(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The United States has pledged to support Kenya’s minerals sector through local processing, skills transfer and community investment, as Nairobi pushes for a shift away from raw mineral exports and demands value addition from investors. The commitment comes amid a fresh confrontation with Tata Chemicals over itsContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya has established a high level technical committee to address the standoff between the government and Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited over outstanding regulatory, community and land issues. Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho formed the committee following engagement between the ministry and theContinue Reading
(KAJIADO, KENYA) – Kenya plans to bring in a new investor to take over soda ash mining at Lake Magadi. The move follows a government decision to end operations by Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited. The new investor must set up a glass manufacturing plant and a chemical processing factory inContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Counties have received KES2.9 billion ($22.3 million / £17.6 million) in long delayed mineral royalties, the National Treasury has said, marking a boost for devolved units and communities around mining sites. The Treasury did not name beneficiary counties, but previous records showed that 32 mineral rich countiesContinue Reading
(TURKANA, KENYA) – Six miners remain trapped inside a gold mine in Naduat, Nakalale Ward, Turkana County, after a mining pit collapsed on Friday, 14th August, 2026. As of Monday, 17th August, the six miners were still trapped underground. Rescue teams are yet to establish whether they are alive. AccordingContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s iron ore exports fell by 27.3 percent in the first seven months of 2026. The country shipped 13.9 million tonnes of iron ore between January and July, down from the same period in 2025. The GMK Center industry publication reported the figures based on data fromContinue Reading
(ORSK, RUSSIA) – The Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Russia stopped processing oil on Tuesday, 11 August, after a fire caused by a Ukrainian drone attack. Reuters reported the shutdown citing two industry sources. The drones attacked the plant, which is located about 1,900 kilometres east of the border with Ukraine.Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The High Court has declined to lift the suspension of Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited’s mining operations. The suspension stems from a licensing and compliance dispute with the government. The court said the suspension imposed by Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho on 28 July 2026 had already takenContinue Reading
(THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO) – Ontario’s lithium industry is moving towards a potential first mine, with Rock Tech Lithium targeting initial production from its Georgia Lake project in northwestern Ontario in about two years as several companies compete to develop the province’s largely untapped resources. Rock Tech is seeking to advanceContinue Reading
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – Ukrainian drone strikes have disabled more than 30% of Russia’s actual oil refining capacity and 45% of its nominal capacity, triggering the country’s worst modern fuel crisis, according to an analysis by the British newspaper Financial Times based on satellite imagery, refinery layouts, photographs and thermal infraredContinue Reading
