Restructured Metorex upbeat about copper prospects, lifts output

JSE-listed Metorex on Tuesday reported a significant increase in its copper and cobalt output, boosted by the production build-up at its Ruashi mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and higher copper grades at the Chibuluma operation in...

Metorex boosts copper, cobalt output

JSE-listed diversified-miner Metorex’s copper and cobalt production had increased by more 18% for the quarter ended September, CEO Terence Goodlace reported on Wednesday. The company, which owns the Ruashi mine in the Democratic Republic of...

Spain’s Minersa to become main shareholder in SA hydrofluoric acid venture

Spanish fluorspar producer Minersa would replace Tunisian aluminium fluoride maker ICF as the major shareholder and technology partner of Alfluorco, a South African hydrofluoric acid and aluminium fluoride joint venture, diversified-miner Metorex...

Alfluorco at EIA stage with R500m Richards Bay hydrofluoric acid plant

Look out for the name Alfluorco. This new two-country parastatal-linked company is poised for a sizeable investment, probably in Richards Bay.

Enviro study under way for R500m HF plant

An environmental-impact assessment was under way for the proposed R500-million hydrofluoric acid (HF) project, earmarked for Richards Bay, Vergenoeg fluorspar mine GM Dennis Cooke told Mining Weekly Online on Tuesday.

Metorex advances study into further DRC project phase

South African diversified miner Metorex today said that phase one of its Democratic Republic of Congo project, Ruashi, was already 70% complete, and that work was advancing on a possible phase-two project.

Fluorspar: Unglamorous, but useful

Fluorspar may not be the most glamorous mineral produced in South Africa, but it is nevertheless a most useful product, mined profitably in this country.