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As a leading energy company and key player in the South African mining industry, Astron Energy is at the forefront of the latest innovations and technology being deployed in the mining sector....
Arizona Metals appoints new CEO and chair
Explorer Arizona Metals has made key changes in its leadership team to steer the company in its next phase of growth with the development of the Kay Mine deposit. To facilitate the progression of...
Impact gears up for year-end for PFS on Lake Hope HPA project
Exploration company Impact Minerals has set its sights on completing the prefeasibility study (PFS) for its high-purity alumina (HPA) endeavour, Lake Hope, by the year’s end, said MD Mike Jones on...
Loyal Lithium raises cash for Quebec project
North America-focused, ASX-listed Loyal Lithium has reported “exceptionally strong demand” for its capital raise dedicated to exploration works at the Trieste lithium project, in James Bay,...
Diatreme’s Metallica takeover offer period extended
The new closing date for mineral sands miner Diatreme Resources’ offmarket takeover of fellow ASX-listed Metallica Minerals has been extended to June 3. Following acceptances from the two biggest...
Shirley Hayes appointed executive chairperson of Copper 360
JSE-listed Copper 360 has appointed Shirley Hayes executive chairperson. Until now, she had served as nonexecutive chairperson. The copper producer says the change to her position comes as the...
Global mining community places Western Australia on notice
The release of the yearly Fraser Institute Survey shows that Western Australia’s stranglehold as one of the most attractive jurisdictions in the world for mining, is not to be taken for granted....
Saskatchewan retains crown as Canada’s top-rated mining jurisdiction – survey
Saskatchewan has reaffirmed its status as the leading mining investment destination in Canada and among the top three globally, according to the latest findings from the Fraser Institute’s Annual...
Labyrinth retains deposit as sale of Canadian gold project falls through
ASX-listed Labyrinth Resources has announced the termination of the sale and purchase agreement for its namesake gold project in Canada. The termination comes as a result of the buyer, Gold...
Strong support for QPM’s A$19m placement
ASX-listed Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM) has successfully completed a A$0.38-a-share placement raising A$19.1-million to drive growth initiatives. The placement, QPM said on Thursday, was...
Neometals starts trading on OTCQX in US
Australia-based process technology developer Neometals has upgraded to the OTCQX market in the US, it announced on Thursday. “The US trading upgrade reflects a desire to provide additional...
GreenTech and Anax to collaborate on West Pilbara copper
Pilbara-focused GreenTech Metals and Anax Metals on Thursday unveiled a nonexclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) to assess the potential for a copper-focused base metals collaboration. The...
Sun Silver gleams on ASX debut with Nevada project
Nevada-focused Sun Silver on Wednesday listed on the ASX, following an oversubscribed A$13-million initial public offering (IPO). The company’s stock more than doubled on its first day trading on...
Alamos intersects new style of mineralisation at Young-Davidson
Canadian gold miner Alamos has intersected a new style of higher grade gold mineralisation in zones within the hanging wall of its Young-Davidson mine. These zones, located between 10 m and up...
Gold Fields to earn into Killi’s West Tanami project
Exploration junior Killi Resources has announced an option and joint venture (JV) agreement with global miner Gold Fields, which has agreed to spend up to A$13-million for an 85% interest in the...
Kinetiko thrilled with successful onshore gas-to-power demonstration in South Africa
ASX-listed Kinetiko Energy has successfully demonstrated that it can produce gas-to-power (GtP) from an onshore natural gas resource at its Amersfoort project, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The...
Tirupati schedules requisitioned general meeting for June 11
Specialist graphite producer Tirupati Graphite will, on June 11, hold a general meeting to give shareholders the opportunity to vote on a resolution brought by a group of shareholders to replace...
Future Metals secures EIS grant for Eileen Bore drilling
Exploration company Future Metals has been awarded A$180 000 under the Western Australian government’s exploration incentive scheme (EIS) to conduct drilling at the Eileen Bore prospect. Situated...
Graphite miner Lincoln joins EU trade mission
Graphite miner Lincoln Minerals CEO Jonathon Trewartha will participate in an Australia government-led trade mission to the European Union (EU) in early June. During the trade mission, Lincoln...
