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Pictured is FLSmidth’s Ghana office GM, Joseph Appiah-Kubi
Ghana subsidiary drives efficiency, sustainability for customers
8th April 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Multinational engineering company FLSmidth continues to drive efficiency across the West African mining sector through the value-engineering approach of its Ghana-based subsidiary, with the company... 


Hot Chili adds to Costa Fuego resource
1st April 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Copper developer Hot Chili has reported a 67% increase in the total indicated resource at its Costa Fuego copper-gold hub in Chile. The company this week reported that the indicated resource... 


Skeena expands Golden Triangle landholding as Newmont buys land for Tahltan Nation, Iskut community
Skeena expands Golden Triangle landholding as Newmont buys land for Tahltan Nation, Iskut community
31st March 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian junior Skeena Resources on Wednesday announced a binding agreement to buy British Columbia-based QuestEx Gold and Copper, which will add about 74 000 ha to the company’s landholding in the... 


Contango's Zimbabwe coal project starts production
30th March 2022 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Production has started at London-listed natural resource development company Contango Holdings' Lubu coking coal project, in Zimbabwe. Production is under way on Block 2, which was selected given... 


Cannon underground a viable option for Horizon
29th March 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A pre-feasibility study (PFS) into the Cannon underground gold project, in Western Australia, has demonstrated positive economic results for owner Horizon Minerals. The ASX-listed company on... 


Canadian junior buys Namibian prospecting licences
25th March 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian junior Monterey Minerals has signed definitive agreements for the acquisition of seven exclusive prospecting licences from a group of private prospectors in Namibia. The acquisition of... 


Island Gold gold ingot
Island Gold mine Phase 3 expansion, Canada – update
25th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Alamos Gold has been approved to ramp up construction activities on the Island Gold Phase 3 expansion. 


China faces challenges supplying Russia with alumina - analysts
24th March 2022 By: Reuters

Russia might look to its giant neighbour to replace Australian alumina supplies cut off by sanctions, but Chinese aluminium smelters need all the feedstock they can get and may be worried about... 


Qld invests in Kogan hydrogen plant
22nd March 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Queensland government on Tuesday announced that it would provide A$28.9-million in funding towards a renewable hydrogen demonstration plant and refuelling facilities on the Western Downs as... 


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Microtunnelling used to build pipeline
18th March 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

The Farm 694 bulk civil engineering services project will, once completed, be the longest and largest diameter pipeline project constructed using microtunnelling in South Africa, says WSP in Africa... 


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Alamos cleared for Island Gold expansion construction ramp up
17th March 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian miner Alamos Gold has been given the greenlight to ramp up construction activities on the Island Gold Phase 3 expansion, including the pre-sink of the shaft which will begin by mid-year.... 


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Kinross makes strategic investment in Nevada-focused Allegiant
14th March 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

US-focused exploration company Allegiant Gold on Monday announced a C$4-million strategic investment by Kinross Gold, which would accelerate exploration and development activities at the Eastside... 


Oriole further defines CLP prospects with promising soil sampling results
14th March 2022 By: Donna Slater

Aim-listed West Africa-focussed explorer Oriole Resources, through its 90%-owned Cameroonian subsidiary Oriole Cameroon, has found, through analysing 4 785 samples, grades of up to 838 parts per... 


Aerial view of the Kamoa-Kakula mine
Kamoa-Kakula copper project, Democratic Republc of Congo – update
11th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that the Kamoa-Kakula mine produced 105 884 t of copper concentrate in 2021. 


Scatec, partners to develop large-scale green ammonia facility in Egypt
10th March 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Renewable energy producer Scatec has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), the Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE), the... 


Kamoa-Kakula’s copper output exceeds yearly guidance
8th March 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines’ 39.6%-owned Kamoa-Kakula joint venture mining complex, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, produced 105 884 t of copper concentrate in 2021, exceeding even the upwards... 


Prioritise the people aspect in PDS installation – Booyco
7th March 2022

(Showroom): As the implementation of proximity detection systems (PDS) takes centre stage at surface mining operations ahead of the yet-to-be-announced compliance deadline, leading PDS and CPS... 


US coal major Peabody diversifies into renewable energy
US coal major Peabody diversifies into renewable energy
1st March 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

US coal miner Peabody on Tuesday announced the launch of R3 Renewables, a renewable energy development company that would pursue the development of more than 3.3 GW of solar photovoltaic and 1.6 GW... 


Namibian emulsion plant opened
25th February 2022

Mines in Namibia can look forward to buying locally-manufactured, quality bulk emulsion when provider of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems Orica and Native Storage Facility... 


Report urges further LNG investment in Australia
23rd February 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A new report by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources has highlighted Australia’s comparative liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade and investment advantages out to 2050. LNG... 


Blencowe expanding its battery metals project holdings in Uganda
22nd February 2022 By: Darren Parker

London-listed mineral exploration and development company Blencowe Resources has entered into an agreement to acquire the Akelikongo nickel sulphide and copper project in Uganda from joint venture... 


