The Kamoa-Kakula mining complex has set a new monthly production record, with 29 800 t of copper in concentrate produced in May. 

A detailed feasibility study is expected to be issued soon by Hummingbird Resources earn-in partner Pasofino. 

Giyani Metals has announced progress on its demonstration plant, feasibility study, exploration and corporate activities for its K.Hill project. 

Consulting engineers have tended to welcome technology, owing to its multiple benefits, including the gathering and analysing of large amounts of data, which can inform responses to industry... 

London-listed Pensana has completed a front-end engineering design (FEED) and value engineering study for a rare earth separation hub at the Saltend Chemicals Park, in the Humber Freeport, in the... 

Underground development has started. 

Orion announced its signing of a nonbinding term sheet with Canadian royalty finance company Triple Flag Precious Metals on May 9, in respect of a funding package to advance the development of the... 

Ivanhoe Mines has announced the completion of the Shaft 1 production changeover at the Platreef project. 

Orion Minerals has entered into a nonbinding termsheet for $87-million in funding to advance the development of its Prieska copper/zinc mine. 

While original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) tend to drive the technological evolution of mining equipment toward lower-carbon options, engineering consultancy SRK Consulting director and... 

Ivanhoe Mines has started earthworks on a direct-to-blister flash smelter at the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex. 

Giyani Metals has announced the handover of the process flowsheet for the project. 

An early production assessment on the project has been fast-tracked. 

Fortune Bay has decided to complete a preliminary economic assessment on the Goldfields project. 

Kore Potash has started a detailed review of the optimisation study on the Kola project. 

Forecasts suggest that the global economy is facing a ‘commodity gap’ in the near future as the demand for battery minerals could outstrip supply. Consulting engineers and scientists SRK Consulting... 

The Kamoa-Kakula project set a new quarterly production record in the first quarter of this year, with 55 602 t of copper-in-concentrate produced. 

Kore Potash has received an enhancement study for its Kola project. 

The board of Fortune Bay has approved the completion of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Goldfields gold project, in northern Saskatchewan, building a foundation for the future... 

West Africa is now attracting attention for battery minerals mining with a renewed interest likely to draw in explorers and miners of various sizes and capabilities, says consulting engineers and... 

Strandline Resources has initiated a scoping study to potentially increase the production rate of its Coburn mineral sands project by 50%. 

Ascot Resources is facing a potential further production delay at the project, after a project financing setback. 

OZ Minerals has announced a decision to increase the hoisting shaft capacity at Prominent Hill. 

Akobo Minerals has reported that international mining consultancy firm SRK Consulting (Australasia) has started to update the resource estimate for its Segele project. 

European Lithium will raise A$30-million to fund a strategic land acquisition, and resource extension drilling and metallurgical testwork at the company’s Wolfsberg lithium project. 

Scandinavia-based and Ethiopia-focused gold exploration and boutique mining company Akobo Minerals reports that international mining consultancy firm SRK Consulting (Australasia) has started to... 

A bankable feasibility study has confirmed the potential of Prieska to underpin a significant near-term, low-cost, copper/zinc development project, with exceptional opportunities for future growth. 

Consulting engineers are playing a valuable role in supporting municipalities to upgrade wastewater treatment works (WWTWs), says consultancy firm SRK Consulting principal civil engineer and... 

An updated preliminary economic assessment on the proposed expansion of the mine has concluded that Yauricocha will have a capacity of 1.98-million tonnes a year.  

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that the Kamoa-Kakula mine produced 105 884 t of copper concentrate in 2021. 

Owing to the latest tailings dam standards demanding a longer-term view of design, construction and closure outcomes, a growing interest in design philosophies that incorporate shapes and processes... 

The 2022 feasibility study on the Platreef project has confirmed its potential to be the industry’s biggest and lowest-cost primary platinum group metals producer. 

South32 intends developing the Hermosa polymetallic project comprising the zinc/lead/silver Taylor sulphide deposit, the zinc/manganese/silver Clark oxide deposit and an extensive, highly... 

Giyani Metals Corp has announced an updated mineral resource estimate for the project. 

A debottlenecking plan for the project has been approved by Ivanhoe Mines' board. 

The Nimba project is considered one of the best undeveloped iron-ore resources in the world. 

A preliminary economic assessment on Defense Metals' Wicheeda project has proven positive. 

Pasofino Gold has released an update for the Dugbe gold project, with a feasibility study scheduled for completion in April. 

Market researcher S2 Research has published an updated valuation for Orion Minerals at R1.16, or A$0.11, a share, compared with its current share price valuations of R0.34, or A$0.03. 

Norway-based Akobo Minerals is confident that it will pour first gold from its flagship Segele project, in Ethiopia, by the fourth quarter of this year. The company considers this a remarkable... 

Ascot Gold announced a 27% increase in the capital cost estimate for its Premier project in January 2022. 

As South Africa begins its journey towards a lower-carbon future, the mining industry will have much to consider. It can make a significant local contribution by generating its own renewable...