Xstrata approves A$246m Queensland zinc project

Diversified miner Xstrata has given the green light for the A$246-million development of the Lady Loretta zinc/lead/silver project, in Queensland, the company announced on Tuesday. Work would start immediately to develop the decline and...

Aquarius Platinum targets 530 000 oz in FY2011

Midtier platinum-miner Aquarius Platinum, which swung from a loss to a net profit of $27,8-million in the 2010 financial year, plans to increase its attributable platinum-group metals (PGMs) output by 25% to 530 000 oz in the 2011 financial year....

Everest platinum mine re-establishment project, South Africa

The development of one north decline and one south decline was identified as the most expedient and capital-efficient means to restart operations.

Aquarius CEO sees more activity in PGMs market

Midtier platinum-miner Aquarius Platinum was seeing more activity and interest in the platinum-group metals (PGMs) market, with prices showing some improvement, CEO Stuart Murray said on Wednesday. Speaking during a conference call regarding the...

Aquarius earmarks R250m to reopen Everest mine

Mid-tier platinum-miner Aquarius would spend R250-million to prepare for reopening of its Everest mine, in South Africa, which was closed in December, the company reported on Tuesday. In the first phase, Everest would spend R77-million to do a...

Project management company undertakes its largest project at Two Rivers

Process plant design and mining project management specialist Dowding Reynard & Associates (DRA) was directly responsible for the design, installation and commissioning of the two-stage milling-floatation platinum group metals concentrator and...

Great Basin buys remaining shares in Nevada gold-silver project

TSX- and JSE-listed junior gold miner Great Basin Gold (GBG) announced on Thursday that it had purchased Hecla Mining Company's 50% earn-in rights in the Hollister Development Block (HDB) project in Nevada for $60 million, or R47-million.

Engineering company oversees R1,6-billion platinum-mine project

Engineering company Dowding, Reynard & Associates (DRA), which specialises in project management and process plant design, has been appointed as the managing contractor for the ?Two Rivers Project on the Eastern Platinum Limb, near Lydenburg.

Managing contractor reports good progress

Appointed as managing contractor for the joint-venture Two Rivers Platinum project near Lydenburg, Dowding Reynard & Associates (DRA) is working hands-on to successfully complete its involvement with the project, which, by the end of October, was...