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Marleny Arnoldi

Marleny Arnoldi

Marleny Arnoldi is a Creamer Media Deputy Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

By Marleny Arnoldi

Boies Schiller Flexner partner Timothy Foden

New Mali mining code might deter new investors, says lawyer

27th October 2023

The new Mali Mining Code allows the government to take a 10% stake in new mining projects, while also giving the State the option to buy an additional 20% within the first two years of commercial... 


NextSource progresses test work for commercially processing SuperFlake graphite

23rd October 2023

TSX-listed NextSource Materials has shipped its first bulk container of SuperFlake graphite from the Molo mine, in Madagascar. The shipment is destined for a battery anode facility to be processed... 


Volt raises $1.6m to ramp up anode plant, graphite mine development

23rd October 2023

ASX-listed graphite and battery materials developer Volt Resources has raised $1.6-million through a placement and a share purchase plan. The placement was undertaken on the back of recent market... 


Ethiopia gold mine fully permitted

20th October 2023

Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper has completed the last of many special permissions and policy changes agreed with the Ethiopian authorities over the years since Kefi assumed control of the Tulu... 


Council for Geoscience

Council for Geoscience implores mining companies to share historical data in efforts to revive exploration

20th October 2023

Many of South Africa’s 53 mineral and metal types remain unexplored, particularly in the Northern Cape, despite a 130-year legacy of mining and a rising global need for critical minerals and metals... 


The Sukari underground mine

Capital poised for further revenue growth

18th October 2023

Mining services provider Capital remains on track to meet its revenue guidance of between $320-million and $340-million for the full-year, after having generated $79.7-million of revenue in the... 


Deep-South appoints Knight Piésold for Haib project ESIA

17th October 2023

TSX-V-listed Deep South Resources has appointed South Africa-based consultancy Knight Piésold Consulting to conduct an environmental- and social-impact assessment (ESIA) on the Haib copper project,... 


Petra reports lower revenue in Tender 2 sales on back of market dynamics

17th October 2023

London-listed Petra Diamonds has announced the full results of its second sales tender for the 2024 financial year, having sold 444 029 ct for $40.5-million in revenue. The second sales tender... 


Omnia CEO Seelan Gobalsamy

Omnia acquires minority stake in Swedish clean explosives company

17th October 2023

JSE-listed chemicals group Omnia has partnered with Sweden-based Hypex Bio Explosives Technology through the acquisition of a minority stake in the company. Hypex has been developing sustainable... 


Legislation being signed

Stakeholders agree regulation, governance are restraining mining growth

17th October 2023

After commissioning debate facilitator Mining Dialogues 360˚ (MD360˚) to elicit inputs from industry stakeholders on how current mining legislation enables or frustrates industry growth and... 


Seequent CEO Graham Grant

Subsurface technology important for achieving a just transition

16th October 2023

The energy transition is fundamentally an underground transition, says geoscience software company Seequent CEO Graham Grant, because 80% of the energy consumed globally currently comes from or is... 


Sugar beet farm

Dilemma of ‘two agricultures’ stemming from slow land reform among headwinds facing sector

13th October 2023

Although the South African agriculture sector has made some respectable gains on growth and development in recent years, there are threats on the horizon that could negate the gains of the last... 


Policy support gap hindering hydrogen uptake – IEA

Policy support gap hindering hydrogen uptake – IEA

13th October 2023

While there continues to be a high level of interest in new hydrogen projects, the current challenging economic climate means that a timely and well-structured rollout of policy support is needed... 


Boies Schiller Flexner partner Timothy Foden

Lawyer warns new Mali Mining Code might deter new investors

11th October 2023

The new Mali Mining Code allows the government to take a 10% stake in new mining projects, while also giving the State the option to buy an additional 20% within the first two years of commercial... 


Copper

Copper price taking strain amid US rate hike fears, slow China recovery

9th October 2023

Research company BMI has revised its average copper price forecast for the year to $8 550/t, down from $8 800/t previously. Prices in the year-to-date as ]at September 19 averaged $8 628/t.  


Petra Diamonds' Finsch mine, in South Africa

Petra expects two-month import moratorium to help balance diamond market, prices

6th October 2023

London-listed Petra Diamonds has released initial results for its Tender 2 sales, which have been brought forward owing to a two-month moratorium on diamond imports to India starting on October... 


Offshore wind webinar participants

Offshore wind projects could provide South Africa with 901 GW of energy, webinar hears

6th October 2023

With the World Bank estimating South Africa to have 901 GW of offshore wind generation potential, legal and consulting professionals are examining the promising opportunities and challenges... 


SAPVIA CEO Dr Rethabile Melamu

SAPVIA partners with quality assurer Bravo Scan to validate installations

6th October 2023

As South Africa’s solar industry gains momentum, industry body the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has announced Bravo Scan as a partner for its Photovoltaic Green Card... 


Ethiopia’s first new mine in 30 years nears funding package completion

5th October 2023

Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper has completed the last of many special permissions and policy changes agreed with the Ethiopian authorities over the years since Kefi assumed control of the Tulu... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman

Froneman, Ndlovu unpack what is needed for positive mining legacy amid global change

5th October 2023

The world is undergoing one of the most profound periods of environmental change in the history of humanity, and mining companies cannot risk denying climate change or failing to undertake actions... 


