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Exploration is quick foreign investment ‘no brainer’, says Minerals Council’s Smart 
By: Martin Creamer 13th July 2021 Exploration is one of the quickest ways to secure foreign direct investment into South Africa for the generation of desperately needed jobs and wealth during the country's hour of need, said Minerals Council South Africa junior and emerging miners’ leadership forum chairperson Errol Smart on... →
EU, Ukraine sign preliminary deal on key raw materials, batteries
By: Reuters 13th July 2021 The European Union and Ukraine signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering critical raw materials and batteries as the 27-country bloc tries to diversify supplies following disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The move is part of the European Commission's Action Plan... →
WA miners contributed A$83bn to economy in 2019/20 - survey
By: Esmarie Iannucci 12th July 2021 A new survey by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) for Western Australia has found that the state’s mining, oil and gas, energy and contractor industries contributed a direct A$83-billion to Australia’s economy in 2019-20 and directly provided more than 94 000 full-time jobs. The survey... →
Lawyers say key witness comes forward as alleged lead poisoning case against Anglo continues
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 5th July 2021 Law firms Mbuyisa Moleele and Leigh Day on July 5 said a key witness had come forward, as a class action lawsuit against diversified miner Anglo American in relation to alleged lead poisoning in Kabwe, Zambia, continues. The witness, Dr Ian Lawrence, was a doctor at the Kabwe mine from 1969 until... →
Mining vital to economy, can help guide country's path – President
By: Martin Creamer 5th July 2021 Mining is vital to the South African economy and the opportunities that exist in mining can help guide the country’s path to a more inclusive and equitable economy, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated on Monday. Writing in his From the Desk of the President column, Ramaphosa placed mineral and... →
Glencore paid governments $5.8bn, working hard to develop local skills
By: Martin Creamer 30th June 2021 As one of the world’s largest natural resource companies, with operations across five continents, Glencore is committed to delivering long-lasting socioeconomic benefits, CFO Steven Kalmin on Wednesday. Speaking on video with the release of Glencore's 2020 Payment to Governments Report, Kalmin... →
Glencore CFO Steven Kalmin
300-plus vehicle fleets assessed for cleaner, safer mine mobility in five regions – ICMM
By: Martin Creamer 15th June 2021 As part of the cleaner, safer vehicles initiative of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), more than 300 vehicle fleets have been assessed for cleaner, safer mobility on more than 300 mines in five regions globally, ICMM health, safety and product stewardship director Sarah Bell... →
NUM to march next month over rising unemployment in Mpumalanga
By: Simone Liedtke 15th June 2021 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Highveld Region is preparing to march against continued retrenchments, outsourcing, use of labour brokers and the increasing unemployment rate in the Mpumalanga province. The march, to be held on July 15, will be targeted at State-owned utility Eskom, as... →
Early Tesla investor backs firm that tracks metals supply chain
By: Bloomberg 11th June 2021 An early Tesla investor is backing a startup that helps track battery metals across the supply chain to ensure they hold up to environmental and ethical scrutiny. The Westly Group, which led a funding round with five other venture capital firms, invested $14-million in Circulor, according to a... →
Allow geologists from surrounding African countries to boost SA's exploration rebirth, top explorer advises
By: Martin Creamer 11th June 2021 Exploration geologists from surrounding countries should be allowed into South Africa to boost exploration. That is the view of Exploration Geology Consultants exploration manager Thinus Jordaan, who believes that South Africa’s planned exploration thrust should focus on commodities required in... →
US must work with allies to secure electric vehicle metals - White House
By: Reuters 8th June 2021 The United States must work with allies to secure the minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries and process them domestically in light of environmental and other competing interests, the White House said on Tuesday. The strategy, first reported by Reuters in late May, will include new... →
Mining firms with higher ESG ratings outperform market – PwC
By: Martin Creamer 8th June 2021 Mining companies with higher environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings outperformed the broader market during the peak of the Covid-19 crisis, delivering 34% average total shareholder return over the past three years — ten percentage points higher than the general market index, PwC... →
Council for Geoscience goes live with digital geoscience data
By: Martin Creamer 1st June 2021 South Africa’s Council for Geoscience went live on Tuesday with making geoscience data digitally available. During a panel discussion on the first day of the Junior Indaba, Council for Geoscience CEO Mosa Mabuza invited all to go on to the council’s website to find this data, the bulk of which,... →
From top clockwise, ENSafrica COO Otsile Matlou, Geoscience CEO Mosa Mabuza, Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart, DMRE DG Advocate Thabo Mokoena and AmaranthCX director Paul Miller.
