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Make the right connection
21st July 2023

Boksburg-based Victor Industrial Equipment (VIE)  has been supplying electrical connectors for underground and open-pit mining ever since its foundation in 1979. VIE is also a distributor for LED... 


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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. 


Processing plant at the Karowe mine
Karowe underground project, Botswana – update
21st July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Lucara Diamond Corp has delayed the completion of the project by a year and a half. 


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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. 


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... 


UMS bridges the gap between the front-end and construction on project in Brazil
20th July 2023

Specialist underground mining and metallurgical processing services company, UMS Group (UMS), is proving the success of its integrated partnership business model on the Ero Copper Caraíba... 


Impala Rustenburg's Career Expo returns with technology-driven highlights
20th July 2023

The Impala Rustenburg Career Expo is set to return this July, ready to showcase a multitude of career options in the mining industry to inspire Grade 11 learners from Impala’s mine-community... 


The Venetia underground mine
De Beers maintains full-year guidance, despite lower second-quarter output
20th July 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Global miner De Beers' rough diamond production decreased by 5% year-on-year to 7.6-million carats in the second quarter as a result of the planned reduction in South Africa while the Venetia... 


Catalyst's Trident proves up
19th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A scoping study into the Trident underground deposit, in Western Australia, has estimated that the project would require a capital investment of A$36-million to produce an estimated 230 000 oz of... 


Liontown awards haulage contract at Kathleen Valley
19th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Lithium developer Liontown Resources has awarded a A$175-million spodumene and direct shipping ore (DSO) haulage services contract at the Kathleen Valley lithium project to logistics solutions... 


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Rio adjusts some of its full year targets
19th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified major Rio Tinto has continued to increase its iron-ore production in the Pilbara, with the miner now expecting full year production to be at the upper-end of the guided 320-million to... 


Polish court overturns decision to suspend permit for Turow mine
18th July 2023 By: Reuters

A Polish court on Tuesday overturned a ruling that work at the Turow lignite mine should be halted on environmental grounds, in a boost for the government which had vowed to keep it open. In June,... 


Another project proves up for Black Cat
18th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A scoping study into the Coyote gold project, in Western Australia, has found that the project could support the production of 200 000 oz over a mine life of five years. ASX-listed Black Cat... 


Mt Carlton up for grabs
18th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The administrators for ASX-listed Navarre Minerals has called for expressions of interest for the Mt Carlton gold project, in Queensland. Navarre in June called in administrators after failing to... 


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Orion issues first drawdown notices for Prieska funding
17th July 2023 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and JSE-listed Orion Minerals has issued the first drawdown notices in relation to the R370-million of committed funding for the Prieska copper/zinc project, in the Northern Cape, having... 


The Karowe expansion project is facing a schedule delay.
Lucara’s Botswana underground expansion faces delay, cost increase
17th July 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-based Lucara Diamond Corp has pushed out the completion date for its underground expansion project (UGP) at the Karowe mine, in Botswana, by a year-and-a-half and increased its capital cost... 


Mandalay lowers guidance following challenging first half
14th July 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-based Mandalay Resources has lowered its 2023 production guidance to between 88 000 and 100 000 gold-equivalent ounces (GEO) at a higher cost forecast of $1 370 to $1 580 a GEO, citing a... 


Exxon to buy Denbury for $4.9bn in CO2 pipeline push
14th July 2023 By: Bloomberg

Exxon Mobil agreed to buy Denbury for $4.9-billion, its biggest acquisition in six years, in a deal that will provide the oil giant the largest network of carbon dioxide pipelines in the US. The... 


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Dartbrook restart targeted for Q4
14th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Australian Pacific Coal is hoping to restart production at its Dartbrook mine, in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, by the fourth quarter of this year, subject to financing. The... 


BEKA Schréder OPTIWAY low-power light-emitting diode bulkhead on a white background
Local manufacturer lights up DRC mine
14th July 2023

The Kipushi mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been illuminated using an underground lighting solution made possible by South African lighting solutions manufacturer BEKA Schréder.... 


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Antler copper project, US
14th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

An updated scoping study has evaluated the development of a resource base 48% larger than that considered in New World’s 2022 scoping study. 


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Koongie Park copper/zinc project, Australia – update
14th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

AuKing has taken full ownership of the project. 


