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Shutdowns dull Northern Star shine
19th October 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Gold miner Northern Star Resources has seen gold sales drop during the three months to September, but the company has maintained its outlook for the 2024 financial year. Gold sales in the... 


Avenira's DSO dreams could come true
19th October 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A feasibility study onto a direct shipping ore (DSO) operation at the Wonarah potash project, in the Northern Territory, has proven economical for ASX-listed Avenira. The DSO operation would be... 


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Santos faces court action, but soothes with stellar quarter
19th October 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has started proceedings in the Federal Court against oil and gas giant Santos, alleging breaches of important record keeping obligations in the National Gas... 


Opportunities, challenges for South Africa in LIB, VRFB industries
18th October 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

There are a number of opportunities for South Africa to capitalise on in terms of both the more established lithium-ion battery (LIB) industry and the emerging vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB)... 


South Africa mulls Dutch, Danish entry to $8.5bn climate pact
18th October 2023 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s Cabinet will consider a proposal on whether to include the Netherlands and Denmark in its landmark $8.5 billion climate-finance pact with some of the world’s richest nations.... 


Rio Tinto flags return to record iron-ore production
Rio Tinto flags return to record iron-ore production
18th October 2023 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto plans to raise output by 16% at its newest iron-ore mine in Western Australia as it sets out step by step changes that will bring it back to record production levels as soon as 2025. The... 


Robert McEwen invests in McFarlane Lake
18th October 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Exploration and development company McFarlane Lake has announced a private placement of up to C$4.5-million, in which Robert McEwen will participate. The company intends to offer up to 50-million... 


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Northern Cape mine smooths flow with Weba Chute
17th October 2023

Specialist transfer point company, Weba Chute Systems is working with a mine in the Northern Cape to improve material flow. The mine has ordered two custom engineered chutes from Weba Chute... 


Seequent CEO Graham Grant
Subsurface technology important for achieving a just transition
16th October 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


Green Hydrogen
Three coastal provinces move to partner on green hydrogen ahead of finalisation of country strategy
15th October 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The Eastern, Northern and Western Cape provinces have agreed to team up in a bid to position South Africa as a global hub for the production of green hydrogen and derivative products, as well as to... 


Kenny Ives
Ex-Glencore CEO contender sets out to build a Chinese trading giant
13th October 2023 By: Bloomberg

When Kenny Ives took over as boss of the trading arm of one of China’s top miners, his model was clear: “23 years at Glencore, and I loved it. So why would I do it differently?” After just missing... 


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Four-chamber pump offers new capabilities
13th October 2023

Leading critical water technology company Xylem has enhanced its innovative Flojet VersiJet Series industrial motor-driven diaphragm (MDD) pumps with the introduction of a new, four-chamber model.... 


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Extending reliability through proactive solutions
13th October 2023

Leader in pump and fluid engineering Sulzer attended the Asia-Pacific International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) 2023 at the Sydney Showground last month, displaying its comprehensive pump and service... 


An mage of ACTOM Signalling's equipment next to a railway line
Local manufacturers poised to support sector
13th October 2023 By: Nadine Ramdass

Local manufacturers are well positioned to support the South African railway and transportation sector through products, services and maintenance support tailored to the specific needs of the... 


HOUNDÉ MILL
The West African Birimian Greenstone Belt is highly prospective and underexplored
Miner focuses on regional growth
13th October 2023

Gold miner Endeavour Mining reports strong operational and financial performance, as well as on-track guidance and robust shareholder returns, following the release of the company’s second-quarter... 


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Station bypass pumps can withstand any emergency
13th October 2023

Following the Category 3 Hurricane Irma’s widespread destruction across southwest Florida, in the US, in September 2017, the City of North Port needed immediate funding to improve the overall... 


TES providers simplify recruitment processes
13th October 2023 By: Nadine Ramdass

The logistics sector can significantly benefit from temporary employment service (TES) providers in bridging the skills gap and improving efficiencies. Further, through working with TES providers,... 


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Wickepin kaolin project, Australia – update
13th October 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The ore reserve estimate for the Wickepin project has more than doubled. 


Jubilee CEO Leon Coetzer at Roan, in Zambia.
Innovative copper, cobalt tailings treatment ‘encouraging’ – Jubilee
11th October 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The technical team of the JSE AltX- and Aim-listed Jubilee Metals Group is innovating a waste leach circuit for the treatment of copper and cobalt tailings, as part of its Northern Refining copper... 


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Nickel Industries pulls the $1.26bn trigger at ENC
11th October 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Nickel Industries has taken a final investment decision on its participation in the Excelsior nickel/cobalt (ENC) high pressure acid leach (HPAL) project in Indonesia. ENC is expected... 


The Atlas Copco pump selection programme, available to IPR customers via the company’s website, offers a range of benefits
Streamlining pump selection: The power of the Atlas Copco algorithms
10th October 2023

The Atlas Copco pump selection programme, available to IPR customers via the company’s website, offers a range of benefits that can greatly enhance the pump selection process. IPR is a specialised... 


