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Fuel cell electric vehicles set to make strong entry – visiting experts 
By: Martin Creamer 15th July 2019 There is simply no doubt that fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), which use platinum group metal catalysts, will make a very strong global entry in the next decade, global experts said on Monday. Speaking to Mining Weekly Online on the eve of Nedbank’s FCEV conference in Cape Town, Professor Dr... →
Eskom’s quickest fix is giving it cash now, swapping debt later
By: Bloomberg 15th July 2019 Ask Nedbank Group CEO Mike Brown how to save South Africa’s beleaguered State-owned power utility and his approach is simple: first give it cash and then consider a debt-to-equity swap later. Eskom Holdings is paying so much in interest on its debt – at the same time that its income is falling –... →
PGMs eyed to elevate battery tech to new heights
By: Marleny Arnoldi 15th July 2019 JSE-listed Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) and TSX-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM) have launched a joint venture, Lion Battery Technologies, to accelerate the development of next-generation battery technology using platinum and palladium. Lion has subsequently entered into an agreement with... →
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MC secures funding for Makhado Phase 1 construction
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 15th July 2019 The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa’s (IDC’s) credit committee has approved a R245-million loan facility for ASX-, Aim- and JSE-listed MC Mining for the construction of Phase 1 of its Makhado hard coking coal project, in South Africa’s Limpopo province. The term loan reaffirms... →
MC CEO David Brown
Lucapa on track for profits in 2019
By: Esmarie Iannucci 15th July 2019 Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company is on track to report an operating profit for 2019, as production from the Lulo and Mothae diamond mines, in Angola and Lesotho respectively, continues to ramp up. Lucapa on Monday reported that some 10 217 ct of diamonds were recovered during the three... →
Uranium market activity seen returning to 'more normal' levels
By: Mariaan Webb 15th July 2019 London-listed uranium fund Yellow Cake said on Monday that activity in the uranium market should pick up in the near term, following US President Donald Trump’s decision at the weekend to steer clear from imposing import tariffs on uranium. The Section 232 investigation, which started early last... →
Avesoro reduces funding shortfall with contractor appointment at Youga
By: Marleny Arnoldi 15th July 2019 TSX- and Aim-listed gold miner Avesoro Resources’ subsidiaries, Burkina Mining and Netiana Mining, have entered into an openpit mining contract with Orkun Group, for the Youga gold mine, in Burkina Faso. The appointment of the contractor will help to reduce the company’s expected capital... →
Adani wins native title battle
By: Esmarie Iannucci 15th July 2019 The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed a native title challenge to Indian major Adani’s Carmichael coal project, in Queensland. The Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) People in 2016 voted 294 to 1 in favour of an indigenous land use agreement for the Carmichael project, with the agreement inked... →
Rio could fast-track key Australia copper find before US asset
By: Bloomberg 15th July 2019 Rio Tinto Group’s much-followed copper discovery in remote Western Australia could leapfrog a key US project to be fast-tracked into production by the world’s No. 2 miner, according to a senior executive. Work is progressing to assess the size and quality of the Winu exploration project in the... →
Cameco awarded $40m in Tepco dispute
By: Creamer Media Reporter 15th July 2019 A tribunal of international arbitrators has ordered Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) to pay Canadian miner Cameco $40.3-million in damages, following the termination of a multibillion-dollar supply agreement in 2017. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based Cameco’s claim was for damages of... →
Xtract appointed as contractor at Zambian copper processing project
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 15th July 2019 Xtract Resources has concluded a memorandum of agreement with KPZ International (KPZ) for Xtract to act as contractor for the Kalengwa processing project on the large-scale copper mining licence number 24401-HQ-LEL located in the central part of the Republic of Zambia. The historic Kalengwa... →
Canadian, Australian miners cheer Trump’s uranium import decision
By: Mariaan Webb 15th July 2019 US President Donald Trump’s decision to back away from implementing new trade restrictions on uranium imports into the US has won praise from Canadian and Australian producers, which argue that the uranium they supply is not a threat to US national security. Trump has rejected the recommendation... →
Teck and Liberty Gold sell Turkey project
By: Creamer Media Reporter 15th July 2019 Canadian companies Teck Resources and Liberty Gold have agreed to sell the Halilağa copper/gold porphyry deposit in north-western Turkey to Cengiz Holdings for $55-million in cash. The Turkish construction, mining and energy group will pay Teck and Liberty in three stages, over a two-year period. →
Oz Minerals signs up for Maslins exploration