Tender for new modern cadastre system to be invited next week
By: Martin Creamer 1st June 2021 A tender for a new modern cadastre system to provide exploration information will be invited by the end of next week, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) director-general Advocate Thabo Mokoena said on Tuesday. In his opening keynote address on initiatives to ignite the exploration... →
Biden's EV metals import plan unlikely to match climate goals - executives
By: Reuters 27th May 2021 The Biden administration's plan to rely on ally nations for most of the metals needed to build electric vehicles (EV) ignores the complexity of modern mining and could keep the US from meeting aggressive climate goals, according to industry executives. Reuters reported on Tuesday that President... →
Concern over lack of JSE listings ahead of Junior Indaba
By: Martin Creamer 27th May 2021 In anticipation of next week's Junior Indaba virtual conference, AmaranthCX director Paul Miller has updated statistics on the change in the number of listed mining companies on the JSE over time. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) It is not a pretty picture. (See attached chart.) →
Govt-Minerals Council team established to promote exploration – Mgojo
By: Martin Creamer 26th May 2021 The Department of Mineral Resources (DMRE) and Minerals Council South Africa have established a task team to promote exploration, outgoing Minerals Council president Mxolisi Mgojo said on Wednesday. The exploration task team, Mgojo said during his address to the council’s 131st annual general... →
Nolitha Fakude first woman mining industry president in 131 years
By: Martin Creamer 26th May 2021 The board members of Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday elected the first female president in 131 years. New president Nolitha Fakude, a former Minerals Council VP who is the chairperson of Anglo American South Africa, said she would be focusing on ensuring that mining contributes... →
Diamond explorer Bill McKechnie feels South Africa has battery mineral exploration potential
By: Martin Creamer 25th May 2021 The renowned exploration geologist linked to the colossal and still-thriving diamond discovery against all odds at the Venetia diamond mine in Limpopo, believes there is no reason why new battery and other specialist minerals cannot be discovered in South Africa, using the techniques that he... →
Fort St James to buy property in Bathurst mining camp
By: Mariaan Webb 24th May 2021 Exploration company Fort St James Nickel on Friday announced a letter of intent agreement to buy a base and precious metal property in the Bathurst mining camp, in northern New Brunswick. The Nepisiguit project, located about 30 km south-west of the city of Bathurt, borders the Heath Steele... →
Silver Elephant pauses Sunawayo acquisition
By: Creamer Media Reporter 24th May 2021 Precious metals explorer Silver Elephant has put on hold payments for the Sunawayo silver/lead mining project, in Bolivia, pending verification of the status of the project’s title and environmental permit. The TSX-listed company acquired its interest in the Sunawayo project pursuant to a sales... →
Hire jobless geologists to capture much-needed exploration data – LEI 
By: Martin Creamer 19th May 2021 A strong call for unemployed geology graduates to be contracted to capture historic exploration data electronically has been made by Letaba Elihle Investments (LEI) principal geology consultant Siphelele (Siphe) Ntshangase. In a Zoom interview with Mining Weekly Ntshangase also called on South... →
New technologies transforming mining, metals industry – ICMM
By: Martin Creamer 14th May 2021 New technologies are transforming the mining and metals industry, making it cleaner and safer, says the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), which is progressing an 'innovation for cleaner, safer vehicles' initiative. The initiative brings together 28 of the world’s leading mining... →
Fitch raises forecast lead prices on stronger demand
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 13th May 2021 Buoyed by an ongoing rally in industrial metal prices, lead prices will likely remain resilient until mid-2021, research agency Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research says. It is, therefore, revising its forecast lead price higher to $2 050/t, from its previous estimate of $1 950/t. →
Mining policy should be hugely supportive of exploration’s multiplier magic – investor
By: Martin Creamer 28th April 2021 Mining, preceded by exploration, is the greatest economic multiplier of all business activities, including government expenditure, says Integral Asset Management chief investment officer Bruce Williamson. It therefore makes huge sense for government to enact attractive investment-friendly... →
Glencore chair defends pay plan for commodity trader’s new CEO
