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  • West Africa: gold rush reshapes the mining market [Business Africa]
  • Two new projects win Sibanye-Stillwater thumbs up
  • Barberton: Where gold rush history meets the oldest rocks on Earth

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africanews.com /3 weeks ago

West Africa: gold rush reshapes the mining market [Business Africa]

Soaring gold prices are reshaping the investment landscape across West Africa. In the first quarter of 2026, global demand reached 1,231 tonnes, representing a record $193 billion...

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miningweekly.com /1 week ago

Two new projects win Sibanye-Stillwater thumbs up

Burnstone gold project in South Africa and Mount Lyell copper/gold/silver project in Tasmania, both considerably infrastructured with near-term revival outlooks, have been approved...

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getaway.co.za /2 weeks ago

Barberton: Where gold rush history meets the oldest rocks on Earth

The post Barberton: Where gold rush history meets the oldest rocks on Earth appeared first on Getaway Magazine.

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newzimbabwe.com /1 month ago

Zimbabwe banks on untapped gold as State miner eyes new discoveries

ZIMBABWE”S State-owned Mutapa Gold Resources (MGR) says vast areas of its mining concessions remain largely unexplored, presenting a major opportunity for new gold discoveries as t...

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news.mongabay.com /1 month ago

The global gold rush consuming the Amazon (commentary)

In November 2025, Brazilian authorities, supported by Interpol, disabled 277 dredges used for illegal gold mining along the Madeira River. The machinery was valued at about $6.8 mi...

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miningweekly.com /2 weeks ago

France's Orano expands uranium search in Botswana

Botswana has granted three new uranium prospecting licences to Orano Mining, adding to the 15 licences already held by the French state-owned company, as the southern African count...

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miningweekly.com /5 days ago

Botswana Minerals’ AI programme shifts to identify drill sites

Dual-listed Botswana Minerals says that while its AI-assisted exploration programme across its north-west (Ngamiland) Botswana licences continues to identify significant opportunit...

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miningweekly.com /1 week ago

Zambian State mine investor eyes $1.8bn in small-scale gold mining push

Zambia’s State-controlled mining investor expects to unlock more than $1.8-billion from the country’s small-scale gold industry by adopting Ghana’s model for formalizing the sector...

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miningweekly.com /3 weeks ago

Bezant starts blasting at Namibia copper and gold project

Aim-listed Bezant Resources has completed the successful first blast at the Hope openpit site at its 90%-owned Hope and Gorob copper/gold project, in Namibia. The company reports t...

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

Botswana says Anglo picks De Beers buyer, weighs options for "optimal structure"

Anglo American has chosen a preferred buyer for its stake in diamond producer De Beers, with Botswana weighing whether to exercise its right of first refusal either on its own, wit...

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miningweekly.com /2 weeks ago

Ghana's GoldBod buyers hit by funding delays, sources say

Companies licensed to buy gold for Ghana's artisanal gold marketing agency GoldBod have not been paid for up to three weeks, forcing some operators to halt purchases or borrow to s...

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kenyans.co.ke /1 week ago

Six Counties Targeted in Fresh Gold and Coal Mining Push

The application marks the beginning of a process to establish whether the identified areas contain commercially viable deposits of gold.

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allafrica.com /2 weeks ago

Central African Republic: Deadly Border Mine Collapse Exposes Risks Behind Central Africa's Gold Rush

[RFI] A deadly landslide at a gold mine on the Cameroon-Central African Republic border has triggered calls for greater oversight of mining operations, after dozens of people were...

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263chat.com /3 weeks ago

Mutapa Gold Moves to Curb Rogue Operations and Formalise Artisanal Miners at “Kitsiyatota”

State-owned Mutapa Gold Resources has stepped in to take control of the Phoenix Prince area popularly known as “Kitsiyatota” , an extension of the Freda Rebecca mine lease in Bindu...

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news.mongabay.com /1 week ago

South Africa’s new gold rush: Big money, high stakes in emerging spekboom restoration sector

This is the first article in Mongabay’s three-part investigation of spekboom-led ecosystem restoration in South Africa. It is part of an award-winning collaboration between indepen...

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miningweekly.com /1 week ago

Epiroc secures order for Botswana copper mine

Mining and infrastructure industries productivity and sustainability company Epiroc has won a large order from global mining company MMG for underground equipment for a major coppe...

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newzimbabwe.com /1 month ago

Zimbabwe’s rushed mining wager on itself is paying off as it sees a record $2.5 billion profit added to its economy

Business Insider Africa Zimbabwe’s mineral exports hit a record $2.53 billion in the first half of 2026, an 84% increase over the previous year, driven by higher global demand and...

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getaway.co.za /2 weeks ago

48 hours in Francistown: Botswana’s city beyond safari

The post 48 hours in Francistown: Botswana’s city beyond safari appeared first on Getaway Magazine.

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theheartysoul.com /4 weeks ago

The Grapefruit-Sized Diamond Worth $40M That Emerged From Botswana

A Canadian mining firm unearthed a 2,492-carat stone in Botswana — the world's second largest diamond The post The Grapefruit-Sized Diamond Worth $40M That Emerged From Botswana ap...

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miningweekly.com /1 week ago

Caledonia announces MRE for Motapa, increases Blanket’s estimates

Gold miner Caledonia Mining has announced a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its 100%-owned Motapa property, in Zimbabwe. This shows a maiden measured and indicated MRE o...

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africanews.com /2 weeks ago

Ebola: Artisanal miners keep digging for gold despite virus risk

Artisanal gold mining in Congo draws a highly mobile workforce as miners travel across the region in search of gold, and between mining areas and population centers to trade the mi...

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thecitizen.co.tz /1 week ago

New mining drive boosts local small-scale miners

The Government has launched the Mining for a Brighter Tomorrow (MBT) programme to expand opportunities for youth, women and people with disabilities in small-scale mining by provid...

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miningweekly.com /4 weeks ago

Wia fully funded to advance Namibia project following DFS completion, MRE increase

ASX-listed Wia Gold has received firm commitments to raise A$125-million from new and existing, institutional and sophisticated investors, to fund the development of the Kokoseb go...

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miningweekly.com /2 weeks ago

Central African Republic closes informal gold mine after collapse kills at least 49

Central African Republic authorities have ordered an artisanal gold mine near the Cameroonian border to be closed after the mines minister said 49 people had died there in a deadly...

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theheartysoul.com

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