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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
28th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has taken another key step in its early mining strategy. 


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Venetia Underground Project, South Africa – update
28th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

De Beers Group has delivered first production from the underground operations at the Venetia mine. 


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Pilbara iron-ore project, Australia
28th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Flinders Mines has launched a scoping study to determine the potential development of the project resources to produce a +60% iron direct shipping ore product. 


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Cascabel copper/gold/silver project, Ecuador – update
28th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Ecuador's government has concluded negotiations with SolGold to develop a major mine at the project. 


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Hermosa zinc/lead/silver project, US – update
28th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

South32 has warned of a noncash impairment expense with regard to the Taylor zinc/silver/lead deposit at the project. 


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Red Chris block cave project, Canada – update
28th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Imperial Metals has said that the feasibility study will be completed in the second half of 2023. 


Global coal demand, supply set to remain at an all-time high in 2023
Global coal demand, supply set to remain at an all-time high in 2023
27th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Global body the International Energy Agency (IEA) expects coal demand to remain at an all-time high this year. This follows after global coal demand reached an all-time high in 2022, rising above... 


Iron-ore looks set for a tumble as major stimulus hopes fade
Iron-ore looks set for a tumble as major stimulus hopes fade
27th July 2023 By: Bloomberg

Iron-ore’s rally over the last couple of months is looking increasingly brittle as hopes fade for the type of big-bang, infrastructure-heavy stimulus that China used to deploy. Authorities have... 


Foran wraps up EIA for planned Saskatchewan copper mine
Foran wraps up EIA for planned Saskatchewan copper mine
27th July 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Base metals explorer and developer Foran Mining has received Ministerial approval for its McIlvenna Bay project, in Saskatchewan, concluding the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process for... 


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CEOs from 115 companies pledge to help rebuild South Africa
27th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

CEOs from over 115 leading corporations operating in South Africa and which collectively employ 1.2-million people and have a combined market value R11-trillion, have formally pledged to help the... 


Agnico Eagle owns 100% of Canadian Malartic - Canada's second biggest gold mine.
Agnico Eagle posts record output with full ownership of Canadian Malartic
27th July 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner Agnico Eagle has posted record second-quarter production, reflecting 100% ownership of the Canadian Malartic mine for the full three months, combined with a strong operational... 


Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen.
Challenge of producing green hydrogen economically has been met – Natascha Viljoen
26th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The challenge of producing green hydrogen economically is now done and dusted. “That box has been ticked,” Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen assured Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview.... 


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Updated Qala Shallows DFS lifts estimated gold output, lowers project cost
26th July 2023 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed West Wits Mining has unveiled positive results from an updated definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Qala Shallows, which is part of the Witwatersrand Basin Project (WBP), in... 


Alara signs copper deal with Trafigura
26th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Base and precious metals explorer Alara Resources has inked an offtake agreement with commodities group Trafigura covering copper production from the Wash-hi Majaza copper/gold project in Oman.... 


Boegoebaai
Three consortia selected to bid for greenfield Boegoebaai port and rail project
25th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has shortlisted three consortia to participate in an upcoming bidding process to design, fund and construct a greenfield... 


Weba Chute Systems Technical Manager, Dewald Tintinger and Director Denise Abrahams during a site survey at a steel plant
Optimising transfer points in brownfields projects
25th July 2023

As mining companies embark on brownfields initiatives to meet rising market demand for battery and other minerals, the optimising of transfer points presents a valuable opportunity to deliver more... 


Spotlight on Sarens in Angola
Spotlight on Sarens in Angola
25th July 2023

Angola – a promising country offering broad business opportunities This month, Sarens shines the spotlight on Angola. Sarens entered Angola in 2021 as a heavy lifting and specialised transport... 


Prieska crown pillar +105 level resource increases ahead of trial mining
25th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Diversified metal explorer and developer Orion Minerals on July 25 announced that the company has taken another key step in its early mining strategy at the Prieska copper/zinc project in South... 


Tycoon Jindal’s JSW Steel scouts for global coal mining assets
Tycoon Jindal’s JSW Steel scouts for global coal mining assets
25th July 2023 By: Bloomberg

JSW Steel is on the lookout for coal assets globally as the tycoon Sajjan Jindal-led mill seeks to tie up raw material supplies for its expansions in India. India’s top producer of the alloy has... 


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Pilbara posts record quarter
25th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Lithium miner Pilbara Minerals has reported a record quarter of production in the three months to June, with spodumene concentrate production up 10% on the previous quarter to 162 800 t. Pilbara... 


Anglo American Platinum FD Craig Miller.
Hydrogen economy momentum building, Anglo American Platinum FD reports
24th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Momentum is building in the hydrogen economy, which is important for the planet and for platinum group metals (PGMs), Anglo American Platinum FD Craig Miller said on Monday. “There have been over 1... 


