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EXCLUSIVE-Trump administration to back US minerals projects with $500 million in grants

August 29, 2026

Portugal’s Mota-Engil wins Congo rail deal tied to US-backed Lobito Corridor

August 29, 2026

Congo’s EGC eyes battery-maker deals after filling cobalt quotas, executive says

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EXCLUSIVE-Trump administration to back US minerals projects with $500 million in grants

August 29, 2026

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Central Africa

Portugal’s Mota-Engil wins Congo rail deal tied to US-backed Lobito Corridor

August 29, 2026

Mota-Engil wins a 30-year concession to modernise a DRC railway link. The 1,037 km line connects Congo's copper belt to...

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Ariana Resources targets 2028 gold production from rare Zimbabwe greenfield mine

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Mines and Mining Development Minister Polite Kambamura in an official portrait.

Zimbabwe mining firms urged to strengthen ESG practices

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Commodities

ZiMining editor Thomas Chidamba wears a VR headset inside a geodesic dome display at the Mimosa Mine stand, Zimbabwe Agricultural Show, August 26, 2026.

Company News

VR takes agric show crowds 200 metres inside platinum mine

by Thomas Chidamba

August 27, 2026

Mimosa Mine used VR headsets to show the public its underground platinum operations. Underground workings span nearly 20 square kilometres,...

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Minister Polite Kambamura speaks at a podium during the Zimbabwe Alternative Mining Indaba, with banners showing the event theme on sustainable development.

ZAMI 2026 to focus on mining, energy and community development

August 26, 2026

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South Africa’s Northam Platinum invites more potential suitors after unsolicited offer

August 26, 2026

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South African miners accelerate shift to renewable power to cut Eskom reliance

August 26, 2026

Forklift moves bulk bags of spodumene concentrate inside Bikita Minerals warehouse.

Sinomine secures additional Zimbabwe lithium export quota

August 25, 2026

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Tharisa secures 25-year lease for Zimbabwe’s Karo platinum project

August 24, 2026

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Japan joins the race for African rare earths, betting $34 million on Namibia

August 23, 2026

Regions

A young artisanal miner washes crushed rock containing gold in metal drums at the unlicensed mining site of Nsuaem Top in Ghana

Gold

Ghana bars unrefined artisanal gold dore exports from September 1

August 26, 2026

GoldBod orders mandatory local refining of artisanal gold dore from September 1. Self-financing aggregators must amend off-take agreements by August...

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Eng. Gloria Gawe Bususu poses for a professional portrait with arms crossed.

Bususu to lead ZNCC energy and sustainability committee

August 25, 2026

Artisanal miners operate a pump at a small-scale mining site.

Another miners’ group seeks extension to Zimbabwe compliance deadline

August 25, 2026

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OPINION: Zimbabwe’s gold deadline: a test of trust between miners and the state

August 24, 2026

Computerised mining cadastre interface showing maps, tables and charts.

Mine managers to discuss mining cadastre at new monthly forum

August 23, 2026

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Small-scale miners seek more time to meet Aug. 30 deadline

August 22, 2026

Processing facilities at Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine in Congo’s copper‑producing south.

Congo bans copper, cobalt concentrate exports to push local processing

August 21, 2026

Markets

File photo of a loader loading coal onto a truck at Topa coal mine, Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, India

Company News

Coal India plans Singapore trading hub in hunt for critical mineral assets, sources say

August 23, 2026

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Caledonia profit rises as Blanket gold output recovers

August 11, 2026

Joshua Charles, founder and CEO of Frontier Dominion, poses for a portrait.

Africa

Africa’s critical minerals offer leverage if governments avoid past mistakes

Aerial view of an open pit mine in Africa showing terraced rock walls and heavy equipment at the base

Contributors

Why African miners are overpaying for equipment, and what structured European finance can do about it

Rare earth mineral ore samples in front of a Canadian flag

Contributors

Canada’s rare earth push signals changing priorities in global trade

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Exploration & Discovery

Australian miner reports high-grade lithium find in Nigeria after licence approvals

Insights

Researchers working on rehabilitated waste-rock dumps at a mine in Namibia.

Commentary & Analysis

Mining’s value should outlast the ore body

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August 11, 2026

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Mining’s $64 billion blind spot: Why miners keep missing their own targets

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The execution gap costing miners and their investors billions

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The drilling and blasting dilemma facing modern mines

Industry Leader Interviews

Dorothy Mutambo, Zimbabwean mining engineer and geotechnical specialist, portrait

Industry Leaders

Mutambo sees data quality as key to safer underground mines

by Thomas Chidamba

DOROTHY Mutambo, a Zimbabwean mining engineer now studying geotechnical engineering in the United States, draws on field experience...

Mechanical engineer Blessing Mukamura photographed in Zimbabwe.

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Engineering tomorrow: Charity Chigwada on cybersecurity, innovation and women in tech

November 18, 2025

Technology

Lineup of CiDi autonomous mining trucks, buses and industrial vehicles displayed with company branding.

Automation & Robotics

CiDi targets global rollout of autonomous mining trucks

August 21, 2026

CiDi expects overseas deployments to grow this year as it expands beyond China. Company preparing larger rollout in Australia and...

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Engineer Charity Chenai Chigwada receives an award at the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers Annual Dinner.

Chigwada receives two engineering awards

August 12, 2026

Miner inspecting a rock face underground in a mine.

ZINIRE seeks papers on technology and mine safety

August 11, 2026

Melindah Kufeni presents her Smart Fatigue Detection Glasses prototype at Falling Walls Lab Zimbabwe 2026.

Zim student develops smart glasses to tackle mining fatigue

Artisanal gold miner Rayline Ndlovu operates a ball mill at Will South Mine in Gwanda.

Women miners need finance to move away from mercury, planetGOLD says

A mechanic pours engine oil into a vehicle engine during maintenance.

Lubricant distributors warn over counterfeit engine oils in Zimbabwe

Aerial view of the Big Hole at Kimberley Diamond Mine, South Africa.

AI-powered geospatial analytics helps African mines detect risks earlier

Policy

Aerial view of SA Lithium Mine in Magog, South Africa, bordered by farmland threatened by mining expansion

Lithium

Lithium mining for green power triggers eco-outcry from South African farmers

August 21, 2026

Farmers' coalition says lithium mining push imperils 30,000 jobs. Prospecting licenses span 73,000 hectares over 117 farms. SA Lithium says...

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Stewart Gumbi, president of the Association of Mine Surveyors of Zimbabwe

Mine surveyors take on bigger role in Zimbabwe’s mining sector

August 20, 2026

Three miners in hard hats operate a rock-crushing mill at a small-scale gold mining site, with dust rising and sacks of crushed ore piled in the foreground.

Chegutu’s small-scale miners now power Zimbabwe’s gold boom

August 13, 2026

Artisanal gold miners work at a mine site in Makaha, Mudzi.

Small-scale miners keep dominant share of Zimbabwe gold output

Mines Minister Polite Kambamura attends a ministry workshop in Kadoma.

Zimbabwe plans mining law reforms and e-cadastre by year-end

Freshly cast square steel billets move along rollers inside Dinson Iron and Steel Company's steel plant in Manhize, Zimbabwe.

Kambamura says Zimbabwe must climb the full beneficiation ladder

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Mining minister orders action on policy backlog after strong first-half export earnings

Sustainability

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Company News

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Events & Conferences

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Decarbonisation

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Diamonds

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