B2Gold completes acquisition of Sabina Gold & Silver Corp
B2Gold Corp Company announced that it has completed its previously announced plan of arrangement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. The announcement was made in a press release issued on 19 April 2023 from its headquarters in Vancouver, Canada.This arrangement allows B2Gold to acquire Sabina's 100% owned Back River...
“The WADME is a unique event on mining and energy law in Africa” Me Hamidou Dramé, Lawyer and Vice-President of WADME 2023
Could you introduce and present the African Mining and Energy Law Weekend to our readers?I am Me Hamidou Dramé, lawyer at the bar of Guinea, partner at Guilex Avocats, a business law firm specialising in mining and energy law. I am Vice President of the Organizing Committee of the African Mining and Energy Law Weekend (WADME) which will take...
Russian mining strategy: geopolitical ambitions and industrial challenges
Russia's natural resources estimated at 75 trillion US$Potentially making Russia the richest country in the worldNumerous constraints linked to the obsolescence of its infrastructure and the crisis in UkraineRussia is a major oil and gas producer and also has a strong geological potential, making it one of the largest mining countries in the world.By 2021, Russia accounted for 12.2%...
Niankorodougou mine (Waghion Gold): A crisis meeting to defuse the crisis
The local population of the Niankorodougou mine, operated by Endeavour mining's Wahgnion Gold company, blocked the access roads to the mine yesterday, 16 April 2023. In the afternoon of 16 April 2023, the population invaded the mine, forcing the workers to take refuge. However, the workers were chased to the camp before mine security intervened to exfiltrate them. The...
Tense situation at the Niankorodougou mine (Waghion Gold)
The local population of the Niankorodougou mine, operated by the company Wahgnion Gold, blocked the access roads to the mine this morning, 16 April 2023.According to initial reports, the population is demanding the departure of a number of mine officials and their replacement by locals.As a reminder, the mine's activities had been blocked in January 2023. The population had...
The Ministry of Mines wants to regulate the treatment of mine waste
During the Council of Ministers meeting of 13 April 2023, the government adopted a decree for the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries on the conditions for granting and renewing approval for the processing of mining waste in Burkina Faso.According to the Minister of Mines, Simon-Pierre Boussim, this text codifies the treatment of mining waste which had not been...
IAMGOLD Essakane mine supports fish farming in the Sahel
At least 3 tonnes of fish expected from this campaignThrough the construction of a water retention structureMany varieties of fish expected in the 2023 seasonIn the name of Corporate Social ResponsibilityAs part of its Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, the IAMGOLD Essakane mining company is supporting the local population with fish production.Fishing is an income-generating activity that creates real enthusiasm...
DRC: Suspension of the activities of the Chinese company Xing Jiang Mining
For a lack of an operating licence16 Chinese nationals from the Chinese company Xing Jiang Mining arrestedThe Ministry of Mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has suspended the mining activities of the Chinese company Xing Jiang Mining in the territory of Basoko. According to our colleagues from Radio Okapi, on Tuesday 11 April 2023, a delegation led...
Start of the feasibility study for the drainage basin at the Djikando artisanal mining site
As part of the implementation of the Component 02, Lot 01 of the Water for Sustainable Development Project (WSDP), SANTEA was selected to carry out a feasibility study of the installation of drainage basins. According to an announcement published by the National Agency for the Supervision of Mining (ANEEMAS), on Wednesday 05 April 2023, it has officially handed over...
Electric vehicles: General Motors relies on lithium for battery production
General Motors has invested in the start-up EnergyXIn order to secure the supply of lithiumLithium is used to make batteries for electric vehiclesGeneral Motors announced on Tuesday, 11 April 2023, an investment in lithium technology start-up EnergyX specialising in lithium technology to further expand its mining business. The information was published by the specialised website www.zonebourse.com."This is the latest...
