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According to UNDP, the mining sector in Africa provides huge opportunities for sustainable development and poverty reduction in the continent, if properly managed. (Image source: Jerome Bon/Flickr)

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with some institutions, has launched the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), to aid with the sustainable development of the region’s extractive industry

Zimplats produces 180,000 ounces of platinum per year from its mines in Zimbabwe. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

Platinum mining company Zimplats has announced plans to close its Rukodzi mine in Zimbabwe and invest US$470mn in opening a new mine, to increase its capacity utilisation

Base Titanium has planned its first export shipment of zircon to Japan. (Image source: Rob Lavinsky/Wikimedia Commons)

Mining company Base Titanium has applied for a permit to export products from its Kwale Mineral Sands mining project in Kenya

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