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Kenya rare earths hopeful’s exploration licence gazetted pending conversion to mining lease
By: Nomvelo Buthelezi 13th April 2012 Kenya-based mining company Cortec Mining Kenya (CMK), the holders of special property license 256, has announced the gazetting by the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) of the environmental impact study report for a proposed conversion to mining lease for niobuim and associated rare... →
Mines will have to deal with ‘too much or too little’ water as climate change intensifies – SRK
By: Nomvelo Buthelezi 6th April 2012 Climate change will make some areas of South Africa wetter and others drier, says global consulting engineering group SRK Consulting partner and hydrologist Peter Shepherd, who warns that mines will have to deal with having too much or too little water. →
Ontario junior gets C$3.5m settlement to cede controversial claims
By: Matthew Hill 30th March 2012 Against a backdrop of simmering tensions between aboriginal communities and exploration companies in Ontario, the government announced on Thursday it reached a C$3.5-million settlement with God’s Lake Resources, whereby the company agreed to cede its claims over a contentious area. The move... →
Environmental ‘guerrilla tactics’ threatening resources investments – Ferguson
By: Esmarie Iannucci 28th March 2012 Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson has lashed out at environmental bodies using “guerrilla tactics” to frustrate economic development and job creation, specifically in the resources sector. Speaking in Brisbane on Wednesday, Ferguson noted that the environment had to be protected and... →
$1.1m water treatment project complete
By: Gia Costella 23rd March 2012 Local engineering specialists, Procon, have completed the installation of a $1.1-million water separation system for international mining giant Vale’s $2-billion Moatize coal-mining project, in Tete, Mozambique. →
Firm assists companies in developing environment-friendly operations
By: Gia Costella 23rd March 2012 Consulting engineering and project implementation firm Hatch Africa says it has become increasingly important for the mining industry to mitigate environmental impact and confront other issues that go beyond compliance with legislated environmental standards, which the mining industry has had to... →
Effective lubrication and filtration lower environmental footprint
By: Gia Costella 23rd March 2012 Using the correct filtration and lubrication system will help mining companies lower their energy consumption, reduce their carbon footprint and decrease their environmental impact, while improving production capacities, advises wear control specialist Filter Focus South Africa chief operating... →
Greater intervention needed to tackle acid mine drainage 
By: Gia Costella 23rd March 2012 The environmental risks and hazards associated with acid mine drainage (AMD) and radioactivity within South Africa’s Witwatersrand goldfields are issues that need to be tackled more seriously, despite current initiatives by government, reports environmental protection group Federation for a... →
SA may turn to private sector for help with mine-water pollution
By: Idéle Esterhuizen 22nd March 2012 The South African government is considering turning to the private sector to help it close the prevailing funding gap to implement projects to deal with the serious acid mine drainage (AMD) problem being experienced across the Witwatersrand basins, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna... →
Minister says short-term AMD plan sufficient, but more needs to be done
By: Idéle Esterhuizen 20th March 2012 There is sufficient dilution capacity to ameliorate the untreated acid mine drainage (AMD) and neutralised AMD decanting from basins in the Witwatersrand between now and the end of 2014, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said on Tuesday. In response to a Parliamentary question... →
Anglo Zimele reports substantial interest in Green Fund
By: Natasha Odendaal 20th March 2012 Anglo American enterprise development arm Zimele reported on Tuesday an “overwhelmingly” positive response from small enterprises in its Green Fund, with over 100 responses since its launch in November last year. Zimele committed R100-million over seven years to its Zimele Green Fund – an amount... →
Prospective mining areas excluded from Limmen park
By: Esmarie Iannucci 16th March 2012 The Northern Territory on Friday announced that prospective mining areas would, initially, not be included in the proposed Limmen National Park and Limmen Bight Marine Park. Minister for Parks and Wildlife Karl Hampton said that it had been long acknowledged that the proposal included highly... →