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KSM – additional block cave, Canada – update
14th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

KSM Mining has closed the sale of a $150-million secured note to Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty. 


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Broadmeadow East and Isaac River coal projects, Australia – update
14th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Bowen Coking Coal has announced plans to divest of its Broadmeadow East mine to the Burton-Lenton joint venture, in which the company holds a 90% interest. 


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Costa Fuego copper project, Chile – update
14th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The results of the preliminary economic assessment on Costa Fuego have outlined a low-risk, long-life copper project. 


Aerial view of the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
14th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The complex produced a record 103 786 t of copper concentrate in the second quarter, compared with the 93 603 t produced in the first quarter, representing an 11% increase quarter-on-quarter. 


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ORICA
14th July 2023

Orica is the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems to the mining, quarrying, oil and gas and construction markets, a leading supplier of sodium cyanide... 


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Witwatersrand basin project – Qala Shallows Phase 1, South Africa – update
14th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development Corporation has issued a written expression of interest and indicative funding terms finance Qala Shallows. 


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Boron mine, US
14th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A multimineral mine in the US state of California. 


Integrated Air Solutions
Integrated Air Solutions
14th July 2023

Integrated Air Solutions is a specialist compressed air solutions provider dedicated to delivering air reliably and efficiently, helping companies achieve their productivity targets by keeping the... 


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Woodlawn zinc/copper project, Australia – update
14th July 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Develop Global has announced a A$50-million capital raise for several initiatives, including the potential restart of the project. 


Aris Mining CEO Neil Woodyer
Aris to build new $280m Marmato underground mine
13th July 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Aris Mining has received approval from a regional environmental authority in Colombia, permitting the development of the Marmato Lower Mine. Construction of the new underground mine... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
13th July 2023

This week: De Beers commits billion pula upfront to diamonds-for-development in Botswana; Lawyer says South African regulator not doing enough to promote junior mining; and, water power in... 


MDA Attorneys Director Euan Massey
Framework agreements mark a move to more sustainable contracting
13th July 2023

By MDA Attorneys Director Euan Massey Framework agreements are long term contracts which permit an employer to issue several task orders to a contractor (or to various contractors) for the... 


Copper 360 CEO Jan Nelson.
Copper 360 launching Camborne-modelled mining school in Northern Cape
12th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Northern Cape copper mining and marketing company Copper 360 is launching a mining school in the Northern Cape, with its eye on how the highly successful Camborne School of Mines in the UK does... 


Hexagon buys Canadian mine automation firm HARD-LINE
12th July 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Digital technology group Hexagon on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Canadian mine automation, remote control and mine production optimisation company HARD-LINE. HARD-LINE specialises in... 


Meeka sets production target at Murchison
12th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A feasibility study into the Murchison gold project, in Western Australia, has estimated that it could produce some 663 000 oz over an initial mine-life of just over nine years. Junior Meeka... 


Cora announces exec appointments, launches construction tender for Sanankoro
11th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

West Africa-focused gold company Cora Gold on July 11 announced the appointment of key management personnel and the start of the construction tender process as it focuses on transitioning its... 


Deep-sea mining: a new gold rush or environmental disaster?
Deep-sea mining: a new gold rush or environmental disaster?
11th July 2023 By: Reuters

In the depths of the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii, trillions of potato-shaped rocks are scattered across the seabed - containing minerals such as nickel, cobalt and manganese vital for... 


Qala Shallows.
IDC expresses interest in helping to fund Joburg’s West Wits gold project
11th July 2023 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has issued a written expression of interest and indicative funding terms in connection with the financing of Qala Shallows, which... 


Broadmeadow East taken in by Burton-Lenton JV
11th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Coal miner Bowen Coking Coal has announced plans to divest of its Broadmeadow East mine, in Queensland, to the Burton-Lenton joint venture (BLJV), in which the company holds a 90% interest. Bowen... 


South32 ordered to undertake community water project in NSW
11th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner South32’s Illawarra Coal Holdings company has been ordered to contribute nearly A$2.9-million to a community project under an enforceable undertaking (EU) by the Natural... 


Equipment installation by UMS
UMS seeks to make underground mining more cost effective
10th July 2023 By: Darren Parker

Mining and minerals processing services firm United Mining Services (UMS) has equipped its operations in preparation for the surge in demand for specialist underground mining skills amid increased... 


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