Chantelle Kotze

The minor platinum group metals (PGMs) including iridium and ruthenium, formerly seen as mere by-products to platinum mining, are now at the forefront of PGM producers’ minds as the hydrogen economy develops, says Heraeus Precious Metals, one of the world’s largest PGM refiners. Compiled by CHANTELLE KOTZE.

Ghana’s energy sector has gone through quite a tempestuous time, from an energy shortage a few years ago to a surplus of energy at present, all of which has had an effect of the country’s mining sector, which is heavily reliant on stable and uninterrupted energy supply. What has not changed is Ghana’s limited transmission and distribution network, which requires critical maintenance, update and extension. This may only be possible through private sector capital injections, writes CHANTELLE KOTZE.

The established West African gold mining jurisdiction of Burkina Faso, where 15 projects have progressed to production, will by Q3, 2022 add another gold producer to the list when TSXV-listed gold developer Orezone Gold Corp. (Orezone)pours first gold at its Bomboré gold project, writes CHANTELLE KOTZE.