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New Equinox mine in Brazil reaches commercial milestone
By: Mariaan Webb Updated 4 hours ago Canadian miner Equinox Gold has achieved commercial production at its Santa Luz mine, in Brazil. “Santa Luz is our fourth operating mine in Brazil and represents 100,000 ounces of average annual production with mine life extension potential from near-mine surface targets, an underground deposit,... →
Union at Antofagasta's Los Pelambres mine expects labour deal to avoid strike
By: Reuters Updated 4 hours ago Supervisors at Antofagasta Minerals' Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile expect to reach a new contract agreement in a mandatory mediation process with the company, which is set to begin later this week to avoid a strike at the site, a union head said on Tuesday. Last week, 94% of union members... →
Desalination plant delay to hit Los Pelambres 2023 production
By: Mariaan Webb 4th October 2022 London-listed Antofagasta will lower its 2023 production guidance when it reports its third-quarter results later this month, following a delay in the completion of the desalination plant project, which is key to water availability at the Los Pelambres mine in Chile. Marine construction work on... →
Investment required to meet mining’s decarbonisation, power challenges – PwC 
By: Martin Creamer 4th October 2022 South Africa’s mining sector will be required to make major investments into alternative and renewable energy sources and energy planning to address the dual challenges of decarbonisation and reliable power supply, PwC said on Tuesday when it launched its SA Mine report, which highlights mining’s... →
BHP banking on ongoing demand for steel
By: Esmarie Iannucci 4th October 2022 Diversified miner BHP has made the case that steel, and in effect iron-ore, should also be classified as a critical mineral given it was essential for the decarbonation of power. Speaking at an investor day, BHP’s VP for market analysis and economics, Dr Huw McKay noted that power generation... →
Brazil Potash seals agreements with soyabean producer Amaggi
By: Creamer Media Reporter 4th October 2022 Potash development company Brazil Potash has signed several agreements with Amaggi, one of the world’s biggest privately held soyabean producers, for the offtake, marketing and barge transportation of its production from the Phase 1 Autazes mine. The contracts are for 2.4-million tonnes a year... →
EV demand sparks revival of US manganese mining after decades
By: Bloomberg 3rd October 2022 South32 aims to accelerate development of the first new US manganese mine for decades as carmakers rush to secure supply of the metal needed in electric vehicle batteries. Automakers are “super keen” to secure supply from the company’s Clark Deposit in Arizona, which would become the only local... →
More platinum-based green hydrogen generation on the way
By: Martin Creamer 3rd October 2022 Up to 1 350 t of green hydrogen can now be generated a year from renewable solar and wind power in the Wunsiedel Energy Park, in Germany. “This is another example of platinum-based production of green hydrogen in Europe that will assist both the replacement of imported natural gas and the earlier... →
Great Panther shifts leadership deck
By: Creamer Media Reporter 3rd October 2022 Precious metals miner Great Panther has announced board and management changes as part of its ongoing strategic initiative to reposition the company. Three of its directors, Elise Rees, Kevin Ross and Dana Williams, have each resigned from the board, with effect from September 30. →
Copper mining has a new champion in veteran Peruvian economist
By: Bloomberg 3rd October 2022 Put the cautious optimism on display at Peru’s top mining event down to three main factors: easing pandemic restrictions, copper’s bright longer term outlook and a diminutive sexagenarian economist. An estimated 50 000 people are doing the rounds at the Perumin show this week in Arequipa, a... →
Peru proposes 'new approach' to mining to combat economic disparities, conflicts
By: Reuters 3rd October 2022 Peru's government proposed on Friday "a new approach" for mining companies to end social gaps and avoid conflicts in the sector, a measure taken after several conflicts in the country in recent months. Prime Minister Anibal Torres said during a conference between executives of large mining firms... →
Global Tailings Summit in January will seek to address global tailings safety
By: Darren Parker 30th September 2022 Following the September 11 collapse of the Jagersfontein tailings dam, in the Free State, in South Africa, mining company CEOs, government Ministers from major mining nations and other key stakeholders have been invited by institutional investors to a Global Tailings Summit to be held in London,... →
Ero makes significant nickel sulphide discovery in Brazil
By: Creamer Media Reporter 30th September 2022 Vancouver-headquartered Ero Copper on Thursday announced a significant regional nickel-sulphide discovery in the Curaçá Valley of Brazil. The newly discovered system, known as Umburana, has an initial strike length of 5 km and remains open in all directions. →
