hires Advisum Expertise to help develop nickel

Burundi
Adonis Pouroulis stopped in his tracks by local expert in rare-earths race with Beijing

France, Morocco
France weighs in to rare earth battle

Guinea
Prospectors seek nickel and platinum near Dinguiraye gold mine

Southern Africa
Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Burundi
Intelligence services call on Al Hamra to track mobile phones

Burundi, DRC, Rwanda
Energie des Grands Lacs already onto groundwork for Ruzizi IV dam

Burundi, Tanzania
Coltan miners strain to reach Dar es-Salaam

Central Africa, United States
How rare earths and evangelicals brought Trump closer to Bujumbura

Burundi, DRC, Tanzania
Kigoma-Musongati-Kindu railroad project chugs forward

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
Pouroulis family's platinum record in Harare