Mining in Motion 2026 in Pictures
Category: Mining/Oil & Gas
Maximizing Economic gains from Africa’s Critical Minerals
OECD Global’s Blue Print for African Governments, others. By Mohammed A. Abu On the occasion of the African Minerals Policy Forum – Mining in Motion in Accra, Ghana, the OECD has just released a new policy paper Critical Minerals in Africa: A regional overview. It examines Africa’s current and potential future role in global critical minerals supply chains and offers policy recommendations to leverage mineral endowments in support of development objectives. As the discourse on the need for more prudent governance and sustainable management of Africa’s abundant minerals potential in…
Read More →LSM-ASM Co-existence framework, ASM Processing Hub unveiled
…As 2nd Mining in Motion Summit ends in Accra by Mohammed A. Abu Accra-The African Minerals Policy Forum – Mining in Motion Summit 2026 (AMPF–MiM 2026), ended in Accra, Wednesday, with the important contributive role of Artisanal and Small-Scale mining (ASM) sector to national economies given a major spotlight, the need for its formalization and peaceful co-existence between it and its Large-Scale Mining Sector (LSM) counterpart as well as an announcement about a processing hub for them A number of presentations and panel sessions were held on the closing day…
Read More →OPEC Puts Africa’s Refining Investment Need at $125 Billion Through 2050
Africa will need at least $125 billion in refining investment through 2050 across current projects, future projects and maintenance, Abderrezak Benyoucef, Head of the Energy Studies Department at OPEC, said in a fireside chat with Eithne Treanor, Founder and CEO of ETreanor Media, at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 in Cape Town. OPEC also distributed hard copies of a new study on Africa’s medium- and long-term energy outlook at the session, ahead of its online publication. “Talking about capacity, we have also to talk about how much we get from…
Read More →Scaling AI Across African Energy, Mining Operations….Microsoft Leads the Charge
Microsoft is targeting wider artificial intelligence adoption across oil and gas, power and utilities, and mining, focusing on the integration of enterprise data and operational technology to improve industrial decision-making and asset performance. During a Microsoft-hosted session at African Energy Week 2026 on Monday, Gargi Mishra, Frontier Industry Advisor for Energy and Resources, Microsoft, explored how companies can move AI from individual productivity applications into operational workflows. “The opportunity for the energy sector is to connect the data companies already generate across their operations with AI capabilities that can help…
Read More →Attaining Vision 2050 goals….Tanzania bolsters reforms in mining sector
GEITA: PRIME Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has directed the Ministry of Minerals to strengthen the management of the mining sector in order to enhance productivity in line with the country’s Development Vision 2050. Dr Nchemba issued the directives on Saturday of October 3rd, 2026 during the closing ceremony of the Ninth National Mining Technology Exhibition held at the Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan grounds in Geita Municipal Council. He said that, in line with the theme of the exhibition, “Minerals are Wealth, Let Us Take Responsibility Together,” everyone has a responsibility to…
Read More →Ghana’s Finance Minister assures continued Partnership
..As ICC’s Arbitral Tribunal rules in favour of Ghana Story: Mohammed Abu Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassil Ato Forson says, the arbitral tribunal of the Rules of the Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce rule yesterday in favour of the country in the Tullow Tax Arbitration case, notwithstanding, the company remains a vital partner and it is the country’s largest petroleum producer. Its operations in the Jubilee and Ten Fields,Dr.Forson notes, support Ghana’s energy security, domestic gas supply and thousands of Ghanaian livelihoods. It is in the national interest…
Read More →GNPC Moves Voltaian Basin Exploration Towards TUA 1X Well at Chegu
Years of subsurface studies in Ghana’s Voltaian Basin are advancing towards a major milestone, as the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and GNPC Explorco intensify preparations to drill the TUA-1X exploratory well at Chegu in the Mion District. The proposed well will take the exploration programme from seismic data and geological interpretation into the subsurface, providing new information to test years of technical work and help determine the direction of further exploration across the Basin. Management of GNPC and GNPC Explorco visited the proposed well location to review progress and…
Read More →𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬… 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐁 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚‘𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 By Hariharan Sundararajan Founding President, Global Gold Policy Institute (GGPI) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 The future of gold governance will increasingly be determined by a question that extends well beyond production: Can a country demonstrate that its gold can be trusted? Trust is becoming a strategic asset in international bullion markets. The world’s major refiners, financial institutions, investors and increasingly sophisticated consumers are placing greater emphasis on provenance, responsible sourcing, environmental performance, chain of custody and regulatory integrity.…
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𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚‘𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 By Hariharan Sundararajan Founding President Global Gold Policy Institute (GGPI) 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Africa has never lacked gold. For centuries, the continent has supplied the world with one of its most coveted strategic resources, contributing significantly to global bullion markets, central bank reserves, industrial manufacturing, jewellery, and investment demand. Yet despite its abundant geological wealth, much of Africa has captured only a fraction of the value created along the global gold…
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