Oskar Steffen travels world as specialist

SRK co-founder Dr Oskar Steffen travels the world as a specialist. At one stage he did so with such frequency that it was said of him that, “if it was Tuesday, Oskar was in Australia, and if it was Wednesday, he was in Chile”. Mining Weekly...

Strengthening global brand at mining conference

Multidisciplinary services provider SRK says this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, will serve as a basis to strengthen the company’s global brand

SRK report confirms viable restart of Mwana’s Trojan mine

Mwana Africa said on Tuesday that consultancy firm SRK had completed a competent person's report that confirmed the viability of the restart of its operations at the Trojan mine in Zimbabwe. The report would also enable Mwana's majority-owned...

Some of the latest gold-mining projects in progress

Gold-mining and exploration company Randgold Resources has undertaken a contract for the Gara underground gold mine, in Loulo, Mali, to design a vehicle decline for men, machinery and materials, as well as a conveyor decline, which will transport...

Marenica announces 85Mlb uranium resource in Namibia

ASX-listed uranium company Marenica Energy on Monday announced a 120% resource upgrade to 85-million pounds for its 80%-owned Marenica uranium project in Namibia. Marenica Energy CEO John Young said that the company was pleased with the 2010...

Near-surface uranium zone discovered 
in Botswana

Australian mining company A-Cap Resources reports that owing to its ongoing exploration at the Letlhakane Uranium project, located south of the Makgadigadi pan in Botswana, the company has discovered a new zone of near surface secondary uranium...

SRK sets up shop in Argentina

The Argentinean mining industry, although small compared with South Africa, Australia and Chile, has huge potential.

African Eagle to start Dutwa feasibility study after positive scoping report

A scoping study at Aim- and JSE-listed African Eagle Resources’ flagship Dutwa nickel laterite project, in Tanzania, “fully justifies” further feasibility studies, the company reported on Wednesday. The Africa-focused explorer’s MD, Mark...

Niger intersects shallow uranium mineralisation at SA project

Uranium project developer Niger Uranium on Monday reported that initial results from its sonic core drilling at the Henkries Central part of the Henkries project, in South Africa, has confirmed the presence of uranium mineralisation at shallow...

Meeting clarifies role of consulting engineers

Consulting company SRK Consulting recently gathered global experts from within SRK, and convened in Lulea, Sweden, to set more detailed standards for all levels of concept, prefeasibility and feasibility of its engineering studies.

Study shows Dominion will be low cost uranium producer

Swift-moving uranium miner sxr Uranium One has completed its feasibility study on the first phase of its Dominion project in the North West province, which indicates that it has sufficient reserves to produce an average of 3,8-million pounds of...

Marikana team seeks to raise game and confront big operational challenges

Marikana Mine, the second of Aquarius’ operating mines in, has not been an easy operation from the outset.