South African diamond mining company says 5 trapped miners presumed dead and files for liquidation

A South African diamond mine is being shut down after a mudslide trapped five miners underground and the company says they are presumed dead.
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DR Congo launches drone strikes on M23 at key coltan mine

AFC/M23 soldiers stand by during the funeral service for civilians killed in a drone strike in Goma, Democratic Republic of ...
ZAWYA

African Ministers Outline Industry Priorities Ahead of African Mining Week 2026

Ahead of African Mining Week Conference (AMW), scheduled for October 14–16, 2026 in Cape Town and organized by Energy Capital&Power, the AMW team engaged with African mining ministers and industry ...
IFEX

Information blackout on the mining front

Journalists investigating a fatal mining disaster in eastern Congo were denied access, tightening a dangerous blackout around a mineral-fuelled conflict.
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Fighting for the Strategic Coltan Mine in Rubaya

A fierce battle is raging in the Masisi region of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for control of the strategically important coltan mine in Rubaya. This mining area was ...
Mining Weekly

Well-endowed South Africa has huge opportunity ‘right now’ to grow mining sector

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