DRDGOLD appoints Andrew Brady as nonexec director

Gold miner DRDGOLD has appointed Andrew Brady as independent nonexecutive director, with effect from December 1. He will succeed Jean Nel, who resigned from the board with effect from November 27. 

Amaroq completes first gold pour at Nalunaq mine, Greenland

Aim- and TSX-V-listed Amaroq Minerals has completed the first gold pour at its flagship Nalunaq gold mine, in Greenland. The pour took place on Wednesday, following the approval of Phase 1... 

M&R appoints interim chairperson as Kana steps down

JSE-listed Murray & Roberts (M&R) says chairperson Suresh Kana and director Jesmane Boggenpoel have resigned from the board with effect from November 30 and November 15, respectively. Clifford... 

NevGold achieves permitting milestone at Limo Butte

US-focused exploration and development company NevGold has secured a permitting milestone with the approval of its plan of operations for the Limousine Butte project by the Bureau of Land... 

Urano picks up advanced uranium properties in Utah, Colorado

CSE-listed Urano Energy has announced purchase agreements to acquire mineral claims and mining leases located in Utah and Colorado, covering various properties that are prospective for uranium... 

Denison forms exploration JVs with Cosa Resources

Canadian firm Denison Mines on Wednesday announced an agreement with Cosa Resources to form three uranium exploration joint ventures (JVs) in the eastern portion of the Athabasca basin of... 

PTM, Saudi Arabian company advance cooperation on proposed PGM smelter

TSX- and NYSE American-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabian company Ajlan & Bros Company and the Ministry of Investment of Saudi... 

Talon appoints Kicis as new president

TSX-listed Talon, which is in a joint venture with Rio Tinto on the Tamarack nickel/copper/cobalt project in central Minnesota, has promoted Mike Kicis to the position of president on January 1.... 

New online portal to streamline WA mining approvals

The Western Australian government on Wednesday launched a new digital initiative that will centralise information and improve the efficiency of resource environmental applications. Administered by... 

China eyes alternatives as seaborne coal imports lose market share

China, the world's largest importer of coal, has seen a sharp decline in the share of coal it imports by sea. According to a new report from Oceanbolt, a commodity market intelligence provider of... 

Toubani appoints adviser for Kobada gold project financing

Toubani Resources, an Africa-focused gold developer, has appointed Endeavour Financial as its financial adviser for the development of the Kobada gold project in Mali. This strategic appointment... 

Macro Metals partners with Indigenous group in JV for mining services

ASX-listed Macro Metals has entered into a joint venture (JV) with 100% Indigenous-owned company Nyapiri Holdings, establishing Nyapiri Macro Mining. The partnership is set to provide a full suite... 

NMR fast-tracks restart of Qld gold projects

ASX-listed Native Mineral Resources (NMR) is accelerating its efforts to restart gold production at its newly acquired project near Charters Towers in Queensland. Earlier this month, NMR entered... 

Leviathan to acquire project in Bosnia

TSX-V-listed Leviathan Gold has announced the execution of a share exchange agreement with LS Lithium, soon to be renamed Foca Metals Corp (FMC), to acquire 100% of FMC’s issued shares and, in... 

Strategic secures iron-ore supply deal, $150m facility with Javelin

Montreal-headquartered Strategic Resources has signed definitive agency agreements with commodities trader Javelin Global to procure four-million tonnes of direct reduction (DR) grade iron-ore... 

Denison inches closer to building Canada’s next new uranium mine

Toronto-listed Denison Mines has submitted the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Wheeler River uranium project with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). The submission... 

Qld exploration set for growth with policy certainty

Queensland’s exploration sector is set to unlock new opportunities and generate further economic benefits for the state, according to the Queensland Exploration Council’s (QEC) 2024 Exploration... 

Spartan receives regulatory green light for Dalgaranga gold project

ASX-listed Spartan Resources has taken a step forward in the development of its Dalgaranga gold project, in Western Australia, announcing on Monday that it had secured all the necessary regulatory... 

Cyprium makes A$9m from sale of surplus generators

Copper company Cyprium Metals will sell surplus generators from the Nifty mine to a USP&E North America for $6.05-million, or A$9.3-million. The company has already received confirmation of a... 

True North raises cash for new exploration vision

Australian copper company True North has successfully raised A$50.3-million as part of a broader recapitalisation to extinguish debt and fund a revised exploration strategy. The capital raise, at... 

