Mining for centuries has been the predominant pillar of thousands of industries across the world. Most importantly, it ensures that millions of people across the planet receive the key resources that we need to thrive as a society. Therefore, mining...
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The mining industry is constantly moving: despite projects taking years to fully explore, develop and prepare for production, not to mention the lengthy mine-life once production is underway, companies must still always be looking to the future...
In 2014, Tietto Minerals first took notice of an area in Abujar, Côte d’Ivoire, the land showing prospective signs of mineralisation through some unorthodox activity. Today, after an incredibly fast turn-around, this same land holds an active gold...
Electricity: our modern world relies on it. Yet, even in power cuts, when we’re at home, we’re barely affected like we used to be. Why? We’re surrounded by devices powered by batteries. From household items to renewable power stations and electric...
Zinc is one of those metals that keeps the world turning. It is used to galvanise other metals, such as iron and steel, and as an alloying metal to make bronze and brass. Without zinc, many of our other, core metals take a hit, making it a silent...
‘Technology metals’ are needed now more than ever. Moving from an industrial mode of living to an electronic one may reduce our use of fossil fuels, but there are other demands that our computers and even our green energy technology make, and these...
2020 was a curious time for all of us, so it’s a heck of a time to become CEO of a company. We interviewed Eugene Nel, the new CEO of VR8, a mining exploration company focusing its efforts on vanadium, a little-talked-about but essential metal...
The diamond mining industry has always been known as a high-risk sector, but the promise of equally large rewards makes it a tempting prospect nonetheless, but only a few will profit, grow and be able to ride the waves of uncertain financial times...
SSR Mining has been through a rapid expansion over the past five years, and now it’s undergoing changes again. Whereas its last burst of development was in the physical realm, its new changes are in the digital one, as the company seeks to...
Every time we speak with Teranga Gold, we see its pipeline of gold mines coming together more and more into the promising portfolio it set out to create. A few years ago, when gold prices took their plunge, many gold producers scaled down their...
