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Pan African study highlights Mogale Gold's fast payback, low costs, output uplift, ungeared return 
By: Martin Creamer 30th June 2022 Fast payback, low costs, big production uplift, long life, high ungeared return and a lot more is contained in the definitive feasibility study (DFS) on the Mogale Gold tailings storage facilities published by gold mining company Pan African on Thursday. The Mogale Gold tailings storage... →
Illegal mining brazenness a significant concern to legitimate industry
By: Donna Slater 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 place, is becoming increasingly concerning to the wider mining industry and especially to miners in... →
Feeble attempts to close disused mine shafts means illegal miners will have an easy avenue to gain access to underground tunnels and ore.
Capital raise under way to progress copper/zinc mine in Northern Cape
By: Martin Creamer 29th June 2022 An opportunity to subscribe for new shares in parcels starting from R20 000 to a maximum of R330 000 is being offered to eligible shareholders by Orion Minerals. The capital raise is being undertaken to fund the Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed Orion’s Prieska copper/zinc mine, as well as other... →
Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart
South Africa in a position to export energy – Anglo American Platinum
By: Martin Creamer 28th June 2022 South Africa is one of only four countries that has more renewable energy available to it than what it needs for itself, which places the country in a very strong position to be able to export energy, with hydrogen in the form of ammonia, hydrogen gas or liquid hydrogen among the best ways of... →
Vedanta urges Zambia to halt search for new KCM investor
By: Reuters 28th June 2022 Zambia should halt the search for a new investor in Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) until litigation with Vedanta Resources is settled, the Indian mining company said on Tuesday. Zambia's previous government put KCM in the hands of a liquidator in May 2019, triggering the ongoing legal dispute with... →
Renewables plans poised to slash Scope 2 emissions at Grootegeluk coal mine by up to 90% 
By: Martin Creamer 27th June 2022 Going forward, combined renewables plans already in place are poised to slash Scope 2 emissions at Exxaro Resources’s Grootegeluk coal mine in Limpopo by up to 90%. The renewable strategy being executed by coal miner Exxaro’s wholly owned green energy arm – Cennergi – is the key driver of the... →
Kefi refutes media reports that it lost its Tulu Kapi licence
By: Creamer Media Reporter 27th June 2022 Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper says media in Ethiopia have inaccurately reported that it had lost its Tulu Kapi licence. It notes that it has received a reminder of deadline letter from the Ethiopia Minister of Mines referring to a new deadline of June 30, by which it is required to demonstrate... →
QRC slams new Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan
By: Darren Parker 27th June 2022 Industry body the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has responded with ire to the release of the Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan, which the Australian Department of Resources assisted in developing. “Unfortunately, a Queensland government 30-year plan isn’t worth the paper it’s... →
High-purity manganese facing phenomenal demand growth, PDAC hears
By: Martin Creamer 24th June 2022 The commitment of at least six major motor companies to manganese-based batteries for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is elevating the demand outlook for high-purity manganese phenomenally, a Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference has been told. CPM Group lead manganese... →
Competition Tribunal approves Northam’s intervention in Implats/RBPlat merger
By: Darren Parker 23rd June 2022 The Competition Tribunal has issued an order granting platinum producer Northam Platinum leave to intervene in the large-scale merger between platinum miners Impala Platinum (Implats) and Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat). The Competition Commission, which investigates large mergers before... →
Deeming could bring regulatory certainty to much-needed minerals investment – NSDV
By: Martin Creamer 23rd June 2022 The detraction of the South African investment market is the uncertainty around approval timelines and the implementation of a deeming provision could change all that by treating applications as approved after the passing of a set period of time. Many want to invest in exploration and mining... →
Panel unpacks mining-focused manufacturing obstacles
By: Marleny Arnoldi 23rd June 2022 If South Africa is to solve its unemployment problem, about 6 000 new factories will have to be built every year over the next decade, each employing about 100 people. The incentives from government, however, do not match this scale of development, value chain strategic and engineering research... →
Sustainability taking front seat at Harmony Gold
