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Donna Slater

Donna Slater

Donna Slater is Creamer Media Features Deputy Editor and Chief Photographer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

By Donna Slater

Afrimat raises R680m in accelerated bookbuild

29th July 2022

JSE-listed building materials, industrial minerals and bulk commodities company Afrimat has successfully closed an equity raise of R680-million – about 8.5% of its current market capitalisation.... 


RBPlat warns of half-year earnings decline

28th July 2022

Despite platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum’s (RBPlat’s) production for the six months ended June 30 having increased by 4.5% on the back of a strong performance at the... 


Sylvania dump operations increases output by 19% in the fourth quarter

28th July 2022

Aim-listed platinum group metals (PGM) miner Sylvania Platinum’s dump operations achieved a 19% year-on-year increase in production to 18 837 oz for the fourth quarter ended June 30. This took... 


MC Mining inks deal to piggyback off Overlooked’s export channel

28th July 2022

Aim-, ASX- and JSE-listed coal explorer, developer and miner MC Mining has entered into a coal sales and marketing agreement with Mpumalanga-based coal miner Overlooked as an avenue to open an... 


Bushveld lifts first-half production, despite load-shedding impact, kiln commissioning

28th July 2022

Aim-listed integrated primary vanadium producer and energy storage solutions provider Bushveld Minerals increased its group vanadium production by 4% year-on-year in the first half of this year to... 


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John Deere brings redesigned ADT to South African shores

28th July 2022

Heavy equipment manufacturer John Deere’s South African branch, having been in the country for 140 years, launched its redesigned 41.8 t, 460 series articulated dump truck (ADT) to the domestic... 


Assays reveal multiple high-grade zones at Premier’s Zulu project

26th July 2022

Diversified explorer and developer Premier African Minerals reports that recent drilling at its Zulu lithium and tantalum project, in Zimbabwe, has intersected multiple thick high-grade zones.... 


Natref supply partially restored, Sasol’s full-year production decreases

25th July 2022

Chemicals and petrochemicals producer Sasol reports that crude oil supply has been partially restored from its majority-owned Sasolburg-based Natref refinery, after the company declared a force... 


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Anglo American renews local education programme with R510m investment

22nd July 2022

Diversified miner Anglo American has launched the second phase of its education programme in South Africa, doubling the programme's scope and commitment to improving educational outcomes and... 


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To capitalise on green transition, Africa urged to add value to critical minerals

22nd July 2022

The global transition to a lower-carbon environment presents Africa with an opportunity to boost its economies, including the mining and industrial sectors, as well as beneficiation capabilities... 


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To capitalise on green transition, Africa urged to add value to critical minerals

22nd July 2022

The global transition to a lower-carbon environment presents Africa with an opportunity to boost its economies, including the mining and industrial sectors, as well as beneficiation capabilities... 


Marula Mining focuses on new battery metals investment strategy

19th July 2022

Following a restructuring and strengthening of its board in the first quarter of this year, AQSE-listed diversified minerals developer Marula Mining appointed new CEO Jason Brewer and nonexecutive... 


Orom-Cross PFS points to 14-year mine life, net cash generation of $1.07bn

19th July 2022

Graphite, nickel and copper developer Blencowe Resources has completed a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its flagship Orom-Cross graphite project, in Uganda, on time and under budget. The PFS... 


Kamoa Copper orders concentrator plant equipment from Metso Outotec

15th July 2022

Copper miner Kamoa Copper has selected mining technology company Metso Outotec to supply key concentrator plant equipment for its copper mining complex expansion in the Democratic Republic of Congo... 


MC Mining to repay $20m after shareholders vote to reject second tranche loan

15th July 2022

Following shareholders’ rejection of a second tranche of funding by resources investor Senosi Group Investment Holdings (SGIH) on July 15, Aim-, ASX- and JSE-listed coal explorer, developer and... 


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Platinum-containing hydrogen fuel technology driving net-zero ambitions – WPIC

15th July 2022

The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) says platinum group metals (PGMs) are enabling many sectors globally to achieve net-zero carbon emissions goals through their use in hydrogen energy and... 


MSALABS expands rollout of assay machines

14th July 2022

Exploration and mining geochemical laboratory services provider MSALABS has expanded its global partnership with Chrysos Corporation, through which it will deploy 21 Chrysos PhotonAssay units... 


Diamcor sells 1 939.81 ct in latest tender

14th July 2022

TSX-V-listed diamond miner Diamcor Mining sold 1 939.81 ct of rough diamonds in its first tender for the second quarter ending September 30. The tender generated gross revenues of $478 391.90,... 


Pan African achieves full-year production record

14th July 2022

Aim- and JSE-listed gold miner Pan African Resources increased its production of gold by 2% in the financial year ended June 30 to a record 205 459 oz, exceeding its most recent upwardly revised... 


Kenmare’s second-quarter heavy mineral concentrate output down 19% y/y

14th July 2022

LSE- and ISE-listed titanium minerals and zircon producer Kenmare Resources recorded a 19% year-on-year decrease in heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) production in the second quarter of this year as... 