By: Esmarie Iannucci 15th July 2019 Copper and gold miner Oz Minerals will spend up to A$10-million at the Maslins iron-oxide copper gold (IOCG) project, in South Australia, to earn a 70% stake. The agreement with ASX-listed Investigator Resources would require Oz Minerals to commit to a A$1.4-million minimum spend on the project... →
Pakistan ordered to pay Antofagasta-Barrick venture $5.84bn in damages
By: Creamer Media Reporter 15th July 2019 The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes has awarded a joint venture between London-listed Antofagasta and Toronto-listed Barrick Gold $5.84-billion in damages. The joint venture, Tethyan Copper Company (TCC), has filed for damages against the government of... →
Newfield progresses underground decline development at Tongo mine
By: Marleny Arnoldi 15th July 2019 Newfield Resources has progressed with blasting to access an underground mine decline at its Tongo diamond mine, in Sierra Leone. The company has excavated 42 600 cubic metres of material, with three blasts conducted so far and two blasts remaining, to bring the boxcut to the desired elevation... →
Codelco names insider to replace departing CEO
By: Bloomberg 15th July 2019 Chile’s State-owned copper producer Codelco named Octavio Araneda as CEO, following the departure of Nelson Pizarro. Pizarro handed in his resignation on Friday during a board meeting at the company’s headquarters in Santiago, Codelco said in a statement. Araneda, who was most recently... →
MCA welcomes US uranium decision
By: Esmarie Iannucci 15th July 2019 The Minerals Council of Australia has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision not to impose quotas on uranium imports, following an investigation by the US Department of Commerce into foreign imports of uranium. Trump rejected findings by the Commerce Secretary that foreign uranium posed... →
BHP and Luminex make Ecuador earn-in binding
By: Creamer Media Reporter 15th July 2019 Canadian junior Luminex Resources on Monday announced the signing of a formal earn-in and joint venture (JV) agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of BHP, which would earn into two mining concessions in Ecuador. Ultimately, the major will have the right to earn a 70% interest in a JV company... →
Strike reports maiden resource at Paulsens East
By: Esmarie Iannucci 15th July 2019 Iron-ore hopeful Strike Resources has reported a maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee (Jorc) compliant resource of 9.1-million tones, at 63.4% iron, at its Paulsens East iron-ore project, in the Pilbara. The ASX-listed company told shareholders that the mineral resource estimated a near 3-km long... →
Additional resources extend Shanta’s New Luika mine life to 2025
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 15th July 2019 The resource at Aim-listed Shanta Gold’s New Luika gold mine (NLGM), in Tanzania, has increased, extending the mine’s life to 2025. Drilling at Bauhinia Creek (BC) Central, conducted in April and May, resulted in the conversion of 126 787 oz of inferred resources, grading 3.15 g/t, into 83 543 oz... →
Bass reports record quarter
By: Esmarie Iannucci 15th July 2019 Graphite miner Bass Metals has reported a record quarter during the three months to June from its Graphmada mine, in Mozambique. The company on Monday reported that a record 32 000 t of ore was processed during the quarter, with 1 005 t of graphite produced at a benchmark quality of more than... →
Kavango acquires new licence at Ditau in Botswana
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 15th July 2019 Aim-listed Kavango Resources has acquired a new prospecting licence (PL) adjacent to its current Ditau PL, in Botswana. The new PL covers an area of 916.4 km2 to the south-west of the current PL. →
Metgasco fields offer from Melbana
By: Esmarie Iannucci 15th July 2019 ASX-listed Metgasco on Monday urged shareholders not to take any action around an unsolicited conditional takeover offer from fellow-listed Melbana Energy. Melbana has announced plans to make an all-script conditional takeover offer for Metgasco, under which it would offer four of its own... →
Tsodilo planning surface bulk sampling programme at BK16
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 15th July 2019 TSX-listed Tsodilo Resources has submitted a renewal application for prospecting licence 369/2014 to the Botswana Department of Mines (DoM) within the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security. The renewal application is for a two-year period and the area includes the... →
Troy ticks the box in full year
By: Esmarie Iannucci 15th July 2019 Gold miner Troy Resources on Monday reported that despite missing its quarterly production targets, the Karouni mine, in Guyana, had reached its full-year potential. The ASX-listed Troy reported that gold production during the three months to June had reached 11 567 oz, slightly below the... →
Karelian raises £100k from new investor
By: Creamer Media Reporter 15th July 2019 Finland-focused diamond exploration company Karelian Diamonds on Monday announced that it had conditionally raised £100 000 from a new investor, Martello Holdings. Martello subscribed for 2.5-million new ordinary shares at 4p each – a premium of about 31% to the closing mid-market price of 3.05p... →
Canada's Belo Sun touts procedural win but Brazil gold mine still on hold
By: Reuters 15th July 2019 Belo Sun Mining said on Friday it had won a legal victory in its push to mine the country's largest undeveloped gold deposit in the Amazon rainforest, which has drawn criticism from environmentalists and indigenous advocates. But the public prosecutor's office that is seeking to block the mine... →
