The University of Fort Hare, where the offspring of mineworkers were the first graduates, has agreed a R12.5-million, initial ten-year academic partnership with gold mining major AngloGold Ashanti, which no longer mines in this country and is now domiciled in London. Fort Hare is the university where the globally illustrious Nelson Mandela began his incompleted studies for a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Battery materials and technology company Talga Group has entered into an earn-in agreement with lithium miner Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQ) over the Aero project, in Sweden. Under the agreement, Talga has granted SQM the right to sole fund exploration expenditure of up to $19-million over the next seven years on Aero for a 70% ownership interest in the project.
Amid an increased focus on the clean energy transition, diversified mining group Anglo American highlights sustainability as an integral aspect of how it operates and that the company goes to great lengths to understand the full impact of its strategic decisions in this regard. “Underpinning our approach to sustainability is our Sustainable Mining Plan (SMP), built on our critical foundations and three global sustainability pillars which set out our commitment to stretch goals, and driving sustainability outcomes through technology... Читать дальше...
