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Tasneem Bulbulia is a Creamer Media Senior Contributing Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Long-term thinking key to managing South Africa’s mine water challenge
While South Africa has made considerable strides in addressing mine water challenges, several areas require improvement and focus to ensure that the country continues on a positive trajectory and...
Diamcor closes first tranche of increased placement
TSX-V-listed Diamcor Mining has closed a $1.4-million first tranche of a nonbrokered private placement following receipt of conditional acceptance of the offering from the TSX-V. The company now...
Hummingbird bolstered by strong Mali performance, weathers Guinea challenges
Aim-listed Hummingbird became a multi-asset, multi-jurisdiction gold producer in the full -year to December 31, with its Yanfolila mine, in Mali, performing strongly and meeting guidance, and the...
Pan African concludes 5-year wage agreement at Barberton Mines, ESOP matures
JSE-listed Pan African Resources has concluded a milestone five-year wage agreement for increases and other conditions of service with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the representative...
Lotus’ US shares upgraded to OTCQX Best Market
Africa-focused uranium company Lotus Resources’ shares have started trading on the US-based OTCQX Best Market, an upgrade from the OTCQB Venture Market. The company’s OTC ticker symbol remains LTSRF.
Power Metal, ACAM propose uranium-focused JV
Aim-listed Power Metal Resources has entered into a legally binding subscription agreement with ACAM for the latter to invest £2-million in Power Metal by way of a loan note with attaching...
Automotive PGM demand growing owing to extended-range EVs, says WPIC
The continuing growth in automotive platinum demand is being achieved despite rising battery electric vehicle (BEV) market share and a reduction in internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle...
Perseus progressing work streams at Nyanzaga project after buyout
ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining has completed the acquisition of the Nyanzaga gold project, in Tanzania, through the takeover of OreCorp, chairperson and CEO Jeff Quartermaine informs. The...
Katoro prioritised Tanzania project development in 2023
Aim-listed Katoro Gold prioritised resource development at its Haneti project, in Tanzania, during the year ended December 31, 2023, owing to it being mindful of funding constraints. Early in the...
Gemfields earns $35m from May auction of higher-quality emeralds
Miner and coloured gemstones marketer Gemfields Group earned total revenue of $35-million from an auction of higher-quality rough emeralds held from May 13 to 30. The rough emeralds sold were...
Nedbank launches R10m Indalo Fund
Finance institution Nedbank on May 15 announced the launch of the R10-million Indalo Fund at the Indalo Inclusive Symposium at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Pretoria. The...
Endeavour’s Côte d’Ivoire project ahead of schedule
London- and Toronto-listed Endeavour Mining announces that wet commissioning activities are now under way at the Lafigué project, in Côte d’Ivoire. The project is on budget, with construction now...
Ivanhoe completes Phase 3 concentrator construction at DRC project ahead of schedule
TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines announced that, on May 26, first ore was fed into the Phase 3 concentrator at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). First ore marks the...
Firebird receives safety permit for Chinese project
ASX-listed Firebird Metals’ subsidiary Hunan Firebird Battery Technologies has received a safety permit for Stage 1 of a proposed battery-grade manganese sulphate plant in China. The plant will use...
Lucapa, partners recover 195 ct diamond from Lulo
ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company and its Lulo alluvial mine partners Endiama and Rosas and Petalas have announced the recovery of a 195 ct Type IIa diamond from the Lulo mine, in Angola. The...
TotalEnergies JV, Austrian firm join forces on proposed Tunisian green hydrogen project
TE H2, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and EREN Groupe, together with Austrian electric company VERBUND, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tunisia to study the...
Speakers highlight focus areas to tackle mine water challenges
South Africa has made considerable strides in addressing mine water challenges; however, it is imperative that these efforts are bolstered and improved upon, through aligning research with...
West Coast diamonds events, excursion a success
The West Coast Diamond Event and Excursion, held on May 17 and 18 in Port Nolloth, in the Northern Cape, and hosted by the Geological Society of South Africa’s (GSSA's) Northern Cape branch, has...
Edison increases its valuation of Pan African despite lower production forecast
Analyst Edison Investment Research has increased its valuation of South African gold miner Pan African Resources to $0.48 a share, from $0.41 previously. London- and Johannesburg-listed Pan African...
Implats concludes a new empowerment transaction at Impala Rustenburg, Impala Bafokeng
JSE-listed Impala Platinum (Implats) has concluded a series of agreements, facilitating the implementation of a broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) transaction at its Impala Rustenburg...