Vale announces reorganization of Brazil base metals business
By: Reuters 30th September 2022 Brazilian miner Vale on Thursday announced a reorganization of its base metals business in Brazil, saying it will transfer its copper assets in the country to Salobo Metais and its nickel assets to a new venture it will form. Vale will continue to fully own the assets and said the move comes as... →
ESG risks and geopolitics ranked top risks for mining companies – survey
By: Creamer Media Reporter 29th September 2022 Global mining and metals executives rank environment, social and governance (ESG), geopolitics and climate change as the top three risks facing their business over the next 12 months, a survey by consultancy EY has found. “We have witnessed huge upheaval and change over the last year, namely due... →
Sierra reaches agreement with communities blocking Yauricocha road
By: Mariaan Webb 29th September 2022 Toronto-listed Sierra Metals has reached an agreement with residents from the town of Alis, following the blockade of the main access road to the Yauricocha mine, in Peru, the company reported on Wednesday. The company is undertaking safety inspections and reviews to support the progressive... →
Top miners teaming up in bid to wean themselves off dirty trucks
By: Bloomberg 29th September 2022 Members of the International Council on Mining and Metals are planning a joint effort to test hydrogen and other zero-emission technologies in a bid to shift away from diesel-fueled vehicles. Members, which include producers BHP Group and Glencore, are pitching sites to pilot technologies... →
Peru targets local lithium battery production, official says
By: Reuters 29th September 2022 Peru wants to produce lithium batteries domestically, a government official said on Wednesday, joining other Latin American nations with lofty ambitions to industrialize their resources of the ultralight metal needed to power electric vehicles. "We are already starting to act to see if we can... →
[Corrected] Teck may raise value of Zafranal project in Peru to more than $1bn
By: Reuters 29th September 2022 Canada's Teck Resources is considering revising the value of its Zafranal copper project in Peru to more than $1-billion from $552-million, one of its executives said Wednesday. The initial value of the project was set in 2019, when copper prices were below their current levels, the general... →
The Zafranal proejct in Peru
Minerals Council ‘absolutely adamant’ about need for commercially available cadastre
By: Martin Creamer 29th September 2022 The key objective of transparency in applying for prospecting rights and mining rights – and openly managing them – can be enabled by a commercially available cadastre system. While South Africa does not have such a cadastre, fellow African countries that are already thriving on it include... →
PTM appoints Blair permanent CFO
By: Marleny Arnoldi 28th September 2022 TSX-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM) has permanently appointed Greg Blair CFO, effective September 27. He has served as interim CFO since July 2021. →
Each Anglo Platinum employee to receive R8 000 worth of shares a year
By: Martin Creamer 28th September 2022 Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Anglo American Platinum has launched a new employee share ownership plan (Esop), which it envisages will be implemented in the fourth quarter of this year. The Esop involves employees receiving Anglo Platinum listed shares to the value of... →
Metals for cleaner future being turned to account in minerals-endowed Northern Cape
By: Martin Creamer 28th September 2022 South Africa’s critical minerals potential is being highlighted in an increasingly promising manner by Orion Minerals, the Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed company that is showing the way in the minerals-endowed Northern Cape. Orion, headed by its Boksburg-born CEO Errol Smart, is poised to bestow... →
BHP sees Chile uncertainties easing in investment climate boost
By: Bloomberg 28th September 2022 Chilean regulatory uncertainties that have held up some investments in the biggest copper-producing nation are dissipating, according to top mining company BHP Group. In a referendum earlier this month, Chileans overwhelmingly rejected a proposed new constitution, while authorities are showing... →
Rio warns miners not moving fast enough on lithium extraction
By: Bloomberg 28th September 2022 Planned lithium production will fail to meet growth in demand for lithium ion batteries that are needed to meet global climate goals, according to Rio Tinto ’s minerals chief. Lithium consumption needed “to surge way above anything that’s planned to be mined,” Sinead Kaufman told a conference in... →
BHP wants to expand presence in Peru, says executive
