Future of Mining
Comprehensive coverage on Future of Mining news and analysis in Africa.
- Mar- 2026 -10 March
Strengthening mining value chains to maximise Africa’s mineral resources
With global investment in Africa’s mining sector having dipped in recent years, industry players, governments…
- Feb- 2026 -18 February
Collaborative financing will define the next era of mining in Africa
Mining Indaba 2026 confirmed that Africa’s mining sector is entering a more disciplined phase of…
- Oct- 2025 -21 October
How satellite-ground fusion is transforming mine monitoring
Mining operators are entering a new era of environmental intelligence. The convergence of satellite connectivity,…
- 15 October
From engineering to operations with digital integration
The mining industry has entered a period of unprecedented demand, a time of significant challenges,…
- Sep- 2025 -29 September
Wits DigiMine develops innovative digital platform to strengthen mining-community relations
A new digital platform developed at the Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Laboratory (DigiMine) within the Wits…
- 17 September
Close links with industry enhance value created by Wits School of Mining Engineering
For the mining sector to fully benefit from fast-moving scientific advancements, there must be a…
- 16 September
De Beers’ next generation crawler to boost marine diamond recovery
More than two decades after innovating its first sub-sea crawler technology for diamond recovery, De…
- Aug- 2025 -5 August
Namibia’s mining sector achieves record exploration spending
In 2024, the mining sector achieved a new record for exploration expenditure, amounting to N$1.23…
