Portugal's environment agency APA has given its final approval for local company Lusorecursos to extract battery-grade lithium in what would be the country's first such mine, expected to start... 

A US judge has rejected a bid by a subsidiary of Chilean mining company Antofagasta to restore canceled mineral leases for a proposed $1.7-billion Minnesota copper and nickel mine, which the Biden... 

South Africa has no option but Transnet, and the country must make the State logistics enterprise work or the entire economy will grind to a halt, Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu highlighted in an... 

Design, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and repairs specialist Ryalsan North Engineering’s (RNE’s) Pumps Canadian branch is excited about  its expansion into the US market, increasing the... 

After suspending operations amid underground logistical constraints and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on contractor operations, gold producer Caledonia Mining restarted production and... 

Lubrication and industrial equipment specialist ISO-Reliability Partners’ desiccant breather range is a cost-effective solution to prevent fuel contamination. Companies can reduce internal tank... 

Amid the global energy transition and general upswing in commodity demand, there has been a significant increase in the number of new openpit projects coming on line for lithium mining, in... 

The City of Cape Town has broken ground on the next phase of the R470-million Milnerton bulk sewer upgrade project, with construction of a new pipeline set for completion by 2025.  This project... 

Boxcut excavation has started at Finniss's BP33 underground project. 

Original-equipment manufacturer Epiroc has won its largest-ever order for the expansion of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex. 

Orion Minerals has awarded a six-month trial mining contract to P2 Mining, a subsidiary of South African mining contractor Newrak Mining Group, to undertake the early works trial underground mining... 

NexGen has announced financing of $110-million for the project. 

Almost all the prerequisites to begin construction are now in place. 

Rio Tinto aims to strengthen its supply of copper in the US by increasing production from underground mining and improving the health of key assets in an area known as the North Rim Skarn. 

A lithium mine 250 km south of Perth, in Australia. 

By Anton Fester (Managing Director) & Koos Fourie (Technical Director) Sedna Industrial IT Solutions Tech disruption in the mining and heavy-duty industrial sectors in Africa is set to continue at... 

Summit Nanotech, a Canadian startup working on a way to hasten extraction of lithium from South American salt flats, plans to raise $150-million to take the technology to commercial scale. “We’re... 

Dual-listed Ivanhoe Electric has announced the results of an initial assessment for its Santa Cruz underground copper project, in Arizona, which the company sees as a potential new source of... 

In the 12 months to June 30, diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) achieved the 4% carbon reduction target that executive chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe set for the Johannesburg... 

TSX and NYSE-listed SilverCorp’s development timeline for the Nyanzaga gold project, in Tanzania, aligned closely with those of takeover target OreCorp. Orecorp CEO and MD Henk Diederichs told... 

The New South Wales government has taken a page out of Queensland’s playbook, announcing an increase in coal royalties from July 1, 2024. This was the first coal royalty increase since 2009. The... 

Aim-listed gold developer Ariana Resources’ 75%-owned subsidiary Western Tethyan Resources (WTR) has completed a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Slivova gold project, in Kosovo,... 

Copper developer Orion Mineral’s MD and CEO, Errol Smart, believes that South Africa is standing at a crossroads in terms of the country’s mining future. Speaking at the Paydirt Africa Downdunder... 

Box cut excavation has started at Core Lithium’s BP33 underground project, at the company’s Finniss lithium operations, in the Northern Territory. The company is spending between A$45-million and... 

Zambia has agreed to return control of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to Vedanta Resources, mines minister Paul Kabuswe said on Tuesday, ending a row over the ownership of the assets that erupted in... 

Gold and copper exploration and development company Kefi Gold and Copper has announced that almost all the prerequisites to begin construction at the Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethiopia, are now in... 

ASX-listed West Wits Mining has made significant progress with getting water and electricity access to the Qala Shallows mine, which forms part of its Witwatersrand Basin Project (WBP), in Gauteng,... 

JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals has awarded a six-month trial mining contract to P2 Mining, a subsidiary of South African mining contractor Newrak Mining Group, to undertake the early works... 

Original-equipment manufacturer Epiroc has won its largest-ever order for the expansion of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).   Mine owner Kamoa... 

Explosives manufacturer AECI Mining has concluded the R45-million acquisition of Brazilian explosives business Dinaser Industria.  The acquisition, executed through local Brazilian entity AECI... 

ASX-listed AuTECO Minerals has received firm commitments for a A$55-million two-tranche share placement, priced at 2.2c each. The share placement was announced last month to fund the A$65-million... 

The number of stoping crews has now reached steady state and production is averaging more than 250 000 ore tonnes a month. 

JSE- and Aim-listed gold miner Pan African Resources expects to report a 15% to 30% year-on-year decrease in headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the financial year ended June 30. The company... 

New Talisman Gold Mines has received approval from the New Zealand Department of Conservation for underground access at its Talisman mine. The company said on Friday that it was an important... 

Peruvian miner Minsur has announced an investment of at least $2-billion in five years as it expands its copper and tin operations, an executive told Reuters on Thursday. Minsur is set to invest... 

New environmental and social challenges are likely to arise as the energy transition gains traction and demand for critical minerals increases, reports environmental, social and governance (ESG)... 

Hot Chili has taken another step in its consolidation strategy for the Costa Fuego project. 

Northam Platinum has reported on the progress at the project. 

Platinum Group Metals has reported that it is advancing discussions and related agreements concerning the possible offtake of mineral products from the Waterberg project. 

A recently completed preliminary economic assessment on the project envisages a rapid startup of operations with minimal initial investment. 

Orion Minerals has reported an increase in the mineral resource estimates for three deposits that form part of the Okiep copper project. 

Construction of the No 3 shaft is under way.