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Pan African Resources CEO Cobus Loots
Pan African acquires remaining stake in Australian gold miner TCMG
Updated 7 hours ago By: Darren Parker

Mid-tier gold producer Pan African Resources has acquired the remaining 92% of Tennant Consolidated Mining Group (TCMG) in Australia. The company disclosed on November 5 that the acquisition was... 


Akobo issues NKr25.3m unsecured convertible loan
5th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Scandinavia-based gold developer Akobo Minerals, which owns and operates the Segele gold mine, in Ethiopia, has issued an unsecured convertible loan totalling NKr25.3-million with contributions... 


Wia undertakes A$30m placement to drive further growth at Namibia project
5th November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Wia Gold has received firm commitments from new and existing shareholders, including institutional and sophisticated investors, for a A$30-million placement of 200-million new fully paid... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman
Sibanye-Stillwater reports 9% y/y growth in adjusted earnings for third quarter
5th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Diversified miner Sibanye-Stillwater has announced a 9% year-on-year increase in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to $184-million for the third... 


Highland Valley is Canada's biggest copper mine.
Teck to boost copper output to 800 000 t/y by 2030
5th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Vancouver-based Teck Resources will today outline its investment pathway to grow copper production to 800 000 t/y before the end of the decade. Teck president and CEO Jonathan Price and members of... 


Gold steady as market holds breath before tight US election
Gold steady as market holds breath before tight US election
5th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Gold was steady as the market braced for a tight US election, and a Federal Reserve rate decision later in the week. Uncertainty around the presidential vote on Tuesday has aided bullion in the... 


St Barbara raises A$110m to accelerate Simberi expansion
St Barbara raises A$110m to accelerate Simberi expansion
5th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s St Barbara on Tuesday announced plans to raise up to A$110-million to fast track the expansion of its Simberi gold mining operation, in Papua New Guinea. St Barbara aims to accelerate... 


FireFly to step up regional exploration as it grows Green Bay holding
FireFly to step up regional exploration as it grows Green Bay holding
4th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed exporer FireFly Metals on Monday announced a transaction to buy the Tilt Cove exploration property, in Newfoundland, Canada, from TSX-listed Signal Gold. The transaction will add a... 


Spartan sells noncore gold projects to Benz Mining
4th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold company Spartan Resources has reached an agreement to sell two noncore gold projects in Western Australia to fellow ASX-listed Benz Mining for A$15.6-million in cash and scrip. “The Glenburgh... 


Orion Minerals corporate communications and investor relations executive Avishkar Nagaser
Orion appoints corporate communications, investor relations exec
4th November 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX- and JSE-listed Orion Minerals has appointed Avishkar Nagaser corporate communications and investor relations executive. Nagaser was previously investor relations and corporate affairs... 


Rob Krcmarov
New CEO for US silver miner Hecla
4th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The biggest silver producer in the US, Hecla, has a new president and CEO. The NYSE-listed company on Monday announced Rob Krcmarov as president and CEO, succeeding Cassie Boggs, who served in an... 


Copper smelting
Zambia stake-boosting mining plan won’t touch existing projects
4th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Zambia’s plans to take bigger stakes in some mining projects won’t impact existing operations in the country, including exploration activities, according to a senior government official. The mines... 


Indigenous-led impact assessment initiative for Springpole
Indigenous-led impact assessment initiative for Springpole
4th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian project developer First Nation Mining said last week that it had entered into a “process agreement” with Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation that will provide capacity to... 


Aura appoints Mauritania country manager
4th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and Aim-listed Aura Energy has announced the appointment of Mohamed El Moctar Mohamed El Hacene to the newly established role of country manager Mauritania. Hacene is a qualified Mauritanian... 


Gold climbs ahead of US jobs data, with election looming large
1st November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Gold gained — following its biggest one-day drop since July — as traders waited for key US jobs data and weighed potential market disruption ahead of the looming presidential election. Bullion... 


Hummingbird to receive second tranche of $20m loan
1st November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Aim-listed gold producer Hummingbird Resources is expecting to receive the second tranche of a $20-million loan facility from lender CIG in the next few days. On September 27, Hummingbird announced... 


Ironbark accelerates acquisitive growth strategy with new appointment
Ironbark accelerates acquisitive growth strategy with new appointment
1st November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed, Greenland-focused Ironbark Zinc on Friday announced the appointment of Nikolai Zelenski, the former CEO of Nordgold, as its chairperson-elect. Zelenski will start immediately,... 


Capricorn raises $200m for Karlawinda expansion
Capricorn raises $200m for Karlawinda expansion
1st November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration and development company Capricorn Metals has announced a $200-million capital raise to fund the expansion of the Karlawinda project, in the Pilbara. The ASX-listed firm will raise the... 


Thompson Creek mine
Centerra plans to largely self-fund Thompson moly restart
1st November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Centerra Gold is systematically executing on its strategy by working through its portfolio to unlock value, reports president and CEO Paul Tomory. The TSX-listed gold-focused... 


ON-THE-GO POWER
Caterpillar’s Dynamic Energy Transfer system comprises an electrified rail system to transmit the energy to passing vehicles and is highly deployable to suit customers’ specific site layouts
OEM expands electric drive, automation offerings
1st November 2024 By: Donna Slater

Unveiled in mid-September, equipment maker Caterpillar’s (Cat’s) new energy management system – Dynamic Energy Transfer (DET) – offers the ability to transfer electrical energy to both... 


