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Walkabout solidifies exploration footprint in Scotland
4th January 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Walkabout Resources has acquired the remaining 25% stake in JDH Exploration for £100 000, giving it full ownership over 750 km2 of prospective exploration licences in southwest Scotland.... 


Schummer resigns as Trevali COO
17th December 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-headquartered Trevali Mining’s COO David Schummer has resigned, citing personal reasons. In a short statement on Thursday, CEO Ricus Grimbeeck thanked Schummer for his contributions and... 


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Leading mining companies commit to contract transparency
9th December 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Members of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) on Thursday announced their commitment to disclose all mineral development contracts from the start of January this year, wherever... 


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Exploration debate highlights Nema challenge
3rd December 2021 By: Martin Creamer

The withdrawal of a portion of the National Environmental Management Act (Nema) has created a major challenge for mineral exploration in South Africa, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)... 


Trevali wraps up Santander sale
3rd December 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Vancouver-headquartered Trevali has closed the transaction with Cerro De Pasco Resources (CDPR) to sell its Santander mine, in Peru. The TSX-listed miner said on Friday it had received ten-million... 


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Transport group eyes Copperbelt
3rd December 2021 By: Halima Frost

Specialist logistics group Unitrans Africa plans to use its copper handling success, in Botswana, as a launchpad to enter into mining operations in the Copperbelt of Zambia and the Democratic... 


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Rising demand for separation compound
3rd December 2021 By: Halima Frost

Since the partnership between global chemicals producer 2M Holdings and speciality materials company Celanese, established in 2014, demand for its methyl isobutyl carbinol (MIBC) compound, used to... 


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Use renewables to cut carbon and create hydrogen, use hydrogen to cut diesel – Cutifani
2nd December 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Use renewables to cut carbon and create hydrogen, and then use the hydrogen that has been created to replace diesel. Anglo American CE Mark Cutifani proposed this climate blueprint while also... 


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Law firm creates outsourced compliance solution for mining industry
25th November 2021 By: Martin Creamer

A specialist mining law firm, which prefers people to paper, has created an outsourced compliance solution for Africa’s mining industry. NSDV will not simply rely on the paper trail when a client... 


Gorno set to produce for nine years - study
24th November 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A scoping study into the Gorno zinc/lead/silver project, in Italy, has estimated that the project could have a mine life of some nine years. ASX-listed Alta Zinc on Wednesday said that the scoping... 


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ScoZinc improves Scotia mine’s project economics
17th November 2021 By: Mariaan Webb

An updated prefeasibility study (PFS) for the Scotia mine has improved the project economics, which are now 12% more robust than the 2020 study, ScoZinc CEO Mark Haywood reports. The updated PFS... 


Rain and flooding disrupt Teck logistics
17th November 2021 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Teck Resources said on Tuesday that its logistics chain between west coast terminals and BC operations had been temporarily disrupted, owing to heavy rain, flooding and mudslides.... 


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Expect to be unemployed from age 40, Miller warns graduates entering mining
15th November 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Because of the collapse of investment in greenfields exploration in South Africa, any mining graduate entering the profession today can expect to be unemployed from the age of 40, said AmaranthCX... 


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Mineral exploration should be incentivised, says IDC’s Thabiso Sekano
12th November 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Mineral exploration should be incentivised so that South Africa’s great mineral endowment can be optimally leveraged to lower unemployment, improve export revenues, and strengthen this country’s... 


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Minerals Council backs Eskom leadership, urges govt to cut procurement red tape
10th November 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday supported the Eskom leadership team in its efforts to stabilise South Africa’s electricity supply and urged government to focus on shortening the... 


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Gold major Newmont spending $500m on renewables, world congress hears
10th November 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Gold mining major Newmont is spending $500-million on renewable energy projects against the backdrop of climate risk equating to investment risk for all mining industry participants, the Energy and... 


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Trevali sells Peru mine to Cerro de Pasco
9th November 2021 By: Mariaan Webb

CSE-listed Cerro de Pasco Resources (CDPR) on Monday announced that it would buy the Santander polymetallic underground mine and 2 000 t/d mill, in Peru, from TSX-listed Trevali Mining. The... 


Metals rebound as world's energy crisis keeps roiling the market
Metals rebound as world's energy crisis keeps roiling the market
22nd October 2021 By: Bloomberg

Base metals were mostly higher, paring a weekly slump, as the global energy crisis kept roiling the energy-intensive sector. The global energy shortage, fueled by record coal and gas costs, has... 


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Policy-not-law charter judgment going long way towards providing certainty – NSDV
19th October 2021 By: Martin Creamer

The court judgement that the mining charter is policy and not law goes a long way towards providing regulatory certainty, says NSDV mining law senior associate Muhammed Khan ­– but it is not the... 


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Incentive needed for smaller end of stock exchange to survive – Miller
18th October 2021 By: Martin Creamer

An incentive is needed for the listing of companies on the smaller end of the stock exchange, which is facing an existential crisis, said AmaranthCX director and owner Paul Miller on Monday.... 


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Energy crisis pushes copper towards best week since 2016
15th October 2021 By: Reuters

Copper on Friday was heading for its biggest weekly gain since 2016 as surging power prices threaten to curb supply at a time when exchange stockpiles are at rock bottom. A rapid rise in the cost... 


Europe's carmakers face raw material bottleneck for EV batteries
13th October 2021 By: Reuters

Major carmakers like Volkswagen, Daimler and Stellantis have been racing to secure battery cell supplies in Europe, but may face a bigger challenge as they seek to go electric - finding enough... 


Miners disclose CO2 emissions on LME's sustainability register
13th October 2021 By: Reuters

Nine metal producers including Antofagasta and Teck Resources have disclosed the carbon emissions from their metal producing operations on the London Metal Exchange's newly launched digital... 


The hottest party in the metals world is back, but much smaller
11th October 2021 By: Bloomberg

Near-record copper prices are usually a sure sign that the parties will be extravagant and the champagne will flow all night when the metals world descends on London. But with Covid-19 still... 


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Exploration key to keeping South Africa on right side of future – investors
11th October 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Exploration is key to keeping South Africa on the right side of the future-facing metals scenario, the Joburg Indaba heard last week from potential investors. During a panel discussion on mining... 


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South Africa’s exploration investment lowest since democracy began, Joburg Indaba hears
7th October 2021 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s mining industry is at its lowest level of exploration investment since democracy began in 1994, the Joburg Indaba heard on Thursday. “Never have we spent less – and this is a pity... 


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South Africa in danger of missing out on commodity boom, Joburg Indaba hears
6th October 2021 By: Martin Creamer

A much more enabling environment is needed to ensure that South Africa does not miss out on yet another commodity boom, the Joburg Indaba heard on Wednesday. “We know that we’ve missed at least one... 


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Innovative wireless sensor approach could make exploration cheaper – Prof
5th October 2021 By: Martin Creamer

An innovative wireless sensor method of mapping the subsurface of the earth could make exploration cheaper and mining safer, says Professor Musa Manzi, the award-winning director of the Seismic... 


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Investment in mining crucial to ensure continued contribution to economy – PwC
5th October 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Investment in the mining industry is crucial to ensure its continued contribution to the South African economy, says PwC in its thirteenth edition of SA Mine 2021, a series of publications that... 


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Giant private mining companies getting away with no obligation to report anything publicly
4th October 2021 By: Martin Creamer

A globally significant chrome producer operating six chrome mines and employing 7 000 people inside South Africa – with a social labour plan obligation on every mine, with tax and royalty... 


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