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Manganese

Gabon produces large quantities of this key component of steel alloys. There are also manganese projects in Southern Africa, Angola and Burkina Faso, home to the famous Tambao deposit.

SOUTH AFRICA Mining 18/05/2022

Seriti Resources tightens its grip on New Largo, Eskom's future coal supplier

The South African firm, which regroups four influential holding companies, has supplied the state utility's coal-fired power stations since 1998. It is now the sole owner of the vast New Largo project, which is set to supply the new Kusile power plant. [...]

GUINEA Mining 05/05/2022

Battery metals attract new exploration hopefuls

The increasing demand for minerals used in the manufacture of electric batteries, namely lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese, is leading to greater interest in Guinea's natural resources. [...]

Focus SOUTH AFRICA ANGOLA Business 25/04/2022

Bekker, Penny, Dos Santos... Russia's African partners kept at bay by war in Ukraine

Since Moscow began its military offensive in Ukraine, numerous southern African entrepreneurs have had to freeze their investment projects in Russia or leave their positions as directors of companies under sanctions. Being separated from these wealthy Africans has entrenched the dichotomy of Russia's presence on the continent: [...]

Naspers' boss Koos Bekker, former CEO of De Beers Gareth Penny and Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former President. © Naspers/Ninety One/Toby Melville/Reuters

UNITED KINGDOM Mining 05/04/2022

African critical minerals fever grips corridors of Westminster

Lobbyists in the UK parliament are campaigning to diversify Britain's supply of critical minerals. To the delight of the country's juniors, who are exploring for rare earths, graphite and manganese in Africa. [...]

DRC Mining 28/03/2022

UN assigning consultants to establish battery precursor factory in Katanga

DR Congo has plans to make the most of its resources in cobalt, nickel, lithium and manganese by building battery cathode precursor factories in the Haut-Katanga Special Economic Zone. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa will lend a hand. [...]

BOTSWANA Mining 14/02/2022

Premium Nickel Resources forms crack team to kick-start BCL mines

After recruiting former BCL boss and Chamber of Mines president Montwedi Mphathi in 2020, the Ontario-based Premium Nickel Resources has signed up former Alphamin CEO Boris Kamstra to head up operations at the $400m-plus project. [...]

DRC UGANDA Mining 03/02/2022

Elgon Minerals may need to tap DRC gold for new Uganda refinery

The Chinese-owned firm has set up a subsidiary in the DRC while it builds a gold refinery in Uganda. Other Ugandan refineries, which mostly get their gold from the neighbouring country, have often been accused of playing into the hands of smugglers. [...]

SpotlightBURKINA FASO Mining 26/01/2022

Coup leaders leave mines untouched but rattle markets

In view of the widespread insecurity and anti-government protests, the mining sector had been preparing for months for a coup d'état such as the one that took place on 24 January in Burkina Faso. Although it has had only a slight impact on mining operations so far, the coup will make it more difficult to raise funds on foreign markets and will also slow down ongoing reforms. [...]

People in support of the coup that ousted President Kaboré in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 25 January 2022. © Anne Mimault/Reuters

IVORY COAST Mining 26/01/2022

Robert Friedland and GSOL expand in nickel

Nickel de l'Ouest de la Côte d'Ivoire, a company owned by individuals close to Beny Steinmetz, is planning to develop a new nickel mine in Ivory Coast. Other players are increasingly interested in the country's potential for the metal considered strategic for energy transition. [...]

NAMIBIA Mining Ports and airports 26/01/2022

Lüderitz port dreams of being South Africa's manganese gateway

The Namibian Ports Authority has awarded a project to build a manganese terminal at Lüderitz to a local company, with a view to competing with South African ports for the export of manganese produced in the Rainbow Nation. [...]

AFRICA FRANCE Mining Investments funds 13/01/2022

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

In order to ensure France's supply of critical metals, a report submitted to the French government on 10 January recommends that the country should create a fund to take minority shares in mines. It sees Africa as a key territory. [...]

BURKINA FASO Mining 22/11/2021

Ouagadougou assesses mining assets and contracts

The government of Burkina Faso has begun an audit of the country's mining assets to determine whether some mining contracts need renegotiated and if others are preventing exploitation of resources. [...]

SOMALIA Mining 19/07/2021

Mining code: Mogadishu's uncertain message for attracting investors

In order to convince foreign miners to invest in the country's resources, the Somali government has promised that a specific code is being prepared to replace the one from 1984 - while also admitting that it does not know when it will be adopted. [...]

BURKINA FASO Mining 02/06/2021

Industry knowledge wins over politics for top Bumigeb job

It is a mining expert and not a politician that will run Burkina Faso's mines and mining geology bureau, Bumigeb, which handles geological surveys of the country. [...]

Nicolas Kagambega will run Burkina Faso's mines and mining geology bureau, Bumigeb. © Minister of energy, mines and quarries

SOUTH AFRICA Mining 31/05/2021

Court rules BHP and Anglo American must pay $2m Samancor tax arrears bill

Mining multinationals BHP Billiton and Anglo American lost their almost ten-year legal battle with Samancor Chrome Holdings, owned by Croatian Danko Koncar, over who was responsible for paying South African tax authorities 27m rands in tax arrears. [...]

MALI Mining 23/04/2021

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Seriti Resources tightens its grip on New Largo, Eskom's future coal supplier

Battery metals attract new exploration hopefuls

Bekker, Penny, Dos Santos... Russia's African partners kept at bay by war in Ukraine

African critical minerals fever grips corridors of Westminster

UN assigning consultants to establish battery precursor factory in Katanga

Premium Nickel Resources forms crack team to kick-start BCL mines

Elgon Minerals may need to tap DRC gold for new Uganda refinery

Coup leaders leave mines untouched but rattle markets

Robert Friedland and GSOL expand in nickel

Lüderitz port dreams of being South Africa's manganese gateway

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

Ouagadougou assesses mining assets and contracts

Mining code: Mogadishu's uncertain message for attracting investors

Industry knowledge wins over politics for top Bumigeb job

Court rules BHP and Anglo American must pay $2m Samancor tax arrears bill

New finds could trigger Koulikouro manganese rush

Eramet on the lookout for new mines in Africa

State miner ZCCM-IH wants legal big bang to boost revenue

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Gulf investors keen on ex-De Beers geologist's new venture

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Battery metals attract new exploration hopefuls

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