Australia to probe impact of Rio expansion on Great Barrier Reef
By: Esmarie Iannucci 16th March 2012 Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke on Friday tightened the environmental supervision of diversified miner Rio Tinto’s proposed A$1.4-billion Weipa bauxite mine expansion, in Cape York. Burke said that after considering “significant” new information, he had determined that the assessment... →
Carbon capture could deal with energy-intensive mining industry’s challenge
By: Yolandi Booyens 16th March 2012 More than 90 % of South Africa’s electricity is generated from coal, resulting in the release of about 440-million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year. →
Environment-friendly cooling method suited to coal mines
By: Yolandi Booyens 16th March 2012 Water solutions provider IDE Technologies is now able to assist coal mines to improve their environmental impact while also saving capital →
Junior coal producer plans to move wash plant in 2013
By: Yolandi Booyens 16th March 2012 Junior coal producer South African Coal Mining Holdings (SACMH) upgraded its wash plant at its Umlabu colliery near the end of last year and plans to move this plant in 2013 to a more suitable area in response to environmental regulations. →
South African ferrochrome in meltdown, urgent intervention needed
By: Martin Creamer 16th March 2012 South Africa’s ferrochrome industry is speaking with one voice when it says that its in meltdown mode – but at least one trader is as vociferous that the proposed imposition of a temporary export tax will also cause economic hurt. It is the typical standoff between producer and trader that only... →
Search for coal leads to Canada's high Arctic
By: Matthew Hill 14th March 2012 Iron-ore mining on Baffin Island? Child's play. A newly floated company, Canada Coal, is hoping to build a coal mine on Ellesmere Island, the northernmost tip of which is just 800 km from the North Pole. “I firmly believe we have what could be a world class deposit up there,” commented CEO Braam... →
Minerals Council expresses concern over park boundary changes
By: Esmarie Iannucci 13th March 2012 The Minerals Council of Australia has renewed calls for an open and transparent decision-making process, after it was revealed that the Northern Territory government had revised the original boundaries of the proposed Limmen National Park, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Boundaries for the proposed... →
CoAL confirms hard coking coal at Makhado, eyes Indian market
By: Martin Creamer 12th March 2012 Product testing has confirmed hard coking coal at the Makhado project for which the Indian market is being eyed. →
‘Feed-in tariff’ would encourage private-sector treatment of AMD – Wits economist
By: Natalie Greve 9th March 2012 A feed-in tariff (FIT) framework, similar to that used to encourage the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources, could be used to encourage private sector companies to treat acid mine drainage (AMD) in the Witwatersrand basins. →
Tree distribution collaboration to result in sequestration of 36 476 t of carbon dioxide
By: Natalie Greve 9th March 2012 Major gold miner AngloGold Ashanti’s partnership with social enterprise developer Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) has, since 2006, resulted in the distribution of 13 460 trees to disadvantaged areas near their operations in the North West province, and will result in the sequestration of about 36... →
QRC-led delegation to meet with Unesco over Great Barrier Reef
By: Esmarie Iannucci 8th March 2012 The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) on Thursday said that it would emphasise the importance of the Great Barrier Reef’s world heritage site status to a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) monitoring mission. The Unesco team is in Australia owing to... →
Canadian uranium ownership policy to remain for now: Oliver
By: Matthew Hill 6th March 2012 Foreign-owned uranium companies hoping to build uranium mines in Canada, including diversified giant Rio Tinto and Australia’s Paladin Energy might be disappointed that the federal government still has no plans to change a policy that restricts production of the nuclear fuel to majority owned... →
Exxaro, Tata move power JV forward
By: Natasha Odendaal 5th March 2012 South African diversified resources company Exxaro and India-based power utility Tata Power Company, through its subsidiary Khopoli Investments, are expected to launch a 50:50 joint venture (JV) energy company next month. The initial project pipeline of Cennergi, which will be based in South... →
Smitspan development halted as Firestone brings in new investor
