Op-Ed
Read latest Op-Ed news based on commodities, finance, health and safety, exploration and development, business and other topics at African Mining Market.
- Oct- 2026 -27 October
Seizing the critical minerals moment will be Africa’s path to industrialisation
The Witwatersrand Basin has produced nearly half of all gold ever mined. In the 1970s,…
- 23 October
Why proactive risk management is key to Saudi Arabia’s gold boom
Saudi Arabia is rapidly transforming its industrial landscape under Vision 2030, establishing mining as a…
- 20 October
Mining leaders must test what works at the point of risk
Every mining fatality is a person who should have returned home. That sad reality must…
- 19 October
Turning rare earth potential into a working industry
Rare earths are once again drawing international attention. Today, Mrima Hill in Kenya finds itself…
- 12 October
A training record cannot stop a fatality: mining leaders must test what works at the point of risk
Every mining fatality is a person who should have returned home. That sad reality must…
- 8 October
Duty Free: Palladium’s premium fades for Africa
In late May 2026, the US International Trade Commission ruled that Russian palladium was not…
- Sep- 2026 -16 September
Modular infrastructure moves beyond mining to power SA’s next wave of development
For decades, modular buildings were synonymous with mining sites, being practical, temporary structures designed to…
- 1 September
Africa’s critical minerals boom is outpacing its accountability systems
Across Africa’s mining regions, women often experience the consequences of extraction long before those consequences…
