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Resolute Mining has invested USD 150 million to expand its West African operational footprint by acquiring two projects from AngloGold Ashanti. The Australian mining company purchased the Doropo and ABC gold projects in Côte d’Ivoire, while also transferring its Guinean exploration permits to AngloGold as part of the agreement. Resolute …

A recent report alleges that a World Bank-backed strategy to develop Ghana’s oil and gas sector has saddled the nation with crippling debt and an expensive, unreliable power grid. The findings from ActionAid Ghana and SOMO, a civil society organization, challenge the long-held view that fossil fuels would be a …

Ambitious plans to accelerate the nation’s shift toward a cleaner energy future have put Bui Power Authority (BPA) at the forefront of the drive. Joseph Nkrumah, Assistant Manager of Project Development (Renewables) at BPA, highlighted the company’s pivotal role in developing a diverse portfolio of green energy projects. BPA has …

A severe lack of economic collaboration between nations is stifling Africa’s critical minerals beneficiation aspirations, expert panel members agreed during the Manufacturing Indaba, in Sandton, on July 16. The panel convened to discuss the challenges standing in the way of unlocking Africa’s critical minerals to power the future of manufacturing …

In Technical Bulletin 93, WearCheck diagnostician Rivendren Wayne Moodley, highlights the extreme extent to which human life is currently intertwined with crude oil, and the alarming consequences that could evolve, when the wells run dry and suitable alternatives are not in place. This is part 2 of his Crude Awakening …

Ghana has voided a $1.2 billion bauxite development lease with local firm Rocksure International, pivoting to international partners to unlock one of West Africa’s most significant untapped reserves. The move, aimed at attracting long-term investment, signals a strategic shift for the nation that ranks seventh globally in bauxite resources but …

ACTOM is putting customers front and centre with the launch of a new Customer Experience Centre at the Knights facility in Boksburg, Johannesburg. Designed to deliver greater visibility, accessibility, and insight, the Centre allows clients to interact with operational, full-scale equipment and discover how ACTOM’s technologies work together to solve …

By Steven Lumley, technical manager, WearCheck As part of the ongoing discussion around different oil additives with condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, this time, the focus is on how dispersant additives function and why they make great crowd-controllers at social events.   What are they? Polymeric alkylthiophosphonates and alkylsuccinimides, organic …