Photo of Martin Creamer
Water power in underground mines should be put to full use
1st November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The high electricity tariff scenario should prompt underground miners to make full use of every bit of self-generation potential that is available to them. For decades attention has been drawn to... 


Image of heavy-haul trucks at the Tropicana mine
Havana underground gold project, Australia
1st November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The Tropicana Joint Venture is extending its current operations at the Tropicana mine. 


Proposed site layout of the Great Bear project
Great Bear gold project, Canada
1st November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A preliminary economic assessment has outlined a high-grade combined openpit and underground mine. 


Location map of the Koné gold project
Koné gold project, Côte d’Ivoire – update
1st November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Montage Gold has announced a financing package totalling $825-million to fund project construction. 


Mineralisation in Windfall gold project ore
Windfall gold project, Canada – update
1st November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Gold Fields is now the sole owner of the project. 


Halls Creek sale frees up Pantoro to focus on Norseman project
31st October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Pantoro has announced a binding agreement to sell the Halls Creek project, in Western Australia, to Kimberley Minerals for A$8-million. Kimberley is a member of privately held,... 


Asante plans $525m package for Ghana growth plan
Asante plans $525m package for Ghana growth plan
31st October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner Asante Gold has announced plans for a $525-million financing package to fund its growth plans and to recapitalise its short-term liabilities. The financing package is planned in two... 


The Cadia mine
Newmont applies to extend Cadia to 2050
31st October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold and copper miner Newmont has applied to the Federal government for permission to continue mining operations at Cadia, Australia’s largest underground mine, until 2050. This would necessitate... 


Spotlight on Middle East's 'first digital gold mine'
30th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A panel of global leaders in mining, technology and engineering have shared crucial insights at the International Mining and Resources Conference + Expo (IMARC), in Sydney, Australia, into how... 


An image showing a gold nugget
Value of gold demand surges in higher price environment – council
30th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Healthy inflows into global gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were a major driver of growth in gold demand in the third quarter, and combined with continued over-the-counter investor interest, this... 


Gold hits fresh record high as US data, election race fan demand
30th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Gold reached a record high in early Asian trading on Wednesday, as traders digested the latest US economic data and weighed potential market disruption ahead of the looming presidential election.... 


FireFly reports significant resource increase at Green Bay
30th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed FireFly Metals has announced a 42% increase in the mineral resource estimate at its Green Bay copper/gold project, now totaling 59-million tonnes at 2% copper equivalent, equating... 


The Rainy River openpit
New Gold marks milestones at Canada projects
30th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed New Gold has announced the completion of a significant production milestone at the New Afton copper and gold mine, in British Columbia, and the Rainy River gold mine, in Ontario.... 


Hochschild exercises option to acquire Brazil project
30th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

LSE-listed Hochschild Mining on Wednesday announced that it had exercised its option to acquire a 100% interest in the Monte Do Carmo project from TSX-V-listed Cerrado Gold. The project is located... 


Sylvania reports 12% q/q production increase at SDO
29th October 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Sylvania Platinum’s Sylvania Dump Operations (SDO), in South Africa, has produced 19 160 oz of platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold (4E) platinum group metal (PGM) in the quarter ended... 


Centamin's Sukari gold mine, in Egypt
AngloGold, Centamin shareholders approve acquisition
29th October 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The shareholders of gold miners AngloGold Ashanti and Centamin have approved the deal whereby AngloGold intends to acquire Centamin for $2.5-billion. The majority shareholder approval follows a... 


A$120m Pilbara gold expansion approved
A$120m Pilbara gold expansion approved
29th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner Capricorn Metals has secured board approval for a A$120-million expansion of its Karlawinda gold project (KGP) in the Pilbara region, targeting production of 150 000 oz/y. Coupled with... 


Resolute reports mixed quarter amid heavy rainfalls at Mako
29th October 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed gold miner Resolute Mining has reported a mixed performance for the quarter ended September 30, as unprecedented rains affected mining operations at Mako, in Senegal, and the oxide... 


Pump and dredging specialist IPR has contributed to the treatment of acid mine drainage from historic mine workings in Gauteng
IPR customises its SlurrySucker to treat acid mine drainage
29th October 2024

Two treatment plants for Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) near Johannesburg have received a boost to their efficiency, thanks to IPR’s innovative SlurrySucker dredging unit. The problem of AMD has beset... 


Minera Alamos adds past-producing Arizona mine to portfolio
Minera Alamos adds past-producing Arizona mine to portfolio
29th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed Minera Alamos has announced the acquisition of the past-producing Copperstone mine, in Arizona, diversifying its jurisdictional exposure with the addition of the US to its existing... 


Caracal granted mining licence for Tanzania project
29th October 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Caracal Gold has been granted a mining licence for the Kanegele project, in Tanzania. Following the formal application of two mining licences submitted in December 2023, Caracal... 


Aura Minerals acquires Bluestone Resources
29th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-listed Aura Minerals has announced the acquisition of TSX-V-listed Bluestone Resources, gaining the Cerro Blanco gold project and the adjacent Mita geothermal project in Guatemala. The... 


A person holding ZiG banknotes
Zimbabwe’s ruling party passes resolution to have gold-backed ZiG adopted as sole currency
29th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Zimbabwe’s ruling party passed a resolution to adopt the bullion-backed ZiG currency as the country’s sole legal tender and phase out the use of US dollars. The government is ordered to “expedite... 


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