By: Bloomberg 22nd April 2021 Glencore's chairperson defended an incentive plan for the commodity giant’s new chief executive officer, after prominent advisory firms urged investors to vote against it. Gary Nagle, the handpicked successor of outgoing CEO Ivan Glasenberg, will take over the helm of the world’s biggest... →
Bunker Hill PEA envisages rapid restart
By: Mariaan Webb 21st April 2021 Under new Idaho-based leadership, Bunker Hill Mining on Tuesday announced the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its iconic namesake mine, envisaging a rapid restart at a capital cost of $42-million. The Bunker Hill mine, located in Idaho’s Silver Valley, will generate about... →
First concentrates produced at Plomosas
By: Esmarie Iannucci 16th April 2021 The first lead and zinc concentrates have been produced at the Plomosas zinc mine, in Mexico. ASX-listed Consolidated Zinc on Friday reported that construction of the tailings dam has been completed, with the project now operational, while process plant refurbishments was also completed within... →
World-first mineral export under financial transparency
16th April 2021 Global blockchain platform Minexx has exported minerals with full financial transparency from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), by processing $250 000 of blockchain certified payments. This is a milestone for the company and the sector, as it secures the supply chain from the moment a... →
DRC exploration ongoing
16th April 2021 Global mining house Ivanhoe Mines co-chairpersons Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun announced in February that the company plans to commence an expansive 2021 exploration programme on its 100%-owned Western Foreland exploration licences. The exploration programme will include about 2 550... →
Gamsberg ramp-up exceeds expectations
By: Halima Frost 16th April 2021 Diversified miner Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) says its Gamsberg mine and processing plant have successfully ramped up to full production, with the plant currently exceeding its projected design capacity of four-million tonnes a year. The ramp-up was scheduled after a shutdown period from... →
New collectors released
By: Halima Frost 16th April 2021 South African chemical company Axis House has developed and released a new polymetallic range of collectors – PolyQ – to be used in the floatation process to recover base metals from polymetallic ores. “The PolyQ range of collectors are not only safer than standard reagents (xanthates) but also... →
Exploration industry has tight deadline to comment on controversial draft regulations
By: Martin Creamer 9th April 2021 South Africa’s exploration industry has until April 19 to comment on controversial regulations still in draft form. “They’ve never consulted industry about it and what they are requesting is impractical,” says Allan Saad, a consulting exploration geologist, who formerly represented the now... →
Trevali signs solar power PPA for Rosh Pinah
By: Creamer Media Reporter 7th April 2021 Canada-headquartered Trevali Mining on Wednesday announced a 15-year power purchase agreement with Emerging Markets Energy Services (Emesco) for the supply of solar power to the Rosh Pinah mine, in Namibia. The PPA will deliver 30% of the zinc/lead mine’s power requirements over 15 years. The... →
Value of iridium in electrolysis could top R90bn mark in years ahead – HySA
By: Martin Creamer 7th April 2021 The value of iridium for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis technology alone could exceed R90-billion in the next ten to 20 years. This is the view of Professor Dmitri Bessarabov, the director of the Department of Science and Innovation's National Centre of Competence: Hydrogen... →
Canadian underground mining likely to take hydrogen ventilation lead – HySA
By: Martin Creamer 6th April 2021 Canadian and Australian mines are big on wanting hydrogen ventilation in underground mining operations, and Canada will likely lead in the use of hydrogen underground. This is the view of Professor Dmitri Bessarabov, the director of the Department of Science and Innovation's National Centre of... →
How South Africa can unlock its exploration potential – Adrian Reynolds
By: Martin Creamer 1st April 2021 Of four factors required to attract investment in exploration, economic and fiscal stability is the most important, says highly experienced geological and mining consultant and nonexecutive company director Adrian Reynolds. Reynolds spoke to Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview about the factors... →
Canada tightens takeover rules for critical minerals
By: Reuters 25th March 2021 Canada has tightened foreign investment rules to protect the security of critical mineral supply chains, a government spokesperson said on Thursday, ahead of an expected surge in demand for metals used to make electric vehicles. The move comes as the US government works with Canada to boost... →
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