by Gordon Barratt | Dec 29, 2020 | News
Zimbabwe banned the use of mercury in mining and has adopted regulatory measures for its release from industrial equipment, including boilers, incinerators and power plants, the Herald reported. The southern African country has ratified the Minamata Convention —...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 28, 2020 | News
The country’s mining sector will see “hectic activities” in the new year with the central government’s approvals for pending mining reforms expected in January itself and efforts continuing to bolster overall mineral output. The reforms will...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 28, 2020 | News
Acting Prime Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister Artem Novikov made a two-day working visit to Jalal-Abad region from December 24. The acting Prime Minister visited several production ventures, social institutions and visited mining companies that resumed their...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 24, 2020 | News
Kenya, for instance, flew their national flag at half-mast for three days in solidarity for Mkapa’s passing. In Tanzania they we’re still mourning his death, even months after he has been laid to rest in his family plot in Masasi District, Mtwara Region,...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 24, 2020 | News
The Samarco dam failed in 2015 BHP PLC has restarted operations at the Samarco mine where a tailings dam collapse in 2015 killed 19 people and destroyed a complete village. In a statement, the FTSE100 group said Samarco, which is jointly owned with Brazilian company...