By: Martin Creamer 22nd June 2022 Large South African gold miner Harmony Gold sees R500m/y savings from Phase 2 on-balance-sheet renewables projects. This means the estimated R1.5-billion cost of the planned 137 MW second phase solar power projects will be covered in three years. →
Lawless South Africa has bulk commodity chrome pirates stripping its wealth
By: Schalk Burger 22nd June 2022 South Africa is the world’s biggest producer of chrome ore and it is estimated that about 10% of South Africa's yearly production of chrome is lost to illegal mining. There has been an emergence of a bulk commodity illegal industry in South African chrome mining, said global law enforcement... →
Zambians must benefit more from mining, minister says
By: Reuters 22nd June 2022 Zambia needs to hold a bigger stake in new mines and local communities should benefit more from the mineral values chain, mines minister Paul Kabuswe said on Wednesday. "This government is saying Zambians must be an integral part of whatever investment. We can no longer sit in the terraces and... →
WA appoints expert to review DMIRS harrassment protocols
By: Esmarie Iannucci 22nd June 2022 The Western Australian government has announced the appointment of an independent expert to review the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety's (DMIRS) protocols for responding to incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the mining industry. Workplace culture expert at... →
Small diamond miners want big licence holders built in so they can grow sector together
By: Martin Creamer 21st June 2022 Small diamond miners want to lock arms with all stakeholders through the South African Diamond Producers’ Organisation (Sadpo) to recover a large number of lost jobs and to realise the full potential value alluvial diamonds. “The role of Sadpo is to take on those big conversations and make sure... →
India’s gold recycling industry buoyed by strong demand
By: Darren Parker 21st June 2022 Market development organisation the World Gold Council (WGC) says India’s gold demand continues to outpace domestic mine supply and is showing no signs of abating, which has bolstered the country’s gold recycling capability to make up some of the shortfall. The rest of the country’s demand is met... →
Building Forever has become core business at De Beers, it's in the business plan
By: Martin Creamer 20th June 2022 It is a full year since the De Beers Group set itself a dozen far-reaching 2030 ‘Building Forever’ sustainability goals, which have as their four focus areas leading ethical practices, protecting the natural world, partnering for thriving communities and accelerating equal opportunity. In... →
Guinea gives Simandou iron-ore mine developers 14-day deadline
By: Reuters 20th June 2022 Partners in Guinea's Simandou iron-ore mine have 14 days to finalise a joint venture, interim president Mamady Doumbouya said at a meeting with the miners, Rio Tinto and Chinese-backed Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) on Friday. Guinea has grown increasingly impatient with the companies that... →
Green hydrogen’s business case significantly strengthened, summit hears
By: Martin Creamer 17th June 2022 Green hydrogen, when earlier identified as a necessary clean energy source to help the world achieve net-zero emissions in the coming decades, was higher up the cost curve than fossil fuels. Now that has changed with this week’s Financial Times Hydrogen Summit emphasising that green hydrogen’s... →
Chile tax reform, mining royalty 'priority number one,' Minister says
By: Reuters 17th June 2022 Chile's government is set to push forward its tax reform plans, including a bill on mining royalties, by the end of this month, a top cabinet member to President Gabriel Boric told Reuters, legislation that could impact the world's top copper producer. Giorgio Jackson, a former student leader... →
Moody's warns Chile constitution uncertainty could hit mining investment
By: Reuters 16th June 2022 Investment in Chile's mining sector could face gridlock if political uncertainty over a new constitution is not resolved, ratings agency Moody's said on Wednesday, a reflection of industry concerns in the world's top copper producing nation. Chile is redrafting its market-orientated constitution... →
ESG provides profitable returns from smart capital allocation – analyst
By: Martin Creamer 15th June 2022 Environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks not only help businesses and the communities in which they operate but can also generate positive returns as mining companies reduce operating expenses and receive favourable investor interest and cheaper finance. When it comes to ESG, the... →
Treasury gazettes new VAT regulations for valuable metal vendors
By: Darren Parker 14th June 2022 The National Treasury this week gazetted the Regulations on Domestic Reverse Charge Relating to Valuable Metal, which is meant to serve as an anti-abuse measure aimed at foreclosing schemes and malpractices to claim undue value-added tax (VAT) refunds from the South African Revenue Service (Sars)... →
Prieska Power Reserve partners IDC to further South Africa’s green hydrogen ambitions