By: Henry Lazenby 1st March 2012 Coal development company Firestone Energy on Thursday said it had stopped all exploration and development work at its Smitspan farm coal project until the new parameters of the project had been finalised, following a multinational cornerstone investor coming onboard. The company said it was in... →
ERA to study surface water at Ranger
By: Esmarie Iannucci 1st March 2012 Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has launched an independent surface water study at its Ranger mine, in the Northern Territory, and the decommissioning of an interim water management pond on the Jabiluka lease. The miner said on Thursday that the independent surface water study... →
Collaboration helping to mitigate impact of mining on Highveld grasslands
By: Natalie Greve 24th February 2012 An ongoing partnership between the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), key regulatory agencies, and major players in the mining industry is piloting the development of strategic management and rehabilitation programmes to protect the Highveld grasslands biome and key wetland... →
Coal miner Exxaro to submit five renewable energy bids
By: Natasha Odendaal 23rd February 2012 South Africa’s second-largest coal miner Exxaro Resources moving ahead with plans to generate clean energy. →
Northern Dynasty sees consortium of majors developing Pebble as permitting approaches
By: Matthew Hill 18th February 2012 The massive, and equally controversial, Pebble project in Alaska will most likely be developed by a consortium of major mining firms, a spokesperson for Northern Dynasty, the 50% owner, said this week. The TSX-listed company, which has Rio Tinto as a near-19% stake, has been keeping potential... →
Miners search for water in WA
By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th February 2012 Miners BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals, along with several other major industrial companies in the Port Hedland area would fund a A$6-million drilling investigation programme for a water supply scheme. Environment and Water Minister Bill Marmion said on Friday that the companies had joined... →
Vale OKs $2bn project to curb Sudbury emissions
By: Matthew Hill 17th February 2012 Vale, the biggest miner globally after BHP Billiton, has approved a $2-billion project to cut sulphur dioxide emissions at its Sudbury smelter by 70%, the company said on Thursday. The smelter will operate normally during the upgrade, expected to last from April to the end of 2015. →
Slow start, but Canada diamond ice road operators not panicking
By: Matthew Hill 14th February 2012 Above zero temperatures have set the 600-km ice road connecting diamond mines in Canada’s Northwest Territories with supplies slightly behind schedule since trucking began at the start of the month, but there is no reason to panic yet, the man in charge of the operation said on Tuesday. The road... →
$600m Dutwa on ‘aggressive’ project timeline
By: Natasha Odendaal 13th February 2012 London- and Johannesburg-listed African Eagle Resources said on Monday it was pursuing an “aggressive” development timeline for its flagship Dutwa nickel project, in Tanzania, which was currently expect to cost $600-million to develop. The company, which secured a 10% International Finance... →
Rio vows to protect freshwater crab species near mine
By: Esmarie Iannucci 13th February 2012 Mining giant Rio Tinto’s Alcan division on Monday announced the introduction of new environmental plans for its proposed expanded bauxite operations, in Cape York to protect a potential new species of freshwater crab. The Winda Winda Creek, where the crab was discovered, would be protected from... →
Energy efficient products high priority in mining industry
By: Yolandi Booyens 10th February 2012 Pumps manufacturer Grundfos has added two energy-efficient products to its heavy-duty dewatering pumps range for the mining industry, which complies with its aim of saving natural resources and reducing the impact of climate change. →
India set to map forest cover and ban mining in restricted areas
By: Ajoy K Das 6th February 2012 India’s Forest and Environment Ministry would start an initiative to map forest regions across the country in order to identify ‘inviolate areas’ where mining would be banned. “We are putting together all government notifications and circulars that have been issued over the years on forest and... →
Miners have strong appetite for M&A - report
By: Henry Lazenby 6th February 2012 Healthy demand fundamentals, strong balance sheets and an appetite for growth will drive a step-up in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global mining and metals sector in 2012, Ernst & Young (E&Y) global mining and metals transaction leader Lee Downham said on Monday. Commenting on the... →
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