By: Reuters 28th September 2022 Global miner BHP wants to expand its presence in Peru through exploration of new projects, Rag Udd, who heads the company in the Americas, said on Tuesday at the Perumin mining conference. Peru is the world's No. 2 copper producer and BHP is a part-owner of one of its largest copper mines,... →
Revised Colombia tax bill still puts mining investment at risk - industry group
By: Reuters 28th September 2022 A tax reform proposed by Colombia's leftist government will put mining investment and production at risk, despite modifications to the bill announced this week, the head of the country's mining association said on Tuesday. Colombia's new leftist President Gustavo Petro has said he wants to raise... →
Green hydrogen, fuel cells important part of any future energy system, says global strategist
By: Martin Creamer 27th September 2022 Green hydrogen and fuel cells will be a very important part of any future energy system, says Switzerland-based energy and sustainability consultancy strategist Dr David Hart. Among the electrolysers that convert renewable electricity into green hydrogen are proton exchange membrane (PEM)... →
Argentine State-run miners launch first-time lithium project
By: Reuters 27th September 2022 Units of Argentina's state oil firm YPF will next month begin lithium exploration in a first-ever entry into the sector by state-run miners as the government aims to benefit from surging demand for the battery metal, according to a statement on Monday. Lithium prices have soared past $70 000/t... →
Colombia gov't agrees to ease tax changes to oil, mining
By: Reuters 27th September 2022 Colombia's government agreed on Monday to modify a tax reform proposal under debate in congress and continue to allow oil and mining companies to deduct royalty payments from their taxes in the wake of a wave of industry criticism. The government has agreed to back continued royalty deductions... →
Grim demand outlook pushes copper prices to 2-month low
By: Reuters 26th September 2022 Copper prices dropped to two-month lows on Monday as fears of a global growth slowdown, weaker demand, a higher dollar and climbing stocks in London Metal Exchange (LME) registered warehouses sparked a sell-off. Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the LME was down 0.8% at $7 375 a tonne at 09:45 GMT. →
Brazil approves Araguaia as strategic project – Horizonte
By: Mariaan Webb 26th September 2022 The Brazilian government has approved the Araguaia nickel project as a strategic minerals project, dual-listed Horizonte Minerals reported on Monday. The approval would ensure that the various government agencies engaged in the construction and operation of the mine would treat Araguaia as a... →
Anglo to begin copper shipments from Quellaveco, tweaks guidance
By: Mariaan Webb 26th September 2022 Diversified major Anglo American on Monday announced the start of commercial operations at its 300 000 t/y copper-equivalent Quellaveco project, in Peru, following the successful testing of operations and final regulatory clearance. The new mine would lift Anglo’s total global output by 10% in... →
South Africans urged to turn exploration into Big Hairy Audacious Goal
By: Martin Creamer 24th September 2022 South Africans have been urged to rally around exploration as this country's Big Hairy Audacious Goal – a BHAG – so that what is described as "our lowest hanging economic fruit" can be turned to positive account. Council for Geoscience CEO Mosa Mabuza, who was speaking in support of the junior... →
New fund-raising product appropriate for junior miners, says JSE
By: Martin Creamer 23rd September 2022 The JSE has a new product that is appropriate for fund-raising by junior mining companies, JSE origination and deals head Sam Mokorosi said on Friday. Mokorosi, who was speaking at Minerals Council South Africa’s Junior and Emerging Miners Desk webinar, highlighted the new product against the... →
Glencore buys Newmont’s stake in Argentina copper/gold project
By: Mariaan Webb 23rd September 2022 Diversified mining company and commodity trader Glencore on Friday announced that it would buy gold miner Newmont’s 18.75% shareholding in the MARA project, in Argentina. Following completion of the transaction, Glencore would own 43.75% of MARA, which is a brownfield project located in the... →
Green hydrogen at sea on world-first offshore demonstrator platform
By: Martin Creamer 23rd September 2022 The world’s first offshore green hydrogen production demonstrator platform has been positioned offshore of France. “This is the first time that renewable hydrogen will be produced at sea,” French company Lhyfe stated in a release to Engineering News & Mining Weekly. (Also watch attached Creamer... →
Copper prices averaging lower than expected this year, but major uptick looms
By: Marleny Arnoldi 23rd September 2022 Research agency Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research has revised downward its copper price forecast for this year to about $8 800/t, down from $9 470/t it anticipated previously. The agency says investor sentiment for copper has been weakening, as has demand for the base metal, in... →
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