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Image of malachite from the Haib copper project
Haib copper project, Namibia – updated
1st September 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Deep-South Resources has announced a private placement of 30-million units at C$0.065 apiece for gross proceeds of up to C$2-million, the proceeds of which will advance the Haib copper project. 


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On-The-Air (25/08/2023)
25th August 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer discusses Thungela’s tree planting, renewables, rail 


Location map of the Salares Norte project
Salares Norte gold project, Chile – update
25th August 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

First production is expected in the fourth quarter of this year. 


Railway infrastructure
Transnet revamps security as crime hobbles trains
23rd August 2023 By: Bloomberg

State-owned rail network operator Transnet has hired five private security companies in an effort to reduce chronic theft and vandalism of trains that disrupt its operations. Transnet said it was... 


Western Milling Nevada project expected to face regulatory approval delays
22nd August 2023 By: Darren Parker

Exploration company Great Western Mining and its partner Muletown Enterprizes, which are constructing a gold and silver mill at Sodaville, close to Mina in Mineral county, Nevada, are expecting... 


No new Novelis deals to buy Russian aluminium since Ukraine war
22nd August 2023 By: Reuters

Novelis is still buying some aluminium from Rusal under contracts agreed before Russia invaded Ukraine, but since the war started last year it has shunned new deals with the Russian firm, the... 


Malachite at the Haib project
Haib copper project, Namibia – update
18th August 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

South African technical consultancy the MSA Group has been reappointed to produce an updated NI43-101-compliant mineral resource estimate for the Haib copper project. 


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Magino gold project, Canada – update
18th August 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The ramp-up of the project is under way. 


The yellow Yale lift truck range lined up on a white background
SA distributor announced
18th August 2023

Materials handling solutions provider Barloworld BayWa (BHBW) has introduced Yale lift trucks to the South African market following its appointment by lift trucks and aftermarket parts manufacturer... 


CRIME & CONGESTION: The collapse of South Africa’s freight rail service has resulted in serious traffic congestion in Komatipoort, a town on South Africa’s border with Mozambique. Every day about 1000 trucks carrying coal and other commodities are picking up the slack left by declining volumes on key rail corridors. Bloomberg reports that there are fears that this number could rise to 3 000 trucks a day by the end of 2024 unless there is a drastic turnaround in the performance of rail. Photograph: Bloomberg
CRIME & CONGESTION
18th August 2023

The collapse of South Africa’s freight rail service has resulted in serious traffic congestion in Komatipoort, a town on South Africa’s border with Mozambique. Every day about 1 000 trucks carrying... 


Transnet Portia Derby
Transnet CEO fears major job losses in trucking industry after road demand fades
17th August 2023 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s surge in trucking that’s emerged largely due to higher coal prices and train bottlenecks may lead to catastrophic job losses in the road transport sector when factors ease, according... 


Emission-free hydrogen taxis taking Berlin by storm.
Platinum-enabled hydrogen fuel cell taxis pass million kilo zero emission mark
17th August 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum-enabled hydrogen fuel cell technology is taking the pollution out of the city of Berlin, as it may in time also do in Johannesburg given the local projects that are under way. By hailing a... 


A map showing the location of the Lobito corridor
Ivanhoe's Kamoa Copper subsidiary signs MoU to start copper exports through Lobito corridor
16th August 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines' Kamoa Copper subsidiary has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lobito Atlantic International for the transportation of copper concentrate produced at the... 


The Cote project leach tanks in July 2023
Côté provides strong foundation for Iamgold to grow in Canada
11th August 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

The Côté gold project, in Ontario, has made “remarkable progress” with activities now transitioning from bulk construction to finishing activities and operational readiness, ahead of first... 


Sarana Riggs
Uranium hunters in US West face partial ban, pollution concerns
10th August 2023 By: Bloomberg

Five weeks before President Joe Biden announced a historic new ban on new uranium mining around the Grand Canyon, Sarana Riggs approached the barbed-wire fence surrounding an inactive mine in an... 


Weighbridge at Contango's Muchesu mine
Weighbridge successfully installed at Contango’s Zim coal project
8th August 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Contango Holdings has completed the installation of a weighbridge at its Muchesu coal project, in Zimbabwe, enabling trucks to collect coal from the mine and meet the necessary... 


Gold Fields to expand renewables in WA
7th August 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Gold miner Gold Fields is looking to further invest in renewable energy generation at its Western Australian operations. Speaking on the sidelines of the Diggers & Dealers conference, Gold Fields... 


The above image depicts the SurfCleaner provided two SCO 1000 hybrid skimmer oil-water separators for use in an underground wash bay at a large iron-ore mine
Nature-inspired oil-water separator employed underground
4th August 2023

Water treatment specialist SurfCleaner has supplied its specialist water treatment technology to a large underground iron-ore mine, to treat water used in an underground wash bay. SurfCleaner... 


inDrive launches ‘name your price’ freight service in SA
4th August 2023 By: Irma Venter

California-based mobility and urban services platform inDrive has launched a name-your-price freight service in South Africa, targeting small businesses and individuals. InDrive is already active... 


