insert_link South Africa S.A Minister suggests Africa should retaliate against US funding cuts S.A's Mineral Resources minister Gwede Mantashe has suggested Africa should retaliate against US funding cuts by withholding minerals. This follows president Donald Trump’s announcement to cut funding over South Africa’s land expropriation policy. Speaking at the 2025 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, Mantashe criticised the US for taking African resources. today4 February, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics Mining expo focuses on expansion opportunities The 11th edition of the Mining Expo & Conference 2024 is underway in Windhoek, bringing together industry experts in the mining sector. Speaking at the event, Zebra Kasete, Vice President of the Chamber of Mines and Managing Director of Dundee Precious Metals in Tsumeb, highlighted that the surge in the uranium sub-sector is driving expansion opportunities in the mining industry. During the opening of the expo on Wednesday, […] today7 August, 2024
insert_link World Norway to approve controversial deep sea mining activity Norway is expected to become the first country in the world to approve the controversial practice of deep-sea mining. Supporters say it's needed to find precious metals and minerals, but environmental scientists have warned it could be devastating for marine life. According to the BBC, Norway's proposal will open up 280,000 sq km of its national waters for companies to apply to mine these sources - an area bigger than […] today9 January, 2024