Atlantic gets approval for Ewoyaa transmission diversion
10th October 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Ghana’s environmental protection agency (EPA) has granted lithium developer Atlantic Lithium authorisation to divert two transmission lines that run across the planned mining areas that hold the... 


Critical Metals enters into offtake agreement with OM for DRC project
9th October 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Critical Metals has entered into an offtake agreement with OM Metal & Resources for the sale of at least 20 000 t of copper oxide ore from its flagship Molulu copper/cobalt project, in... 


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Fortescue secures solar power for green hydrogen plant
9th October 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Iron-ore major and green energy developer Fortescue has struck a power purchase agreement (PPA) with ASX-listed Genex Power for 337.5 MW of new solar energy. Under the PPA, Fortescue will secure... 


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Winsome raises A$34m
9th October 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX- and FSE-listed lithium explorer Winsome Resources will raise A$34-million using the flow-through shares (FTS) provision under Canadian tax law. The FTS will be placed at a price of A$2.38 a... 


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OLI South Africa
6th October 2023

Making business simpler for customers while going global with a first-class product range, has proved successful in establishing industrial vibration technology company OLI as the world’s... 


Hudson Rubber calls for auto-component import substitution for growth of economy
6th October 2023 By: Irma Venter

Import substitution in the local automotive industry is crucial for the growth of the South African economy, says Hudson Rubber Company MD Stoney Steenkamp. Hudson Rubber is a Hammanskraal-based... 


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Hombre Muerto West project, Argentina, Bolivia and Chile – update
6th October 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The Phase 2 DFS on the HMW lithium project has delivered robust financial outcomes. 


The Kamoa-Kakula mine
Ivanhoe reports another strong quarter at Kamoa-Kakula
4th October 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has produced a record 103 947 t of copper in concentrate during the third quarter, parent company Ivanhoe Mines reports.... 


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Australian resource exports poised to fall
4th October 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Australia’s commodity export earnings are forecast to fall from last year’s record A$467-billion to A$400-billion in 2023–24, and A$352-billion by 2024–25, the Department of Industry, Science and... 


Legacy Iron readies for gold production
3rd October 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Legacy Iron is set to become a gold producer after the Western Australian government gave final approvals for the start of mining at the Mount Celia gold project. Legacy told... 


Image shows lithium ore
Galan's Phase 2 study proves up
3rd October 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Phase 2 definitive feasibility study (DFS) into the Hombre Muerto West (HMW) lithium project, in Argentina, has delivered robust financial outcomes for ASX-listed Galan Lithium. Galan earlier... 


Stranger Holdings has big plans for Northern Cape uranium deposit
2nd October 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The directors of Stranger Holdings plan to make a mine investment decision over the Henkries uranium deposit, in the Northern Cape, South Africa, within two years. In a notice to shareholders... 


Neometals halts offtake talks with Jiuxing
2nd October 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX- and Aim-listed Neometals has abandoned offtake talks with China’s Jiuxing Titanium Materials Co, but said on Monday that discussions with other parties continued. Neometals told shareholders... 


The Presidency’s Rudi Dicks
JET pledges rise to $11.9bn as South Africa moves to finalise implementation plan
29th September 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The South African government has received additional pledges, worth nearly $3.5-billion, in support of its Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET IP), increasing the overall envelope of... 


American Lithium bets it can open mine in Peru by 2027
29th September 2023 By: Bloomberg

A subsidiary of American Lithium is betting it can defy the odds in Peru and open the country’s first lithium mine in speedy fashion despite a sluggish permitting system that can keep projects on... 


Core marks first profits
29th September 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Lithium miner Core Lithium has marked its first full-year profit since the start of production at its Finniss lithium project, in the Northern Territory, in March this year. The ASX-listed company... 


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Boliden Tara Mines, Ireland
29th September 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A zinc and lead mine in County Meath, Ireland. 


Hummingbird agrees financing package with Coris Bank for $55m
28th September 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Gold producer Hummingbird Resources has agreed to refinance a portion of its existing financing partner Coris Bank International's group loan facilities and has secured additional funding as... 


Pioneer Lithium makes ASX debut following oversubscribed IPO
28th September 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Shares in lithium exploration and development company Pioneer Lithium started trading on the ASX on Thursday, following an oversubscribed initial public offering (IPO), raising $5-million. Pioneer... 


It is important to be prepared for the rainy season by ensuring all pumps are fully functional
Right pumps will mitigate mines' rainy season risks
28th September 2023

During the drier months of the year, it is easy to forget that the pumping equipment at mining sites or process plants might not be up to the demands that the rainy season brings. In fact, 90% of... 


The Kendal power station
Krutham calls for rethink of how JET activities are included in municipal budgets
27th September 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


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Rainbow Rare Earths issues 30m new shares to raise £4.5m
27th September 2023 By: Darren Parker

London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has conditionally agreed to issue 30-million new ordinary shares in the company, each with no par value, at a price of 15p an ordinary share. This issuance is... 


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