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Quellaveco mine, Peru
4th August 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A copper mine in Moquegua region, Peru. 


Image of malachite from the Haib copper project
Haib copper project, Namibia – update
4th August 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Deep-South Resources has announced the third batch of assay results from the drilling programme at its Haib copper project. 


Image of periodic table symbol for lithium
North American Lithium project, Canada – update
4th August 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Sayona Mining has delivered its first shipment of about 20 500 t of spodumene concentrate. 


A queue of trucks transporting coal
Global demand for coal is bringing mayhem to South African towns
1st August 2023 By: Bloomberg

An often impenetrable logjam of trucks laden with coal at South Africa’s crossing with Mozambique has brought chaos to a sleepy border town. Elephants escaping from the nearby Kruger National Park... 


JC JONKER 
Artificial intelligence is a big driver of global restructuring in terms of addressing shortages of critical skills, especially in the automotive industry
Distributor drives future solutions in automotive industry
28th July 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

Plastics machinery and ancillary equipment provider GreenTech Plastics Machinery says its injection-moulding machines can now incorporate recyclable materials when manufacturing various parts and... 


Ariel view of the expanded Sumitomo Rubber South Africa Ladysmith factory
Tyre manufacturer to boost local production with investment
28th July 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

A proposed new investment drive by tyre manufacturer and distributor Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA) – a division of Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) – will enable SRSA to undertake a series of... 


STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
ISO-Reliability laments the casual approach to fuel cleanliness and handling
Cleaner fuel crucial – specialists
28th July 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

International Organisation for Standardisation- (ISO-) compliant tribology and lubrication specialist and supplier ISO-Reliability Partners is unlocking the hidden and lost value in business... 


Image of iron ore
Hamersley Iron, Australia
28th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

An iron-ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. 


Global electric vehicle sales to soar to 22m in 2025 as adoption gathers momentum
28th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is set to soar in the coming years, with more than 100-million passenger EVs expected on the roads by 2026, and more than 700-million by 2040. This is a significant... 


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South Africans must work together to keep the markets we have
28th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

My ears pricked up during last week’s discussion on the hydrogen economy when the event's keynote speaker said South Africa dare not lose the market share that platinum group metals have in the... 


Location map of Estelle gold project location
Estelle gold project, US
28th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A Phase 2 scoping study has confirmed that an initial gold mining and processing operation presents a technically and commercially viable development opportunity. 


Image of the Ventia diamond mine
Venetia Underground Project, South Africa – update
28th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

De Beers Group has delivered first production from the underground operations at the Venetia mine. 


FFI makes US hydrogen investment
24th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has announced a $24-million investment to acquire the Phoenix Hydrogen Hub (PHH), marking its first major investment in the US following the... 


Hino SA appoints new VP, expects a healthy 2023 truck market
21st July 2023 By: Irma Venter

Anton Falck has been appointed as the new VP of Hino South Africa (SA). Falck takes his first step into the world of trucking as he replaces Ernie Trautmann, who has retired.  


Mining equipment on mine
Barrambie titanium/vanadium project, Australia
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Neometals has concluded a prefeasibility study update for the production of direct shipping ore and mixed gravity concentrate from the Barrambie project, with ilmenite the primary product to be... 


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Bidaminna mineral sands project, Australia
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The project prefeasibility study proposes a dredge mining operation, as the deposit is located below the water table. 


Processing plant at the Karowe mine
Karowe underground project, Botswana – update
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Lucara Diamond Corp has delayed the completion of the project by a year and a half. 


Image of uranium ore
Muntanga uranium project, Zambia – update
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

GoviEx Uranium has announced an updated mineral resource estimate for Muntanga project. 


Two Rivers platinum group metals operation.
Big platinum group metals pull in return for small fuel cell car market push
20th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

If fuel cell electric vehicles can capture 10% of the global car market, demand will be created for five-million to six-million ounces of incremental platinum group metals (PGMs) a year, this... 


Image shows BHP's Escondida operation
BHP finishes the year strongly
20th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified major BHP has reported record production at some of its assets during the full year ended June. The miner on Thursday reported annual production records at its Western Australian... 


Anglo American Platinum Projects and Environment Executive Head Prakashim Moodliar.
South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for platinum
19th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for its ‘incredible’ platinum group metals (PGM) endowment, the Hydrogen Economy Discussion heard on Wednesday. Anglo American Platinum projects... 


It’s carmakers against miners in battle over China-funded metals
19th July 2023 By: Bloomberg

US policymakers, eager to foster the country’s own electric-car supply chain, mostly agree Chinese raw materials shouldn’t play a prominent role in tomorrow’s American-made EVs. But what about... 


Countrywide to directly supply hydrogen to the market
17th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Hydrogen developer Countrywide Hydrogen has unveiled plans to supply hydrogen directly to customers through its own branded refuelling stations, rather than using third-party resellers. The... 


Image shows rail lines
Rail link between Greenbushes and Bunbury on the cards
14th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Western Australian government and lithium miner Talison Lithium would each contribute A$3.3-million towards investigating the recommissioning of the Greenbushes to Bunbury railway line. The... 


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