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World Bank Tells Ghana to Invest Oil and Mining Windfalls in People
News Ghana
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August 16, 2025
Ghana must harness its new Pecan oil field revenues and mining windfalls to build human capital or risk squandering another resource boom, the World Bank warns. In its latest economic update, the Bank urges strategic investments in education,...
Rockbreaks Torr Metals Inc. (TSX.V: TMET) Identifies High-Grade Copper And Major Untested Porphyry Target At Kolos Project
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) Torr Metals Inc. (TSX.V: TMET) reported results from an induced polarization survey and rock grab sampling at the Bertha Zone within its 332 km2 Kolos Copper-Gold Project in British Columbia. Sampling from the...
Miningnewsbreaks Esgold Corp. (CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB: ESAUF) (FSE: Z7D) CEO Shares Bold Strategy On Exploring Mining Podcast
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) ESGold (CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB: ESAUF) (FSE: Z7D) was recently featured on the Exploring Mining podcast, where new CEO Gordon Robb discussed a strategy that sets the company apart. As ESGold enters a transformational...
Nairobi: 2 most-wanted gold scammers arrested for fleecing foreign investors
TUKO
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August 15, 2025
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) announced the arrest of two suspects who were allegedly linked to conning foreigners In their recent statement, the DCI elaborated on how they were able to arrest the suspects who were wanted The...
Court denies request stop Oak Flat land swap with mining company
Arizona’s Family
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August 16, 2025
Phoenix-area bus and light rail riders are seeing the results of Valley Metro upping its security, with some crimes up and others down. According to numbers obtained from Arizona’s Family, Valley Metro saw a 50% decrease in “crimes against...
Trump’s American Bitcoin Bought 16K Mining Rigs From Bitmain, Setting Bitcoin Hyper for a Rally
Disrupt Africa
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August 15, 2025
American Bitcoin, the Trump-backed Bitcoin mining company, just finalized a $314M deal with Bitmain to acquire 16,299 Antminer U3S21EXPH rigs for its Bitcoin mining operations. This move is expected to benefit the $BTC market, as well as newcomer...
Mining town locals frustrated over approval wait after new minister's 'frank' comments
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 16, 2025
Ideologically, they are at loggerheads, but there is one thing locals of a remote Tasmanian mining town and conservationists agree on — the federal environment minister needs to hurry up and make a decision about a controversial project. Mining...
EFCC hands over ₦100m recovered from mining companies to FG
Business Day
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August 15, 2025
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday handed over a recovered sum of ₦100 million to the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in Akwa Ibom State. According to a statement signed by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and...
Gas Pump Etiquette Sparks Debate in Arizona
K101 - Arizona
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August 15, 2025
By now, you've probably seen the internet meme about the shopping cart litmus test. In case it's a distant foggy memory, it's the one where you're being judged on how you handle a shopping cart after you're done using it. What Is the Shopping Cart...
All hail Detroit’s ‘Golden Age’: metal, memories at 30th Dream Cruise
Daily Tribune - Michigan
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August 16, 2025
By Candice Williams and Francis X. Donnelly, MediaNews Group A future where no car will require gas or even drivers deserves to be celebrated, but the commemoration won’t be held this weekend in Oakland County. Instead, the gaze will be in the...
Global Lithium seals mining native title deal for Manna lithium project
Mining Technology
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August 14, 2025
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed Global Lithium Resources has signed a Native Title Mining Agreement involving its subsidiary, GLR Australia, and the Kakarra Part B Native Title Group. The agreement is said to be a key development for...
Scientists in Butte helped test city's water supply for mine contamination
KXLF 4 - Montana
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August 16, 2025
BUTTE - While many residents of Butte are having anxiety over possible contamination of its drinking water, scientists have been busy in the laboratory on the campus of Montana Tech analyzing these samples of Butte's drinking water to see if it is...
Delay in silica rule considered 'death sentence' by United Mine Workers of America
WCHS - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The United Mine Workers of America is countering the U.S. Court of Appeals’ decision to push back implementation of a silica rule until October will have deadly consequences. It would have cut exposure levels in half for...
Gold Miners’ Record Q2 Shows Huge Profit Potential Still Overlooked by Market
Investing
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August 15, 2025
Gold miners just finished reporting their best quarterly results ever. Mainly thanks to amazing record gold prices, its miners achieved epic record revenues, record unit profits, record bottom-line earnings, and record operating cashflows. Last...
Gold Miners Are Crushing Gold: UBS Says Grab These 5 Cheap Picks
24/7 Wall St.
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August 15, 2025
Investing RomanR / Shutterstock.com In 2025, gold-mining stocks are generally outperforming the price of gold, driven by high gold prices and improved operational efficiencies. The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX), a key benchmark for...
Australia: Deadly Grosvenor coal mine prepares to reopen with union support
World Socialist Web Site
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August 16, 2025
Grosvenor underground coal mine at Moranbah, central Queensland, last year the site of a month-long inferno, has been unsealed in preparation for workers to return. The Mining and Energy Union (MEU) has endorsed the reopening drive by owner Anglo...
Court refuses to halt land swap for Oak Flat copper mine
AZ Central - Arizona
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U.S. District Judge Dominic Lanza refused to halt a land swap that will allow Resolution Copper to build a huge mine at Oak Flat, a site held as sacred by the Apache people. The judge conceded that the mine will destroy the sites and could drain...
India to let private firms mine and import uranium
GCN
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August 15, 2025
India’s groundbreaking decision to allow private companies to mine and import uranium marks a historic shift away from decades of state monopoly in the nuclear sector, potentially unleashing billions of dollars in private investment while...
Tanzania: 22 people missing, 3 rescued as gold mine collapses
TUKO
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August 14, 2025
The Wachapakazi Gold Mine collapsed while 25 gold miners were inside, carrying out maintenance work Rescue operations are ongoing to rescue the 22 who are still trapped in the gold mine after three were rescued Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu...
Nigeria’s Heirs aims to double oil output, targets Africa growth
Business Day
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August 15, 2025
Nigerian oil producer Heirs Energies plans to double output by 2030 and is looking to expand across Africa, Chief Executive Officer Osa Igiehon said. The company has boosted production from its crown asset, a permit known as Oil Mining Lease 17...