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Raising of dam wall will provide water security
26th May 2023

Consultancy Zimile Consulting Engineers is at an advanced stage of a project to raise a dam wall, which will satisfy the short-term and future potable water demand requirements, and improve the... 


Association claims ‘something is rotten’ in construction sector as five of its long-standing members fold
26th May 2023 By: Irma Venter

The Master Builders Association (MBA) North reports that five of its long-standing members went out of business during the course of last year.  The association’s executive director, Mohau... 


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Tennessee lithium project, US – update
26th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Piedmont Lithium has indicated that it is open to a partnership for the Tennessee lithium project, depending on the appetite from investors. 


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Finniss lithium project, Australia – update
19th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The Northern Territory government has granted Core Lithium mining approval for its BP33 underground mine. 


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Beach tosses Waitsia schedule as labour market bites
18th May 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Beach Energy is reviewing the cost and timing of its Waitsia Stage 2 project, saying on Thursday that the company could no longer maintain its previously targeted schedule or capital... 


Minto directors, senior management resign
16th May 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Embattled copper miner Minto Metals on Tuesday announced the resignation of its board of directors, as well as that of two senior management members. Gati Al-Jebouri, Lazaros Nikeas and Derek... 


China copper mine halted after incident leaves six missing
16th May 2023 By: Bloomberg

China’s Zijin Mining Group said it stopped operations at one of its mines in Tibet amid a hunt for six people missing after an accident. A search and rescue operation is underway “in full force”... 


The Minto mine ceased operations at the weekend.
Yukon hires contractor for Minto as operations cease
15th May 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

The Minto mine, located in the Selkirk First Nation’s Territory in central Yukon, has ceased operations, TSX-V-listed owner Minto Metals announced on Saturday, stating that it had handed over care... 


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A SKID is a prefabricated substation that creates an easily transportable design that can be quickly energised
Firms partner to deliver SKID substations to miner
12th May 2023

Local medium voltage (MV) ac motor and transformers manufacturer ArmCoil Afrika and engineering services company Schneider Electric have partnered on the provision of a skid mobile substation... 


IMPI COMBI UNIT
The units are locally manufactured and have a hydraulically driven high-pressure pump capacity of 295 ℓ/min at 150 bar
Vacuum truck aids rehab project
12th May 2023

Infrastructure maintenance and repair is a pressing issue across many municipalities in South Africa. In George municipality in the Western Cape, work is underway to rehabilitate some of the city’s... 


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West Musgrave base metals project, Australia – update
12th May 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Contractor GR Engineering Services has been awarded two contracts at the project. 


The Pumpkin Hollow operation in Nevada
Nevada Copper unveils $115m package to ramp up Pumpkin Hollow
10th May 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Base metals developer Nevada Copper has announced a significant financing package to ramp up its Pumpkin Hollow underground mine, where mining activities were suspended last year owing to liquidity... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe says release of ‘IRP 2023’ for comment is imminent
9th May 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe reports that an updated version of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity will be released imminently for public consideration.... 


Sibanye-Stillwater's first-quarter results.
Sibanye pursuing rapid self-generation to improve energy supply
9th May 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals, green metals and gold producer Sibanye-Stillwater is pursuing self-generation projects that will improve the security of its energy supply in South Africa, the company said... 


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Rampant corruption at Eskom drags down South Africa
8th May 2023 By: Bloomberg

On a late Thursday afternoon last November, in the midst of rolling blackouts implemented by South Africa’s state-owned electricity company, a contractor at a power station in the eastern... 


Lundin Q1 earnings fall, operations performed well
4th May 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian base metals miner Lundin has reported lower earnings for the first quarter of 2023, with profit affected by higher operating costs as a result of inflationary impacts, lower metal prices... 


Hummingbird to reach first gold pour this quarter at Guinea mine
2nd May 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Hummingbird Resources says the Kouroussa gold mine processing plant has reached the practical completion stage and has entered the commissioning phase towards achieving first gold pour... 


Perenti wins major contract in Ghana
1st May 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Contractor Perenti has won a A$630-million, 60-month mining contract from gold miner Newmont at its Subika underground gold mine, in Ghana. Perenti said on Monday the UMA joint venture (JV),... 


Fatality reported at Olympic Dam
1st May 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner BHP has reported a fatality at its Olympic Dam operation, in South Australia. The company said that 25-year old contractor Nathan Scholz had been fatally injured during an... 


Site works at the Kipushi mine in the DRC
Ivanhoe, Gécamines, Glencore sign offtake, financing deal to return Kipushi to production
28th April 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Kipushi Corporation, a joint venture (JV) between TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) State-owning mining company Gécamines, has entered into an offtake agreement and a... 


Sierra Rutile signs off on tough quarter
28th April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Operational issues has seen ASX-listed Sierra Rutile report a 13% fall in rutile production for the quarter ended March, with production reaching 32 000 t. Production in the March quarter was... 


