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Saturday, 15 August 2026

Karowe Diamond Mine Gets New Underground Fleet from Sandvik I DRC Critical Minerals

Sandvik Drives Karowe’s Next Phase with Mining Fleet and Financing Solution

Sandvik has received orders from Lucara Botswana Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Lucara Diamond Corp., to supply a 15-unit fleet of underground drills and loaders, plus parts, rock tools and related services, for the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana. The order supports the mine’s ongoing underground development and is complemented by a Sandvik Financial Services (SFS) financing solution backed by a guarantee from the Swedish Export Credit Agency (EKN).

DRC Critical Minerals & Industrialisation Forum’s digital webinar series kicks off on 26 August

The organisers of the DRC Critical Minerals & Industrialisation Forum (DCMI), co‑located with the DRC‑Africa Battery Metals Forum, have announced the first dates of its exclusive, upcoming, high-impact digital webinar series.

Women at the Heart of Africa’s Environmental Transformation

Earlier this year, more than 60 professionals from across the SRK Consulting global network gathered in Sandton at the Contaminated Land Environmental Rehabilitation (CLER) Workshop to exchange specialist knowledge on contaminated land management and the remediation of soil and water – while strengthening collaboration across its global practice. According to SRK Consulting (South Africa) principal scientist and partner Dr Laetitia Coetser, the in-house workshop demonstrated the significant depth and breadth of expertise within SRK Consulting’s global network. Notably, women accounted for 40% of the workshop participants.

Asante maintains 4.6 million-ounce resource base at Ghana’s Bibiani and Chirano mines

Asante Gold Corporation has maintained a combined 4.6 million ounces of Measured and Indicated (M&I) Mineral Resources at its Bibiani and Chirano gold mines in Ghana, despite producing more than 430,000 ounces from the two operations over the past two years.

Drive Efficiency Further: BMG Launches Danfoss iC7-Automation Drives at Electra Mining Africa 2026

MG will be launching the new Danfoss iC7-Automation Variable Speed Drive (VSD) enclosed range at Electra Mining Africa 2026, marking the local introduction of a drive platform, designed by Danfoss specifically to be intelligent, versatile, future-proof and reliable. “BMG and Danfoss Drives have enjoyed over a decade of close collaboration since signing a strategic alliance agreement in 2015.

Barrick Gold Appoints Sebastiaan Bock to Lead Rest of World as CEO

Barrick Mining Corporation today announced that Sebastiaan Bock has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, Rest of World, effective immediately. In this role, Bock will oversee Barrick’s gold and copper operations and projects outside North America. He will report directly to Mark Hill, Barrick’s President and Chief Executive Officer.Barrick’s Rest of World assets span Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia Pacific.

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