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Jubilee appoints nonexecutive director to chair safety, sustainability committee

14th July 2022

Aim- and AltX-listed diversified metals processing company Jubilee Metals Group has appointed Tracey Kerr independent nonexecutive director with immediate effect. Based in the UK, she is currently... 


Ironveld seeks to bring Rustenburg smelter back to life

13th July 2022

Aim-listed iron, vanadium and titanium developer Ironveld plans to raise up to £5-million to acquire the remaining stake in the mothballed Ferrochrome Furnaces (FCF) business it does not already... 


Resource Mining Corporation concludes maiden Kabulwanyele drilling

12th July 2022

Nickel exploration company Resource Mining Corporation (RMC) has completed the maiden reverse circulation drilling programme at its Tanzania-based Kabulwanyele project. The completed programme... 


PureGold launches strategic review

12th July 2022

Canada-based gold miner PureGold has closed a $6-million additional credit facility with Sprott Resource Lending as part of several agreements reached with the lender, including a new debt... 


Dundee on track to meet FY gold and copper guidance, smelter guidance to be reviewed

12th July 2022

TSX-listed gold, copper and silver miner Dundee Precious Metals produced 72 900 oz of gold and 8.8-million pounds of copper in the second quarter, taking the total gold produced for the year to... 


First copper concentrate produced at Anglo’s Quellaveco project

First copper concentrate produced at Anglo’s Quellaveco project

12th July 2022

Diversified major Anglo American has produced first copper concentrate from its Peru-based Quellaveco project, which is nearing completion ahead of receiving final regulatory clearance for... 


Fortuna doubles Q2 gold production, silver slips 13%

11th July 2022

NYSE- and TSX-listed precious metals miner Fortuna Silver Mines produced 100% more gold, year-on-year, from its four operating mines in the Americas and West Africa during the second half of the... 


Tribunal approves Namane Group merger

11th July 2022

The Competition Tribunal has unconditionally approved a merger between Namane Resources, which through acquisitions of several businesses, will, post-merger, have a controlling stake in Resource... 


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Eastplats positions new mining method to reopen CRM before year-end

8th July 2022

Having completed a new long-term plan and mine redesign study, JSE- and TSX-listed midtier platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Eastplats envisages restarting mining operations at its flagship PGMs... 


Power constraints too complex for Eskom alone – EIUG

1st July 2022

The Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG) says that the task of mitigating risks related to the system performance and defining future electricity supply is too complex to be resolved by power... 


Bauba subsidiary Nuco Chrome granted eight-year mining right

30th June 2022

Platinum and chrome miner Bauba Resources reports that its 74%-owned exploration company Nuco Chrome business has been granted a mining right, which is valid for eight years. The mining right –... 


DRA, Senet appointed to conduct Tiris FEED study

30th June 2022

ASX- and Aim-listed uranium and polymetallic miner Aura Energy has engaged with engineering consultants DRA Global, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Senet, to start Phase 1 of the Mauritania-based... 


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Illegal mining brazenness a significant concern to legitimate industry

29th June 2022

Minerals Council South Africa legal deputy head Mxolisi Ngubane says that, although the prevalence of illegal mining is not new, the brazenness and evolving nature at which operations are taking... 


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Mitochondria Energy to build a fuel cell manufacturing facility in the Vaal SEZ in 2023

28th June 2022

Hydrogen fuel cell developer Mitochondria Energy is planning to build a hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing facility in the Vaal Special Economic Zone (SEZ) forming part of the wider Hydrogen Valley... 


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Eskom completes 80% of Medupi and Kusile boiler defects rectification, aims for completion next year

24th June 2022

State-owned power utility Eskom’s actions to rectify major boiler defects at its newly-built Medupi and Kusile power stations is improving the plants’ energy availability factor (EAF), in some... 


Firefinch spin-off Leo Lithium to start trading on ASX on June 23

21st June 2022

ASX-listed gold miner Firefinch reports that Leo Lithium has been admitted to the official ASX list and trading in its shares will start on June 23, under the code LLL. This follows an... 


Hyve Group opens Johannesburg office

21st June 2022

International exhibition and conference organiser Hyve Group has opened a Johannesburg office as a means to enhance its presence in South Africa and expand opportunities for South African citizens.... 


Numsa heads to court to fight interdict preventing strike at Implats’ Rustenburg mines

21st June 2022

Labour union the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is heading to the Labour Court on June 21 to lay out its case for wanting about 4 000 of its members, employed by three... 


World Diamond Council leadership to serve another year

20th June 2022

The World Diamond Council (WDC) has decided that, in light of the unusual set of circumstances currently prevalent, including those precipitated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the terms of its senior... 


Numsa members employed by Implats contractors embark on a strike

20th June 2022

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) claims it has served three contractors supplying services to platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) with notice to embark... 


Ruby auctions net Gemfields a record $95.6m

20th June 2022

Seven sequential mini-auctions of Gemfields’ rubies netted all-time high auction revenues for the miner of $95.6-million, with average prices of $246.69/ct achieved – also a new record for any... 


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