Operations, discoveries, communities and the people behind the headlines — reported on the ground.
A review of resettlement records across three countries finds valuations diverging by an order of magnitude — and grievance processes that rarely close.
Operators across four countries are turning to solar-diesel hybrids and private transmission as grid tariffs and reliability push processing costs above budget.
Tanzania’s flagship battery-metals project has secured the commitments it needs for a construction decision, ending three years of stop-start progress.
Harmonised declarations have cut transit times on the Northern Corridor. Traders say the same system is making undeclared tonnage far harder to move.
A consortium of Australian and Emirati backers has secured a two-year exploration permit for what could become East Africa’s first commercial lithium operation.
From August, tantalum shipments into the European Union must carry a full digital chain-of-custody. Kigali’s refiners say they are ready. Their upstream suppliers are less certain.
A draft policy circulated by the Ministry of Mining would tie royalty rates to global commodity prices and earmark a third of receipts for county governments.
New drilling has more than doubled the measured and indicated tonnage at one of Africa’s few advanced rare-earth prospects, raising the odds of a 2028 restart.
A year into the formalisation drive, registration is running well behind target — and the miners who have signed up say the promised benefits have yet to arrive.
Growing scrutiny of the gold industry is increasing interest in digital traceability systems, supply chain transparency, and technology-driven compliance solutions.
Multiple government agencies are reviewing gold trading companies as regulatory pressure mounts on the country’s rapidly expanding refining sector.
Artisanal miners, foreign concessionaires, and a regulator playing catch-up. A six-month investigation into the licences, the money, and the people left behind.
Bank of Uganda data shows refined gold accounted for 38% of merchandise exports in the first quarter.
A long-stalled concession returns to the table with a new operator and a 25-year horizon.
Regulators trial blockchain-based provenance as EU buyers tighten supply-chain rules.
Early assays from a small-scale cooperative could redraw East Africa’s gemstone map.
A plain-English read of royalties, local content, and the new community development agreements.