Fortuna Silver more than doubles income

TSX-listed Fortuna Silver Mines on Wednesday reported its first-quarter net income increased by 132% to $11.11-million as a result of higher silver production. The company produced 118% more silver than a year ago, owing to 11% higher silver...

New mine water treatment technologies under development

Optimised membrane processes and ion-exchange are two mine water treatment methods currently under development that could replace traditional methods in future, says engineering consultancy TWP Projects Principal Water Engineer Darryl Howard.

Local explorer looking to prove one-billion-ton iron-ore resource by year-end

Local exploration company Bushveld Minerals says it intends to prove a one-billion-ton iron-ore resource at its multicommodity play on the Bushveld Igneous Complex, in Limpopo, by year-end.

Pinto Valley mine restart project, US

The Pinto mine is expected to restart operations after being placed under care and maintenance.

Goldplat profit soars, targets 1Moz resource by year-end

Aim-listed Goldplat on Monday reported strong growth for the six months to the end of December on the back of increased efficiencies at its gold recovery plants in South Africa and Ghana, and producing first gold at its Kilimapesa project, in...

Company Announcement: Gold Recovery Operations Increasing Production

Goldplat CEO Demetri Manolis said, “We are a highly cash generative and profitable gold production company and I am delighted to report that our two gold recovery operations in South Africa and Ghana have performed strongly for the first half of...

Totten nickel mine, Canada

The project is well under way, having used $358-million of capital expenditure to date.

Ergo Phase 1 and 2, East Rand, South Africa

DRDGold has reported that its Crown-Ergo pipeline is now 88% complete.

Codelco going underground at key operation while Anglo facing big tax bill for forced sale

Chile’s State-owned Corporación Nacional del Cobre (Codelco) has announced that it is to invest $875-million to start the development of an underground mine at its Chuquicamata operation. Currently, Chuquicamata, which is located 1 650 km north...

Nkomati nickel mine phase 2 large-scale mining expansion, South Africa

The 250 000 t/m periodic chromititic mineralised zone concentrator plant, which was commissioned in October 2010, continues to ramp-up production.

Mining by-products can reduce algal blooms

The use of abundant, low-cost by-products generated by mineral processing, offers a potentially cost-effective and environment-friendly strategy for the removal of nutrients, says Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation...

Tati Nickel, Botswana

A Norilsk Nickel-controlled mine situated in Botswana