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Shanta discovers promising mineralisation around New Luika, Singida mines
Aim-listed Shanta Gold has discovered various gold intercepts on the Jamhuri Main, Bauhinia Creek and Elizabeth Hill deposits around its New Luika mine, in Tanzania. Shanta is aiming to convert...
Sibanye appoints global energy leader as nonexec director
JSE- and NYSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has appointed Philippe Boisseau independent nonexecutive director, effective April 8. He brings to the board more than 25 years of...
Sodiam to host online rough diamond tender on April 19
Angolan national diamond trading company Sodiam will host an online rough diamond tender in collaboration with Trans Atlantic Gem Sales on April 19. Viewings will take place between April 11 and...
Emmerson to raise funds to advance Khemisset technology, EIA
Potash developer Emmerson has entered into a subscription agreement with Global Sustainable Minerals (GSM) which will see the company gaining a 20.3% shareholding in Emmerson. GSM will have the...
Petra on track to deliver significant cost savings, mulls retrenchments
After entering into a sales process for the Koffiefontein diamond mine, in South Africa’s Free State province, London-listed Petra Diamonds is on track to deliver $75-million of cash savings in the...
Sibanye’s post-mining agri initiative seeks commercial farming, agribusiness partners
Nonprofit initiative Bokamoso Ba Rona has published a request for expression of interest, in seeking to partner with established commercial farmers and/or agribusinesses to spearhead Bokamoso’s...
MC Mining committee expresses frustration as Goldway extends offer period
JSE-, ASX- and Aim-listed MC Mining has advised that the offer period for a takeover offer made by Goldway Capital Investment has been extended to April 19. The offer would have initially lapsed...
RMB facilitates project financing for Seriti Green’s first wind farm in Mpumalanga
Mining and energy company Seriti Resources’ subsidiary Seriti Green has signed a long-term project financing agreement with Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) as co-mandated lead arranger to enable the...
Shareholders approve Saturn Resources’ takeover of Shanta Gold
Gold miner Shanta Gold has confirmed that the requisite majority of voting scheme shareholders have voted in favour of a takeover by Tanzania-based Saturn Resources, or Bidco, which is a newly...
Murray & Roberts Cementation raises the bar on mechanised mine training
Mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation on March 14 hosted a media tour of the mock-up mine and training facilities at its Bentley Park Training Academy, in Carletonville. The site is...
Xtract to explore Silverking copper mine, surroundings in JV with Cooperlemon
Aim-listed Xtract Resources has entered into an option and joint venture (JV) agreement with Oval Mining, which is in cooperation with Cooperlemon Consultancy, to earn an up to 70% interest in the...
Tshiamiso Trust reaches R1.5bn payout milestone
The Tshiamiso Trust, which was established to disburse compensation funds to mineworkers who contracted silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) while employed by certain companies in South Africa’s gold...
Barminco bags A$393m contract at Regis’ Duketon
Mining services firm Barminco has been awarded a A$393-million, three-year contract at Regis Resources’ Duketon operations, in the Goldfields region of Western Australia, ASX-listed Perenti...
Crisis of confidence exacerbates sub-Saharan Africa’s funding squeeze
Various shocks have resulted in commodity price pressure and fiscal constraints globally, but sub-Saharan African countries, in particular, have been experiencing a “funding squeeze” as a result of...
Output upped at Namibia tin, tantalum and lithium mine
Aim-listed Andrada Mining has started implementing an ore sorting circuit at the Uis mine, in Namibia, to increase tin concentrate production from 1 500 t/y to 2 600 t/y. This is expected to...
Bell posts 66% rise in full-year profit
JSE-listed heavy machinery manufacturer Bell Equipment has posted a 66% increase in profit for the year ended December 31, 2023, to R793-million. Following unprecedented global demand for equipment...
Pensana hosts investors, govt representatives at its Longonjo mine
In preparation for building one of the world’s largest and highest-grade magnet metal rare earth mines later this year, London-listed Pensana has hosted key stakeholders on site at its Longonjo...
Kore expects EPC finalisation in Q2, following which financing will ensue
Congo-Brazzaville-focused miner Kore Potash has advised that the condition for conversion of five convertible loan notes (CLN) totalling $530 000 has been met, and, accordingly, these will now be...
Experts propose private solutions to better capacitate municipalities for effective water management
As South Africa starts to experience more extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts and high-energy storms, the sustainability of public water systems becomes crucial; however, municipal...