Energy Council of South Africa chairperson and Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler

Business, govt collaboration showing signs of success in addressing multiple crises

4th October 2023

Business is working to add more than 10 GW of generation capacity to the electricity system by the end of next year, which would effectively end loadshedding in South Africa, Sasol president and... 


Platinex creates new subsidiary to acquire massive uranium portfolio

4th October 2023

Canada-based Platinex has created an unlisted subsidiary called Green Canada Corporation (GCC), both of which have entered into a binding letter of intent with TSX-V-listed International Prospect... 


Arizona Sonoran Copper announces permitting progress at Cactus project

3rd October 2023

The city of Casa Grande, in Arizona, has approved the rezoning of the northern parcel of TSX-listed copper developer Arizona Sonoran Copper Company’s MainSpring property for industrial use. This... 


NUM calls for halt of Eskom unbundling, JET to ensure fairness

2nd October 2023

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called for a delay in the implementation of the just energy transition (JET) until such time that all stakeholders are convinced that such a move will be... 


Vedanta chairperson Anil Agarwal

Vedanta demerges divisions into subsidiaries

29th September 2023

Dual-listed miner Vedanta's board has approved the demerger of its diversified businesses into separate subsidiaries. The exercise will result in a demerged Vedanta and five wholly-owned... 


Kodal confirms extended long-stop date to complete Bougouni funding package

29th September 2023

London-listed Kodal Minerals has advised of an extension to the long-stop date for completing the funding package of the Bougouni lithium project, in Mali. The extension, from the original... 


Port of Cape Town aerial view

RFI for intermodal precinct at Port of Cape Town issued

29th September 2023

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has published a request for information (RFI) for the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed Culemborg Intermodal... 


AngloGold completes move of main listing to NYSE, headquarters to UK

29th September 2023

JSE-listed AngloGold Ashanti has announced that all of the reorganisation conditions that were outstanding have now been fulfilled or waived, where permitted. A review of the organisation in 2020... 


Women in mining

Minerals Council launches women in mining website

27th September 2023

Industry body the Minerals Council South Africa has launched a dedicated website for women in mining, as part of efforts to ensure the local mining industry transforms to become a place where women... 


The Kendal power station

Krutham calls for rethink of how JET activities are included in municipal budgets

27th September 2023

Financial and policy advisory company Krutham, formerly Intellidex, has recommended that the Presidential Climate Commission, with the support of the National Treasury and the Auditor-General of... 


Policy support gap hindering low-emissions hydrogen uptake – IEA

Policy support gap hindering low-emissions hydrogen uptake – IEA

26th September 2023

While there continues to be a high level of interest in new hydrogen projects, the current challenging economic climate means that a timely and well-structured rollout of policy support is needed... 


Cornish Lithium raises £5.1m through crowdfunding

26th September 2023

UK-based Cornish Lithium has raised £5.1-million through crowdfunding on a platform called Crowdcube, marking it as one of the largest crowdfunding endeavours undertaken in the UK this year.... 


Blencowe awarded $5m grant for Uganda graphite DFS programme

22nd September 2023

UK-based Blencowe Resources has signed an agreement with the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to provide $5-million in funding through a technical assistant grant for the... 


Rainbow produces first mixed rare earth sulphate from South African pilot plant

22nd September 2023

In continuing its efforts to be a forerunner in the establishment of an independent rare earth elements (REEs) supply chain in the UK, London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has entered into a strategic... 


Merafe, Glencore add another PGM plant to JV operations

22nd September 2023

JSE-listed chrome miner Merafe Resources says it will further improve and expand the Eastern Platinum Group Metal (PGM) Plant it owns in joint venture (JV) with Glencore South Africa. The companies... 


Cesa CEO Chris Campbell.

Cesa concerned about Treasury’s proposed ‘austerity’ measures

22nd September 2023

In response to the National Treasury calling for cost containment measures to close the fiscal gap, Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) has expressed concerns about the potential implications... 


Markings on a road

Minerals Council, NUM mourn death of 18 M&R employees killed in bus crash

18th September 2023

The Minerals Council South Africa and trade union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) are mourning the death of those killed in an accident between a bus and a truck, near diamond miner De... 


Power Metal soil sampling confirms potentially promising drill target

15th September 2023

Aim-listed Power Metal Resources has confirmed two significant gold-in-soil anomalies at its Tati gold project, in Botswana, following a geochemical soil sampling programme. The company undertook... 


Growing electrolyser capacity bodes well for platinum demand over next decade – WPIC

15th September 2023

In its latest release about news in the platinum industry, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) says electrolyser capacity is ramping up as both production and deployment expand globally,... 


Weir Minerals Warman mill circuit pump

Flexibility top of mind for manufacturer

15th September 2023

With shifting operational conditions, including changing ore grades and the persistent need for increased throughput , original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Weir Minerals’ pump products GM Marnus... 


Most newly commissioned renewables cheaper than fossil-fuel electricity in 2022 – Irena

15th September 2023

Intergovernmental organisation the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) has confirmed in a new report that the 187 GW of renewable energy installed last year contributed to the global... 


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