Moroccan Mehdi Choukri makes U-turn, renounces joining Israeli team

Cyclist Mehdi Choukri who made history after becoming the first Moroccan sportsman to join an Israeli team has made a U-turn and instead moved to French cycling team of AC Bisontine, Be-Celt reports. The 23-year Swiss-born athlete has resigned from the Israeli Cycling Academy because of family issues, the online media says. The former member […]

British firm launches major copper drilling program in Agadir

Critical Mineral Resources PLC, listed on the London Stock Exchange, has initiated a 6,000-meter diamond drilling program at its Agadir Melloul copper-silver project in Morocco’s western Anti-Atlas region. The campaign aims to confirm potential resources of 150,000 to 200,000 tons of contained copper at an average projected grade of 1.2 percent. The first-phase operation involves […]

Morocco’s Managem rejects allegations by German newspaper on arsenic levels

Morocco’s largest mining company, Managem, categorically rejected allegations spread by German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung regarding its Abou Azzer cobalt mine. The allegations were related to arsenic levels due to mine operations and labor standards. “At Bou-Azzer, the ore is handled in full compliance with mining employee protection rules, from the moment it is mined through […]