Kazera readies for production of heavy mineral sands, diamonds
Aim-listed Kazera Global has been using funds from the ongoing sale of African Tantalum (Aftan) to put in place plant, staff and equipment at the Whale Head and Deep Blue projects, in South Africa,...
Endeavour assures shareholders of its internal controls, posts lower earnings
London- and Toronto-listed Endeavour Mining has assured shareholders that the board’s audit committee has determined that there are no material weaknesses in the group’s internal controls over...
Salungano expects to widen headline loss to at least 50.6c
After having multiple subsidiaries experience financial difficulty in recent years, with some having entered into business rescue in recent months, JSE-listed Salungano Group expects to report a...
Enviro groups approach High Court over TotalEnergies Cape coast drilling plans
Environmental organisations The Green Connection (TGC) and Natural Justice have submitted an application in the High Court against the environmental authorisation granted to TotalEnergies...
Gemfields generates healthy revenue from latest auction, posts lower headline earnings for 2023
Aim- and JSE-listed gemstones miner Gemfields has generated total auction revenue of $17-million for a rough emeralds auction held between March 5 and 22. The company offered 43 lots for sale, of...
Wesizwe to post narrowed losses
JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum expects to report a 76% to 86% year-on-year narrowing in its loss a share to between 1.14c and 1.96c for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared with a loss a share...
OreCorp recommends shareholders accept amended Perseus offer
ASX-listed OreCorp has recommended to shareholders that they accept an amended offer made by ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining to buy out all shares it does not own in the company for A$0.575...
Askari raises A$1.6m for lithium, uranium developments
ASX-listed Askari Metals has successfully raised A$1.6-million through a share placement. Tranche 1 of the placement is made up of 18.1-million shares, while Tranche 2, which is subject to...
Debswana builds skills pipeline ahead of expanded operations at Jwaneng
In preparation for Debswana’s upcoming Jwaneng underground project, in Botswana, the company has been fostering local talent and enhancing skills development by recruiting graduate learners in...
Predictive says Bankan PFS to be published in April
ASX-listed Predictive Discovery has informed shareholders that a prefeasibility study on the Bankan gold project, in Guinea, will be published in mid-April, which is later than the initially...
Lucapa recovers 203 ct diamond in Angola
ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 203 ct type IIa diamond at its 40%-owned Lulo Alluvial operations, in Angola. The diamond is the fifth-largest diamond to be recovered from Lulo...
Glencore bids Coates farewell, appoints Wallington nonexec director
Global miner Glencore has announced the retirement of board member Peter Coates effective May 29, after a 30-year association with Glencore. He joined the Glencore board in 2011 and has served as...
Cadence to revise Amapá mine plan after successful optimisation study
Aim-listed Cadence Minerals has completed a capital expenditure optimisation programme at the Amapá iron-ore project, in Brazil, identifying significant savings in processing plant recommissioning,...
Largo’s net loss widens to $32m, but incoming ilmenite output shows promise
Canada-headquartered vanadium miner Largo says its financial results continued to be adversely affected by lower vanadium prices in the year ended December 31, particularly a 22% year-on-year...
Unprecedented crime levels threaten mining’s sustainability
Amid South Africa’s ticking of all the boxes for a fertile environment for organised crime – economic inequality, rampant crime, widespread government corruption and poorly performing State organs...
Unprecedented crime levels threaten mining’s sustainability
Amid South Africa’s ticking of all the boxes for a fertile environment for organised crime – economic inequality, rampant crime, widespread government corruption and poorly performing State organs...
Sibanye appoints veteran Cochran to oversee uranium developments
Diversified miner Sibanye-Stillwater has appointed Greg Cochran executive VP of uranium, effective June 1. He will be responsible for developing and driving strategies to realise and optimise the...
Perseus increases takeover offer price of OreCorp to A$0.575
ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining has increased its off-market takeover offer price to acquire OreCorp to A$0.575 a share, provided that OreCorp recommends that shareholders accept the offer....
Glencore sets 25% emissions reduction target in new climate plan
Global miner Glencore confirms in its latest Climate Action Transition Plan (CATP) for 2024 to 2026, published on March 20, that it is on track to achieve its emission reduction targets of 15% by...
Kenmare profit dips on back of weaker market, operational challenges
London-listed titanium and zircon producer Kenmare Resources reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of $220-million for 2023, a 26% decrease on the Ebitda...
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