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 Small-scale mining is a growing issue across Africa. With regulators in Ghana this week making their first moves to shut down artisanal operations — part of an emerging campaign against environmental damage. Read More

The damage of the credit downgrade extends beyond foreign direct investment inflows and will also impact potential mergers and acquisitions going forward. Read More

The downgrades of South Africa’s sovereign rating to sub-investment could see mining companies delay investments in projects owing to, among others, increased borrowing costs, according to a local mining expert. Read More

The CEO of Anglo American Platinum, Chris Griffith, says his goal is to turn the world's largest producer of platinum into a company where no miners are killed. Ever. Read More

Mining in this country is the most devastated industry - without a world war. A major reason is South Africa’s uncertain regulatory environment, and despite the quality resources in the ground, no investment will take place until a stable regulatory environment is established. Read More

The improvement comes against the backdrop of moderate growth in the sector driven by platinum group metals. Read More

 Two rivers in India have been granted the same legal rights as human beings in a bid to prevent pollution‚ a position that is catered for in South Africa. Read More

The Chamber of Mines (CoM) on Thursday said that, despite general uncertainty about the global economy and the direction and sustainability of commodity prices, as well as domestic cost and policy pressures, it seems as if there are “green shoots” of improvements “if one [looks] carefully”. Read More

Let’s chat now to the editor of Mineweb, Warren Thompson, who takes us through some of the main stories of the week.   Read More

The Chamber of Mines said it has no insight into what is causing the delay in the publication of a revised Mining Charter, which was due at the end of March 2017. Read More