Jubilee continues ramp up at Middelburg smelting operation

Aim- and JSE-listed Jubilee Platinum would continue to ramp up production at its 70%-owned Middelburg smelting operation throughout the quarter to target sustained production at 1 100t/m. The Middelburg smelting operation reached its targeted...

PanAust making headway at Phu Kham

ASX-listed PanAust on Friday reported that the plant scale test work at its Phu Kham increased recovery project, in Laos, had proved positive. The four plant-scale tests on a variety of ore blends have returned an increase in copper recovery from...

Potosi/Silver Peak mine development, Australia

The mine development will initially target about 1.6-million tons of ore at an average grade of 8.3% zinc, 3.1% lead and 38 g/t of silver.

Copper market in surplus in Jan-July 2011 – WBMS

The global copper market had a surplus of 260 500 t in January to July compared with a surplus of 76 000 t in the whole of last year, the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS)said on Wednesday. World refined production for January to July rose...

Nalco hit by coal shortage, emergency imports to salvage smelting

After stymieing thermal power generation, an acute shortage of coal in India has forced National Aluminium Company (Nalco) to shut down 60 of its 690 smelting pots and plan for import of 200 000 t of coal to tide over the crisis. The emergency...

Murrin Murrin production on standby after plant failure

Nickel miner Minara Resources said on Wednesday that the acid plant at its Murrin Murrin nickel/cobalt project remained offline. Minara stopped operations at the Western Australia plant last week after a partial failure of a heat exchanger. The...

Boleo project, Mexico

A copper mine situated in Mexico.

Perilya delays investment decision on Mount Oxide

Base metals developer Perilya on Friday reported that the development study of the Mount Oxide copper project, in Queensland, would be extended after a recent drilling programme confirmed underground mineralisation. The findings have delayed...

Jabiru expects steady copper output for remainder of year

Base-metals-miner Jabiru Metals has produced 2 050 t f copper concentrate for the three months ended March, compared with the 2 008 t produced in the previous quarter. Copper metal in concentrate production for the year-to-date was 7 126 t, the...

Planned shutdown cuts Murrin Murrin nickel/cobalt output

Base-metals-miner Minara Resources on Friday reported a 25% drop in nickel output at its 60%-held Murrin Murrin mine, in Western Australia. The mine produced 6 508 t of nickel in the December quarter, compared with 8 675 t in the same quarter...

Great Panther benefits from higher prices, improving ops

Vancouver-based Great Panther Silver posted a third-quarter profit and reported record revenue for the period, as surging metals prices offset a small decline in production. The company, which produces silver, gold and some base metals from two...

PanAust approves $110m to raise output at Laos mine

The board of ASX-listed PanAust on Wednesday approved a $110-million investment to increase ore processing and metal recoveries at the Phu Kham copper/gold mine, in Laos. The miner said in a statement that the investment would deliver an increase...