Hyphen, Namibian govt launch socioeconomic development framework
24th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

The Namibian government and green energy supplier Hyphen Hydrogen Energy on July 24 launched the socioeconomic development SED framework for Namibia’s landmark $10-billion green hydrogen project.... 


The Buck Stops With Who? Reuters Events Confront Scope 3 Emissions in Hard-To-Abate Sectors
24th July 2023

The fight to cut carbon emissions is one of the defining struggles of our time. To win the war on carbon it is key to understand who is producing the gas, how much they are producing, and how it... 


Fenix completes Mt Gibson buy
24th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Fenix Resources has completed the near A$25-million acquisition of fellow-listed Mount Gibson Iron’s Mid West iron-ore mining and infrastructure assets. The assets include the Shine... 


FFI makes US hydrogen investment
24th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has announced a $24-million investment to acquire the Phoenix Hydrogen Hub (PHH), marking its first major investment in the US following the... 


Demand aggregation, pricing clarity, standardisation needed to drive hydrogen infrastructure investment
21st July 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Infrastructure is needed to enable the global energy transition to meet climate goals by 2050, but commercial banks and senior debt funders are deterred from investing in hydrogen infrastructure... 


Excellon’s La Negra acquisition terminated, two board members resign
21st July 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Excellon Resources’ acquisition of the past-producing La Negra mine, in Mexico, had fallen through, the company announced on Thursday, explaining that the seller had unexpectedly... 


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Santos' production rises in June quarter
21st July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Oil and gas major Santos has reported a 3% increase in production during the three months to June, compared with the previous quarter, on the back of higher production from its Western Australian... 


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Companies bolstering defences as cyberattack threats rise
21st July 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Companies across all industries are increasing their cybersecurity maturity across people, process and technology aspects, but are also increasingly looking at how best to respond in the event of... 


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Singida mine, Tanzania
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine in the Ikungi administrative district of the Singida region, central Tanzania. 


Digital technologyʼs role in education in sub-Saharan Africa
21st July 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Digital technologies and connectivity can play a critical role in improving African education systems, but only if the right support mechanisms and policies are in place, research by Vodacom Group,... 


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Lighting provider upgrades two buildings
21st July 2023 By: Halima Frost

Lighting solutions provider Infinite Blue Energy (IBE) has successfully completed the conversion of outdated lighting solutions to new energy efficient lighting technologies at two older buildings... 


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No projects, significant investments in infrastructure development – CESA
21st July 2023 By: Lynne Davies

Industry body Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) CEO Chris Campbell attributes the  decaying state of the construction industry in South Africa, and the resultant dearth of infrastructure... 


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Modular systems could transform sustainable housing – UP lecturer
21st July 2023 By: Lynne Davies

Standardised modular building systems, supplemented by educational mobile applications, could transform aspects of the local construction sector, says University of Pretoria (UP) senior lecturer... 


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Bunyu graphite project, Tanzania – update
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The results from an updated feasibility study for the Stage 1 development are expected in early August. 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The Prieska project is transitioning to the mine development and construction phase. 


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Goulamina lithium project, Mali – update
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Leo Lithium has flagged a $30-million capital cost increase at Goulamina. 


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Rook 1 uranium project, Canada
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

NexGen Energy plans to building the biggest development-stage uranium project in Canada. 


Anglo’s second-quarter production up 11%
20th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American lifted second-quarter production by 11% compared with the second quarter in 2022, reflecting the ramp-up of its new Quellaveco copper mine in Peru, which... 


Two Rivers platinum group metals operation.
Big platinum group metals pull in return for small fuel cell car market push
20th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

If fuel cell electric vehicles can capture 10% of the global car market, demand will be created for five-million to six-million ounces of incremental platinum group metals (PGMs) a year, this... 


How Chile's progressive new plan to mine lithium faces Indigenous hurdles
20th July 2023 By: Bloomberg

 Chile's millennial president, Gabriel Boric, promised to mine differently. He would turn the world's largest copper producer and second largest lithium miner into a country that focused on... 


Enertrag business case development manager Jonathan Metcalfe
South Africa, Namibia not in competition when it comes to hydrogen energy
20th July 2023 By: Darren Parker

Namibia and South Africa are not in competition when it comes to producing hydrogen energy, German renewable energy technology company Enertrag business case development manager Jonathan Metcalfe... 


Zikalala, panelists warn construction mafia poses an existential threat
Zikalala, panelists warn construction mafia poses an existential threat
20th July 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Organised crime, particularly in the construction sector, has become more prevalent, more violent and more organised in recent years, with “mafia” activity having become fully fledged across the... 


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