Barrick’s Bristow calls Fourmile ‘world-class’ as mineral resources soar

NYSE- and TSX-listed Barrick Gold has announced a 192% increase in the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its wholly-owned Fourmile project, with CEO Mark Bristow hailing the asset as “truly... 

Artemis in final stages of Blackwater commissioning

The Blackwater gold mine, in central British Columbia, is in the final stages of construction and commissioning, with the first gold pour scheduled before the end of the year. In a project update... 

Senex Energy officially opens Atlas gas field expansion

Australian energy company Senex Energy has announced that first gas is set to flow from its A$1-billion Atlas natural gas field expansion, following the official opening of its Surat Basin facility... 

Sungrow powers Australia's biggest offgrid hybrid renewable energy system at Kathleen Valley

Photovoltaic (PV) inverter and energy storage systems company Sungrow has highlighted its role in the development of Australia's largest offgrid hybrid renewable energy system at the Kathleen... 

Qld resources sector delivers record A$120.2bn economic contribution

The resources sector in Queensland has achieved a record economic contribution of A$120.2-billion for the 2023/24 financial year, according to the latest Queensland Resources Council (QRC)... 

Solaris appoints new CEO as it prepares to exit Canada

TSX- and NYSE-listed Solaris Resources has announced it will complete its exit from Canada by the end of 2024, with its headquarters relocating to Zug, Switzerland, effective January 1, 2025. The... 

Deon de Villiers

This week we profile Deon de Villiers, MD of Strata Logistics, a bespoke logistics and line-haul solutions provider serving all major centres in South Africa 

Tshisekedi officially reopens Ivanhoe's Kipushi mine

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi this week officially reopened the ultrahigh-grade Kipushi zinc/copper/lead/germanium mine, which is a joint venture (JV) between... 

Peninsula Energy appoints COO

Uranium company Peninsula Energy has appointed Frederic Guerin as COO and senior VP of geology. Guerin will start his new role on November 25 at an important time for Peninsula, as the company... 

Lucapa CEO resigns owing to health reasons

Australia-listed Lucapa Diamond Company announced on Thursday that Nick Selby had resigned as MD and CEO, citing health issues. His departure is effective immediately. 

Montero secures $27m settlement in Tanzania rare earths dispute

Canada-listed Montero Mining and Exploration has reached a resolution in its long-running dispute with Tanzania over the expropriation of the Wigu Hill rare earth element (REE) project, confirming... 

Nuclear Fuels raises nearly C$14m to advance US projects

Uranium exploration company Nuclear Fuels has closed a private placement of 25-million units, raising C$13.9-million to advance its uranium projects in the US. As part of the offering,... 

Resolute CEO, two other employees leave Mali after release from detention

ASX- and LSE-listed Resolute Mining has confirmed that its CEO Terence Holohan and two other employees have left Mali after finally being released from detention. "All three employees are safe and... 

Tungsten acquires all assets of Mt Mulgine project

ASX-listed Tungsten Mining has conditionally agreed to acquire the assets of the Mt Mulgine project, in Western Australia, from Minjar Gold. The acquisition gives the company rights to explore,... 

WHM granted environmental authorisation for Perdevlei concession

South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has granted Whale Head Minerals (WHM), a subsidiary of Aim-listed investment company Kazera Global, an environmental authorisation... 

AngloGold, Centamin merger passes another hurdle

Gold miners Centamin and AngloGold Ashanti have reported that the Jersey Court has sanctioned the scheme of arrangement between the two parties that will result in AngloGold acquiring all of... 

NexGen reaches permitting milestone for Canadian uranium project

Canadian uranium developer NexGen Energy on Tuesday announced a significant milestone in the federal environmental assessment (EA) for its Rook I project on the Patterson Lake peninsula in the... 

Troilus advances project financing with LoIs from European export credit agencies

Toronto-listed Troilus Gold is making progress with its project financing strategy, announcing two letters of intent (LoI) from leading European export credit agencies. Finnvera, the export credit... 

Electra secures 10-year exploration permit for Idaho copper/cobalt properties

Nasdaq- and TSX-V-listed Electra Battery Materials has secured a ten-year exploration permit for its Idaho copper and cobalt properties, including its Iron Creek project, in the Idaho Cobalt Belt,... 

Aurora turns its focus to Australia as it options Oregon project

Australia’s Aurora Energy Metals is shifting its focus to a local jurisdiction with an option agreement to put its namesake project in Oregon into a US domiciled company, while broadening its asset...