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Sheila Barradas

Sheila Barradas is Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor.

By Sheila Barradas

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Kayelekera uranium restart project, Malawi – update

16th August 2024

Lotus Resources has announced a restructured board and senior management team to accelerate the development of the project. 


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Prairie lithium project, Canada – update

16th August 2024

Arizona Lithium has produced battery-grade lithium carbonate from the project. 


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Valentine gold project, Canada – update

16th August 2024

The Valentine gold mine is 64% complete. 


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Windfall gold project, Canada – update

16th August 2024

The development of Windfall is well advanced.  


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Pinto Valley mine, US

16th August 2024

A copper mine in the Globe-Miami mining district in Arizona, in the US. 


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Garzweiler mine, Germany

9th August 2024

A lignite mine in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. 


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BMM iron-ore project, South Africa

9th August 2024

Vedanta Zinc International subsidiary Black Mountain Mining (BMM) plans to add a new product line, iron-ore (magnetite), to the BMM portfolio and is set to add significant financial benefits to the... 


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Steelpoortdrift vanadium project, South Africa

9th August 2024

Vanadium Resources Limited, or VR8, has chosen to modify the back end of the salt roast leach processing plant to produce 98% vanadium for the steel market and 99.5% vanadium for the vanadium flow... 


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Detour Lake underground mine, Canada

9th August 2024

An updated life-of-mine plan has updated the openpit mine production profile of Detour Lake and incorporates updated costing. 


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Jaguar nickel sulphide project, Brazil – update

9th August 2024

Centaurus Metals has announced a significant increase in the size and confidence levels of the mineral resource. 


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Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex – Democratic Republic of Congo – update

9th August 2024

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that, over the first six months of 2024, Kamoa-Kakula produced 187 015 t of copper in concentrate. 


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Kathleen Valley lithium/tantalum project, Australia – update

9th August 2024

First spodumene concentrate has been produced. 


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Kayelekera uranium restart project, Malawi – update

9th August 2024

Lotus Resources has signed a mine development agreement with the Malawi government. 


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Lance Projects – Ross and Kendrick production areas, US – update

9th August 2024

Plant construction and wellfield development activities are progressing on schedule and close to budget. 


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Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal project, South Africa – update

9th August 2024

Funding and development activities for Makhado are ongoing. 


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Minim Martrap bauxite project, Cameroon – update

9th August 2024

Canyon Resources subsidiary Camalco Cameroun has entered into a mining convention that details the agreement by which it can mine the project. 


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Mt Weld rare earths mine and concentration plant expansion, Australia – update

9th August 2024

Lynas Rare Earths has updated its Mt Weld mineral resource statement. 


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North Perth Basin mineral sands project, Australia – update

9th August 2024

Image Resources has received approval of the mining proposal – that covers the construction and operation of the Atlas project. 


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Pilgangoora Operation – P680 project expansion, Australia – update

9th August 2024

The project has been completed. 


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Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa – update

9th August 2024

First concentrate production for Phase 1 is planned for the third quarter of 2024. 


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Segele gold project, Ethiopia – update

9th August 2024

First gold has been produced. 


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Trident gold project, Australia

2nd August 2024

Catalyst Metals plans to make a small openpit at the Trident deposit the basis of its new development strategy. 


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Sand King underground gold project, Australia

2nd August 2024

The Sand King portal is due to be cut in the September 2024 quarter. 


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Boorara gold project – Stage 1, Australia – update

2nd August 2024

Horizon Minerals has confirmed that it will imminently start with preproduction works. 


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Enterprise nickel project, Zambia – update

2nd August 2024

Commercial production has been declared. 


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Kal East gold project, Australia – update

2nd August 2024

First ore has been mined at the Myhree/Boundary openpit.  


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Kansanshi mine – S3 expansion project, Zambia – update

2nd August 2024

First Quantum Minerals has reported that it will focus on completing the S3 plant construction during the first half of 2025 and ore processing immediately thereafter. 


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Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi – update

2nd August 2024

Sovereign Metals has confirmed that Kasiya can be efficiently mined using conventional dry mining techniques and a mobile excavator fleet. 


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Kiaka gold project, Burkina Faso – update

2nd August 2024

West African Resources has reported that maiden reverse-circulation grade-control drilling has returned thick zones of near-surface gold mineralisation. 


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Mogale Tailings Retreatment project, South Africa – update

2nd August 2024

The project is ahead of schedule and below budget. 


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Okiep copper project, South Africa – update

2nd August 2024

The bankable feasibility study for the project is on track for completion this quarter. 


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Prieska Copper Zinc Mine, South Africa – update

2nd August 2024

The bankable feasibility study for the project is on track for completion this quarter.  


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Simandou iron-ore project, Guinea – update

2nd August 2024

The project is set to contribute to the world’s decarbonisation efforts. 


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Simberi sulphide gold project, Papua New Guinea – update

2nd August 2024

St Barbara has announced a significant update to the mineral resources at the project as of June 30. 


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Songwe Hill rare earths project, Malawi – update

2nd August 2024

Mkango Resources and two of its subsidiaries have signed a mining development agreement with the Malawi government for the project. 


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Star-Orion South diamond project, Canada – update

2nd August 2024

Star Diamonds Corp has reported a mineral resource estimate for the project. 


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Nifty mine, Australia

2nd August 2024

A copper mine on the western edge of the Great Sandy desert, in the north-eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia. 


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Grande-Baie smelter upgrade, Canada

26th July 2024

Rio Tinto plans to refurbish two anode baking furnaces at Grand-Baie that have reached the end of their useful life. 


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Gramalote gold project, Colombia

26th July 2024

Gramalote has the potential to become a medium-scale, low-cost, openpit gold mine.  


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Dalgaranga gold project, Australia – update

26th July 2024

A mining services company has been awarded a development contract for the project. 


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Kapstevel South project, South Africa – update

26th July 2024

The project is complete. 


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