ONGOING SUPPORT
A five-person team from WEC Projects oversaw the installation of the plants and provided training to operators during the commissioning stage
Contractor supplies sewage treatment plants for Ghana developments
28th April 2023

Local water and wastewater treatment engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor WEC Projects has completed the design, engineering and supply of new sewage treatment plants for... 


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Contractor secures new orders from diamond mine
28th April 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Following its successful expansion of the sewage treatment plant of diamond miner Lucara Diamond’s Karowe mine in Botswana, water management contractors WEC Projects has secured further orders from... 


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Gruyere gold project, Australia – update
28th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

An updated three-year mine production outlook for the Gruyere gold mine has estimated that the project could produce between 335 000 oz/y and 375 000 oz/y over the outlook period. 


Loxation map of the Warrawoona gold project
Warrawoona gold project, Australia – update
28th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Calidus Resources plans to raise up to A$28-million in a share placement and share purchase plan to help fund the expansion of its Warrawoona gold project. 


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Guanaco-Amancaya Operation, Chile
28th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine about 220 km south-east of Antofagasta, in northern Chile. 


Godfrey Gomwe
MC Mining progressing towards implementation plan for Makhado project
26th April 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed MC Mining CEO and MD Godfrey Gomwe says in an update on the Makhado hard coking coal (HCC) project that considerable progress has been made to convert previous mining studies into an... 


Disruptions impact Blanket mine’s first-quarter production
24th April 2023 By: Donna Slater

NYSE- and Aim-listed gold miner Caledonia Mining produced 13% less gold year-on-year from its flagship Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, at 18 515 oz in the first quarter of the year as a result of... 


Using Globally Proven Technology for your Employees Control of SAFE Work across the entire Mining Operation
24th April 2023

Using Globally Proven Technology for your Employees Control of SAFE Work across the entire Mining Operation Often, when talking about technologies for safer and smarter mining operations, we think... 


Boss confirms Honeymoon project will produce uranium by year-end
24th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Uranium miner Boss Energy says all aspects of the Honeymoon project’s construction are proceeding to plan, including delivery of critical equipment, wellfield development and the evaporation pond,... 


Calidus to raise A$28m for Warrawoona expansion
21st April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Gold miner Calidus Resources on Friday announced plans to raise up to A$28-million in a share placement and share purchase plan (SPP) to help fund the expansion of its Warrawoona gold project in... 


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M&D acquires specialist bulk tankage contractor Efficient TROTECH
21st April 2023

M&D Construction Group has acquired 100% of Efficient TROTECH, the country’s leading supplier of bulk tank design, procurement and construction services to the petrochemical and energy industries.... 


Local company ArmCoil and Schneider Electric partner to deliver SKID substations to prominent mining group
20th April 2023

ArmCoil Afrika, a local manufacturer of medium voltage (MV) AC motors and transformers, and Schneider Electric have partnered on the provision of a skid mobile substation product line that will... 


Qld hunting for QRCUF managing contractors
18th April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Queensland government has called for expressions of interest (EoI) for a managing contractor for the Queensland Resources Common User Facility (QRCUF) critical minerals processing facility.... 


Thor Explorations’ Segilola mine delivered 20 629 oz of gold in the first quarter
17th April 2023 By: Donna Slater

Aim- and TSX-V-listed gold explorer and miner Thor Explorations, which owns and operates the Segilola gold mine, in Nigeria, produced 20 629 oz of gold in the first quarter of this year at an... 


Pacific Nickel appoints new COO
17th April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Pacific Nickel has appointed Haldane Morris as COO as the company moves to bring its Kolosori nickel project, in the Solomon Islands, into production as soon as possible. Morris has... 


Four killed in conveyor accident at Sibanye's Burnstone gold mine
14th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Multinational mining and metals group Sibanye-Stillwater has advised of four fatalities at its Burnstone gold project, near Balfour, following a surface waste rock conveyor collapse on April 13.... 


GR Engineering wins West Musgrave contracts
14th April 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Contractor GR Engineering Services has been awarded two contracts worth a combined A$312-million at copper miner Oz Minerals West Musgrave project, in Western Australia. Under the contracts, GR... 


Image of Northam Platinum's Zondereinder mine and smelter
Zondereinde Western Extension project, South Africa – update
14th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Development within the Western extension section has progressed well from levels 3 to 12. 


Aerial view of the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo
14th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Phase 1 and 2 of the copper complex are approaching full capacity. 


Aerial view of the Platreef project
Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa – update
14th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction on the Phase 1 concentrator has started, with first production scheduled for the third quarter of 2024. 


Tharisa CEO Phoevous Pouroulis
Adverse weather impacts on Tharisa’s quarterly results
13th April 2023 By: Darren Parker

Platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome producer Tharisa Mining’s volume recovery was slower than expected in the quarter ended March 31 owing to continued adverse weather, which impacted on... 


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VUP remains on schedule amid energy crisis
7th April 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Major diamond miner De Beers’ $2.1-billion Venetia Underground Project (VUP) is on track to start production in the second half of this year, despite the National State of Disaster, declared to... 


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