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By Thuso Tseetse, Head of Natural Resources, Botswana and Reindolf Ofosu-Hene, Head of Natural Resources, Ghana at Absa CIB It is often said that Africa holds close to a third of the world’s known reserves of the minerals essential to the energy transition and to emerging industrial technologies. The figure …

Ghana, Africa’s leading gold producer and the world’s second-largest cocoa exporter, has implemented a total prohibition on all mining operations within its forest reserves. The move, which marks a significant reversal of the nation’s environmental policy, took effect this week following a mandatory 21-day constitutional period, according to a statement …

Vale, Caterpillar and Sotreq have signed an agreement to expand the fleet of autonomous haul trucks in iron ore operations in the Northern System, in the Carajás region, in Pará. The technology will be gradually expanded over the next five years at the Serra Norte and Serra Sul units, further …

Currently listed on both the TSX Venture Exchange and the Ghana Stock Exchange, Asante Gold has formally begun work to obtain a secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), targeting an early-2026 debut. The company confirmed on 8 December 2025 that workstreams for the proposed listing are already well …

By Steven Lumley, technical manager, WearCheck Continuing the journey through the world of anti-wear additives with condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, this final instalment of the lube kitchen series looks at additives that work their magic under pressure – Extreme Pressure (EP) additives – the other metal guardians in your …

Northern Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector, operating amidst informality, porous borders, and opaque financial flows, mirrors the very conditions that have allowed groups like Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) to profit from gold elsewhere in the Sahel. While no current evidence directly links JNIM to exploiting …

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has sounded a strong alarm over a one-week ultimatum issued by the Artisanal Small-Scale Miners Association (ASSMA) in Obuasi to both the government and AngloGold Ashanti Limited (Ghana) (AGAG), characterizing the threat as a severe risk to the prevailing peace and stability within the nation’s …

By Steven Lumley, technical manager, WearCheck Specialist condition monitoring company, WearCheck, keeps adding to the discussion about oil additives – the latest topic is anti-wear additives. What are they? Zinc dithiophosphate (ZDP), Zinc dialkyl-dithiophosphate (ZDDP) compounds, organic phosphates, Organomolybdenum compounds. What do they do? Reduce friction and wear How do …