Imagine a world without appliances. Or one without weapons, vehicles, electricity or smartphones. For some of you reading this, that sounds like bliss. But even a remote cottage in the Karoo requires the stone to have...
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Lithium rush a crossroads for Zim’s future
Africa, which holds significant estimated shares of the world’s total reserves of bauxite (24%), cobalt (49.4%), copper (7%), graphite (21%), lithium (6%), manganese (43%), nickel (4.2%) and rare earth minerals (2%),...
Can Nigeria stop bandits from exploiting Zamfara’s minerals?
Zamfara State is one of Nigeria’s minerally-rich states with huge deposits of gold, copper and lithium. In the same vein, the state has, over the years, become one of the most insecure in the country, where illegal...
Mining’s flourishing depends on democratic strengthening
The 30th Invest in African Mining Indaba was held in Cape Town this week. It is no secret that Africa is abundantly blessed with mineral resources. It is, similarly and sadly, no secret that in too many contexts on the...
Is ESG the latest acronym or could it change mining substantively?
Taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance seriously is the key to securing a truly sustainable supply of critical raw materials required for the energy transition. The dust has barely settled on the...
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