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Eskom, Exxaro and Seriti Resources have announced the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that spells out their intention to pursue, co-operatively and individually, the development of renewable energy projects.

Africa-focused Gemfields (LON: GEM) (JSE: GML) has found the largest emerald ever mined at its Kagem mine in Zambia — a 7,525-carat (1,505g) gemstone named Chipembele, which means “rhino” in the local.

In the midst of a desert wilderness, about 109 km from the south bank of the Orange river, which forms part of the border between South Africa and Namibia, miner Lower Orange.

Work is due to begin on Botswana’s second privately-owned coal mine in the first quarter of next year, the CEO of Maatla Resources told Reuters, despite calls to abandon coal.

At the COP26.

International auction house Phillips will, this month, put on sale the largest collection of Zambian emeralds ever to be offered on auction.

Part of the proceeds will go to the Gemfields Foundation, which.

Kenyan mining remains reliant on artisanal work, despite legal reform and foreign involvement. What will the future hold for Kenya’s miners?

While artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), extractive operations that exist outside of.

The world’s richest countries are courting South Africa as a model of how to transition to a more climate-friendly future from a dependency on coal.

While $5-billion of cheap loans and grants are.

The Angola Ministry of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas (MIREMPET) says the inaugural Angola International Diamond Conference (AIDC) will be held from November 25 to 27, in Saurimo, the capital of the.

South African banks say they have to keep funding at least some coal projects for now because an immediate halt would put huge political and economic strains on a nation that relies.