Hochschild hits commercial production at its first Brazil mine
Precious metals company Hochschild Mining has achieved commercial production at the Mara Rosa gold mine – its first operation in Brazil. During May, the Mara Rosa processing plant has operated at...
Buxton acquires Arizona manganese exploration project
Australia-listed Buxton Resources on Tuesday announced an agreement to acquire a manganese brownfields exploration project in Arizona, US. The Matrix manganese project, in Mohave county, is...
Glencore Coal launches Australia apprenticeship progamme
Glencore Australia has announced the opening of its 2025 apprenticeship programme for applications, inviting aspiring candidates to apply for an opportunity or skills development and hands-on...
Queensland Premier says nuclear will cost jobs
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has strongly opposed the Liberal Party’s proposition to introduce nuclear reactors in the northern regions of the state, asserting that such a move is “recipe for a...
Hastings CEO departs amid cost-cutting restructuring
Paul Brown will leave rare earths developer Hastings Technology Metals at the end of the month as the company restructured its business to reduce costs. The restructuring has resulted in a...
Power moves to establish an early niobium foothold in West Arunta
The share price of ASX-listed Power Minerals surged early 30% on Monday, following its announcement of a strategic move into the West Arunta region of Western Australia with the addition of the...
Clean Air Metals appoints new VP of exploration
Canadian exploration company Clean Air Metals has appointed Lionnel Djon as its new VP of exploration, succeeding Geoff Heggie who has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Djon has most...
Element25 expedites Butcherbird expansion activities amid manganese price rebound
ASX-listed developer Element 25 is speeding up efforts to expand its Butcherbird project, in Western Australia, seizing the opportunity presented by a resurgence in manganese ore prices. Following...
Platinum miner achieves 3m fatality-free shifts
Platinum miner Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine is pleased to announce the achievement of three-million fatality free shifts as of April 17, 2024.
De Jager to lead Surefire as next CEO
Perth-based explorer Surefire Resources has appointed Jan de Jager as CEO. De Jager has more than 25 years’ experience across operational, finance, commercial, strategy and business development...
Ardiden CEO steps down amid restructuring
Exploration company Ardiden’s Greg Romain has resigned as MD and CEO with immediate effect, the ASX-listed junior announced on Monday. CFO Tara Robson has assumed the role of interim CEO of the...
Peninsula expands Lance uranium resource estimate
ASX-listed Peninsula Energy has announced qn updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 58-million pounds of uranium oxide (U3O8) for the Lance project, in Wyoming. The updated resource estimate is...
GR Engineering bags A$71m Kathleen Valley contract
ASX-listed GR Engineering Services has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with LRL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liontown Resources, for the Kathleen Valley...
Just Energy Transition 2024: Investing in the future
Amid the global transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources, Creamer Media’s ‘Just Energy Transition 2024: Investing in the future’ report underscores the urgent need for this shift to be...
Gowans and Deranger retire from Cameco board
Canadian uranium producer Cameco has announced the election of eight board members at its annual meeting on Thursday. The board comprises Daniel Camus, Tammy Cook-Searson, Catherine Gignac, Tim...
Montage receives enviro permit for Côte d'Ivoire project
TSX-V-listed Montage Gold has received a signed Ministerial order from Côte d'Ivoire granting the environmental approvals necessary for the development of its 300 000 oz/y Koné project. In...
Manuka raises cash to bring Mt Boppy into production
Exploration and development company Manuka Resources has announced an A$8-million capital raise that it plans to use to bring the Mt Boppy gold mine into production this year. The capital will be...
Caprice ventures into West Arunta with project acquisition
Perth-based Caprice Resources on Thursday announced plans to acquire a project in the West Arunta region of Western Australia. Spanning over 1 479 km2, the Bantam project comprises four contiguous...
Standard Lithium and Equinor form US lithium partnership
TSX-V-listed Standard Lithium on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with NYSE-listed energy group Equinor to accelerate the development of lithium projects in Arkansas and Texas. In terms...
NexGen secures $250m uranium purchase deal
Canadian uranium exploration company NexGen has inked an agreement with MMCap International for the procurement of 2.7-million pounds of uranium concentrate. The deal is valued at $250-million,...
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