Entries by The Energy & Mining community of Africa

New Mali mining law could boost state, local interest in projects to 35%

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705970-208x117.jpg?3" width=208 height=117 alt="New Mali mining law could boost state, local interest in projects to 35%" align="left"><p>Mali's military-led government is in talks with gold miners over proposed changes to its mining law that could see it boost state and private Malian interests in new projects to 35%, from up to 20% today, according to a draft of the new code seen by Reuters.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/132/608/240245.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=132&c=608&ct=1&ci=240245">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

Shell to supply Morocco with LNG in 12-year deal

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705808-208x117.jpg?3" width=208 height=117 alt="Shell to supply Morocco with LNG in 12-year deal" align="left"><p>Shell will supply Morocco with an annual 0.5 billion cubic metres (bcm) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) under a 12-year deal, the North African country's energy ministry said on Friday, 14 July.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/145/834/240206.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=145&c=834&ct=1&ci=240206">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market – report

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705364-208x117.jpg?3" width=208 height=117 alt="Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market - report" align="left"><p>According to the International Energy Agency's (IEC) first annual <a href="https://www.iea.org/reports/critical-minerals-market-review-2023?utm_source=SendGrid&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=IEA+newsletters" target="_blank"><i>Critical Minerals Market Review</i></a>, the market for minerals that help power technologies key to the clean energy transition has doubled in size over the past five years.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/1/608/240084.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=1&c=608&ct=1&ci=240084">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

Shell finds hydrocarbons in latest Namibia exploration well

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705514-208x117.jpg?3" width=208 height=117 alt="Shell finds hydrocarbons in latest Namibia exploration well" align="left"><p>Shell said on Wednesday, 12 July, it had successfully completed dril...

Morocco names pre-qualification firms in 400MW solar project

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705418-208x117.jpg?3" width=208 height=117 alt="Morocco names pre-qualification firms in 400MW solar project" align="left"><p>Six consortiums have pre-qualified to build a 400MW solar plant in Morocco's Atlas mountains, dubbed Noor Midelt II, the country's renewable energy agency Masen recently announced.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/145/704/240098.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=145&c=704&ct=1&ci=240098">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

Barrick CEO wants to search for more copper in Zambia and Congo

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705043-208x117.jpg?3" width=208 height=117 alt="Barrick CEO wants to search for more copper in Zambia and Congo" align="left"><p>Barrick Gold is keen to explore for more copper deposits in Zamb...

The world needs hundreds of thousands more offshore wind turbines – where will they all go?

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/704930-208x117.jpg?5" width=208 height=117 alt="Fishermen catching near windfarms. Source: Tran le Tuan/Pexels" align="left"><br><span >Fishermen catching near windfarms. Source: Tran le ...

New gold discoveries to extend Barrick’s Côte d’Ivoire mine operations

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/704888-208x117.jpg?3" width=208 height=117 alt="New gold discoveries to extend Barrick's Côte d'Ivoire mine operations" align="left"><p>Barrick Gold Corp's Tongon mine in Côte d'Ivoire will continue operating until at least 2030 following a significant discovery of new deposits, its director general said.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/54/608/239957.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=54&c=608&ct=1&ci=239957">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

Nigeria’s industrial sector rising to challenges of decarbonisation, energy security

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/704779-208x117.jpg?3" width=208 height=117 alt="Nigeria's industrial sector rising to challenges of decarbonisation, energy security" align="left"><p>Nigeria is a major industrial hub. It is home to energy-intensive manufacturing businesses whose operations, and growth potential, are constrained by the weakness of the country's electricity supply.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/157/693/239931.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=157&c=693&ct=1&ci=239931">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

China’s Huayou commissions $300m Zimbabwe lithium plant

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/704726-208x117.jpg?3" width=208 height=117 alt="China's Huayou commissions $300m Zimbabwe lithium plant" align="left"><p>Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt on Wednesday, 5 July, commissioned a lithium concentrator in Zimbabwe as it seeks to consolidate its position as one of the world's top battery materials producers.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/238/608/239920.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=238&c=608&ct=1&ci=239920">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>