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4 000 families, 5 000 pupils taking advantage of DRDGold’s self empowerment
18th February 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg has a unique history. If not for mining, there would be no city. The mines, however, did not come to the city, rather the city came to the mines. What resulted was poorly regulated... 


Bowen raises cash for Burton buy
17th February 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Bowen Coking Coal will raise A$41.5-million in a placement to sophisticated and professional investors to acquire a 90% interest in the Burton mine and Lenton project, and to partly... 


Digital water meters touted for better billing
11th February 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

The implementation of digital metering systems are the conduits for data that will lead to better billing, management and insight, opening up an opportunity for South African municipalities to... 


Laneway expands footprint in Queensland
7th February 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Junior Laneway Resources has struck a A$17-million deal to acquire the Georgetown gold project, in Queensland, some 100 km from its operating Agate Creek gold mine. Laneway on Monday announced... 


A photo of an MRS mobile pump set
Pump rental added to service offering
4th February 2022 By: Darren Parker

Mechanical seals, pumps and complementary pumps products supplier Mechanical Rotating Solutions (MRS) has added rental mobile pump sets to its core business offering. The company had its first... 


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Renewables come in at less than half of what we’re paying for energy – Anglo
3rd February 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Failure to wholeheartedly embrace the generation of renewable energy is out-and-out business folly. Anglo American and Engie made this perfectly clear on Thursday when they revealed that renewables... 


Gascoyne posts another strong quarter
28th January 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed gold miner Gascoyne Resources has reported a solid quarter of production in the three months to December from its Dalgaranga operation, in Western Australia. Gold production in the... 


Vodacom Business and Toyota extend WiFi, telematics solution to SMEs
28th January 2022 By: Irma Venter

The Web-based tool MyToyota Fleet Lite has been added to the Toyota Connect hub as part of a tripartite agreement involving Vodacom Business, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) and Netstar. “Keeping... 


Anton Lourens, CEO of Booyco Electronics
The key role of training to drive automation in Africa
28th January 2022

While South Africa’s mining sector is still unsure of exactly what future safety legislation will require in terms of proximity detection systems (PDS) or collision prevention systems (CPS), there... 


FLSmidth President for Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and South Asia Deon de Kock
FLSmidth builds African capability for tomorrow’s mines
28th January 2022

Leveraging the fast moving world of digital technology, FLSmidth is driving efficiency across the mining sector in Africa, with West Africa among the key focal areas. According to FLSmidth... 


Aurelia moving ahead with Great Cobar
27th January 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A prefeasibility study (PFS) into the Great Cobar base metal and gold deposit, in New South Wales, has estimated that the project could produce some 47 000 t of copper and 61 000 oz of gold over an... 


Oz Minerals ticks production boxes for 2021
27th January 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Copper/gold miner Oz Minerals has hit its production targets for the 2021 financial year, following a strong December quarter. The miner on Thursday revealed that 125 486 t of copper was produced... 


Strata Worldwide
Machine Digitalization with StrataHubs from Strata Worldwide
25th January 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

In November 2021, Strata Worldwide announced a strategic partnership with Nerospec SK, a technology firm with a long history of making machines and miners safer, more efficient and more productive... 


Hot Chili in talks for port access
21st January 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Copper developer Hot Chili has started port access negotiations, marking the final critical infrastructure item required for the development of the Costa Fuego copper development hub in Chile. The... 


Boost for school connectivity initiative
21st January 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Pan-African technology group Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to support the Giga initiative’s ambitions of connecting every school to... 


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Early income bonanza for funded Witwatersrand gold mining reviver
17th January 2022 By: Martin Creamer

West Wits Mining, the Australia-listed Witwatersrand gold reviver that is advancing fast on an initial A$9.5-million capital raise, is the beneficiary of an unexpected gold find that will result in... 


Booyco stays at the leading edge of PDS technology
17th January 2022

As one of the earliest pioneers in proximity detection systems (PDS) and collision prevention system (CPS), Booyco Electronics has been pushing out the technology envelope for 15 years in the... 


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Formal launch of South Africa’s first green ammonia project on Tuesday
12th January 2022 By: Martin Creamer

The formal launch of South Africa’s first green ammonia project takes place on Tuesday, against the background of the initiative having already secured an in-principle offtake agreement from a... 


First Quantum sets out vaccination policy for Zambia mines
10th January 2022 By: Schalk Burger

TSX-listed copper, gold and zinc producer First Quantum Minerals has clarified Covid-19 vaccination protocols at its Kansanshi mine, in Solwezi, and its Sentinel mine, in Kalumbila, in Zambia. It... 


FFI continues with hydrogen inroads
4th January 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) in December reached another target; producing hydrogen by using an electrolyser designed and built by the company’s in-house team. The... 


Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan
Eskom to release Mpumalanga land to catalyse investments in sub-100 MW renewables projects
15th December 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has announced that Eskom is preparing to release land in the coal-rich Mpumalanga province for sub-100 MW distributed electricity projects that can now be... 


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Exciting green ammonia export plan for Nelson Mandela Bay
15th December 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Hive Hydrogen and Built Africa – together as Hive Hydrogen – as well as Linde plc, through its wholly owned South African subsidiary Afrox, have teamed up to establish a huge green ammonia export... 


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