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Two companies have joined forces with the idea of helping tech companies that make use of minerals guarantee the ethical sourcing of such elements and the sharing of information in a secure way. Finboot, the company behind the enterprise-grade blockchain middleware MARCO, partnered with Minexx, a UK-based tech start-up solving... read more →

More than 1.7 billion tonnes of iron ore has been discovered in an ongoing exploration exercise at Sheini in Yendi in the Nothern Region of Ghana, reports the Daily Graphic. The West African country is mapping its natural resources and the iron ore deposit is estimated to have a net... read more →

A new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has revealed that 89% (42) of countries in sub-Saharan Africa depend on commodities. According to the report ‘State of Commodity Dependence Report 2019‘, 60% of the exports of about 9 out of 10 sub-Saharan African countries is... read more →

New $180-million Global Environment Facility programme will improve health conditions for artisanal miners across eight countries, while slashing mercury emissions harmful to the environment ●     The artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector accounts for 20 per cent of the world's annual gold production; ●      As many as 15 million people... read more →

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has undertaken a bold reform in its mining sector. This month, DRC’s its president Joseph Kabila signed into law a new mining code that increases royalties and taxes that mining companies pay. This happened even in the face of strong objections from international mining... read more →