The RDGK Crusher is a small scale plant that utilises no chemicals and only requires a water source. It crushes hard rocks to size and passed through to the GoldKacha. It combines the RD Wet Impactor with the GoldKacha. It is a portable, with a trailer version and easy to... read more →
Dec
15
Dec
15
The RG Scrubber is a wash plant range. It is used in combination with the GoldKacha concentrator for optimal gold recovery. The plant comes fully assembled and can be run off a small generator. The RG30, which is for small-scale miners, is also available in a trailer version, allowing for... read more →
Oct
17
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 →
Jun
27
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 →
May
17
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 →
Feb
18
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 →
Mar
31
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 →
Feb
07
A Petroleum Register is either an online or offline source which contains information on petroleum contracts, contract areas, licenses, permits and authorisations. It may contain regulations for the application of open and competitive public tender processes in the allocation of petroleum rights and other relevant information relating to the award... read more →
Feb
07
Stephen Yeboah is the co-founder of Commodity Monitor, a tech-based business that uses data analytics to generate exchange of information on sustainable production, supply and consumption of commodities in Africa, including mining, oil and gas. He is an Alumnus of Penplusbytes Extractive School, Researcher at the Center for Social Impact... read more →