By: Martin Creamer 14th June 2022 Emerging green hydrogen company Prieska Power Reserve on Tuesday announced a partnership with the State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to advance a green hydrogen project in Prieska, in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. The Prieska Power Reserve Project is described on the... →
Argentina offers tax sweeteners to encourage fledgling copper sector
By: Reuters 14th June 2022 Argentina said on Monday it would introduce a new optional tax regime for copper producers that could potentially lower export duties in an effort to jumpstart national production. The measure, announced by Economy Minister Martin Guzman at a mining forum, follows conversations with provinces... →
Canada must overcome hurdles in ‘urgent’ critical minerals push
By: Bloomberg 14th June 2022 The global clean-energy transition offers metals-rich Canada a “generational economic opportunity,” as long as the mining industry can get past some key hurdles, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said. Wilkinson highlighted Canada’s resource strengths and stability at Monday’s... →
China Moly denies Congo administrator takes over its Tenke copper-cobalt mine
By: Reuters 10th June 2022 There has been no change in control of Tenke Fungurume Mining, majority owner China Molybdenum said on Friday, contradicting a state mining company official who said a temporary administrator had taken control of the world's second-largest cobalt producer. The secretary-general of Congo's state... →
MCA calls for mining reforms in Victoria
By: Esmarie Iannucci 10th June 2022 The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has called for a ‘fundamental and urgent’ reform of the Victorian Mining Act and regulatory framework, and for mining to be recognised as a priority industry for regional development in Victoria. In its new Rediscover Victoria policy priorities platform,... →
WA makes changes to speed up mining approvals
By: Esmarie Iannucci 10th June 2022 The Western Australian government will move to accelerate exploration and mining approvals following a significant increase in applications this financial year. The Approvals Response Plan, developed by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, will focus on prioritising the... →
Infrastructure improvements, coherent legislation could boost industry
By: Cameron Mackay 10th June 2022 Foreign direct investment in Mozambique has been in decline since 2013, owing to political uncertainty, falling commodity prices and security concerns. Law firm Beech Veltman CEO Warren Beech says domestic investment has, however, remained steady throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, and the... →
Firm offers labour solutions to mines
By: Cameron Mackay 10th June 2022 Integrated employment management solutions company Quyn will use its presence, contacts and previous experience in projects in Mozambique to supply bespoke employment management solutions to the mining sector, says Quyn Mozambique country manager Nelo Teixeira. Quyn provides a range of tailored... →
Small remaining equity needed for restart of rich old copper mine in Northern Cape
By: Martin Creamer 9th June 2022 A mine that produced some of South Africa’s best copper and zinc concentrates back in the day is capable of being brought back into production in 19 months after reconstruction go-ahead. Only a very little portion of equity is still required for the restart of the Prieska copper/zinc mine, which... →
JSE recounts rousing tent-to-tech journey as Southern Palladium turns listing tide
By: Martin Creamer 8th June 2022 The first in-person listing of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange since covid heard the African kudu horn serenade an opening bid of R6.90 a share for platinum group metals (PGMs) company Southern Palladium, which on Wednesday took its place on the JSE’s main board as a secondary listing under the... →
Increased efficiency cuts carbon, advances net-zero path, research finds
By: Martin Creamer 8th June 2022 Like all other key industries, mining is having to advance along a net-zero path as part of the global decarbonisation drive. Gone are the days when innovation and financial improvement can be sold on their own without a carbon advantage. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) →
Rare earths mining marking time amid prospecting bid to explore on same site
By: Martin Creamer 7th June 2022 A rare earths development is marking time owing to a prospecting right appeal to explore where a mining right has already been granted, Steenkampskraal chairperson Trevor Blench disclosed at last week’s Junior Indaba. The Steenkampskraal mine contains all fifteen rare earths, including those that... →
Argentine mining companies condemn lithium export price set by government
By: Reuters 6th June 2022 The price for lithium exports set by Argentina's government earlier this week could limit the country's ability to profit from the increasingly hot market for the crucial electric vehicle battery material, an industry group said Friday. Argentina's customs agency set a reference price of $53 per... →
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