Petra weathers lower diamond prices in latest tender
Independent diamond miner Petra Diamonds’ sixth tender cycle for the 2024 financial year yielded $44-million from the sale of 371 000 ct.  CEO Richard Duffy says like-for-like prices were...
Thumbs up to newly passed Climate Change Bill
Industry organisation the Energy Council of South Africa has welcomed the passing of the Climate Change Bill by Parliament on April 25. “The Climate Change Bill is a critical piece of legislation...
Afrimat delivers strong full-year results, continuing growth
During its financial year to February 29, midtier mining and materials company Afrimat invested considerably in projects that are expected to yield fruitful returns and further strengthen diversity...
Mantashe engages with stakeholders over Lily, Barbrook mines’ reopening
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on May 15 held a stakeholder engagement session that deliberated on the plans to reopen the Lily and Barbrook gold mines in Mpumalanga. Attended...
Lotus bolsters its management team
ASX-listed Lotus Resources has appointed four experienced resource executives to provide the company with additional experience in project development, operations, technical and corporate...
Mining production, sales drop in March
Mining production decreased by 5.8% year-on-year in March, Statistics South (Stats SA) reports. The largest negative contributors were coal (-9.1% and contributing -2.3 percentage points);...
Pensana records encouraging testwork results from samples at Angola project
London-listed Pensana Rare Earths says initial results from beneficiation testwork on samples from the Sulima West deposit at the Coola exploration licence, located 75 km north of Longonjo, in...
Goldplat’s third quarter buoyed by strong performance of its Ghanaian operations
Aim-listed Goldplat’s gold recovery operations in South Africa and Ghana achieved a combined operating profit for the third quarter, ended March 31, of £1.6-million (excluding listing and head...
Hard disk drive demand rebound holds opportunities for platinum – council
The market for hard disk drives (HDDs) is showing signs of a rebound after almost two years of decline, as the rapid growth in machine learning and AI are driving the need for expanded data...
Kenmare paid Moz govt $30m in taxes, royalties and fees for 2023
London-listed Kenmare Resources paid the Mozambique government $30.56-million – made up of  $19.8-million, $10.26-million in royalties and $504 000 in fees – in 2023, the company reports in its...
Lucara achieves solid quarter at Karowe, underground expansion progressing
Diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp’s Karowe diamond mine, in Botswana, delivered another solid operational quarter ended March 31, and the company’s high-value diamond production forecast remains...
Conference highlights coal mining industry safety milestones, new targets
The South African coal mining industry has made progress in reaching its goal of zero harm; however, programmes and initiatives must be bolstered to ensure this is achieved and then maintained....
JSE undertaking measures to mitigate de-listing, shrinkage
The JSE is undertaking several initiatives to mitigate de-listings and reduced market capitalisation, chairperson Phuthuma Nhleko said during the entity’s AGM on May 7. Speaking to Engineering News...
Kefi progressing Ethiopian gold project towards launch
Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper has reported good progress, to schedule, at its high-grade Tulu Kapi gold project in Ethiopia. The remaining finance syndicate board processes are on track for final...
Panthera restructures ownership of Mali, Nigeria projects
Aim-listed Panthera Resources has entered into definitive agreements with DFR Gold and Maniger to restructure Panthera’s ownership interests in the Kalaka gold project, in Mali, and the Paimasa,...
Bushveld to dispose of Vanchem asset to SPR, working capital advanced
Aim-listed Bushveld Minerals has secured additional funding to provide immediate working capital relief and ensure continuity of its operations by entering into a binding term sheet with Southern...
Kore Potash to list on the A2X
Mineral exploration and development company Kore Potash will list its shares on South Africa’s A2X Markets, with its shares to be available for trade on the exchange from May 14. It is already...
Facility for Infrastructure proposals deadline extended
The National Treasury has extended the deadline for submissions to the Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) to May 17 to allow more time for project sponsors to package and submit their...
Experts offer suggestions for South African green hydrogen projects to secure financing
There is sufficient funding available for South Africa to progress its green hydrogen objectives, however, certain elements need to be addressed for this to materialise. This was outlined by...
Akobo says production start-up date in Ethiopia uncertain
Scandinavian gold exploration and mining company Akobo Minerals has informed shareholders of the progress it is making in solving recent challenges with nationwide fuel supply disruptions and new...
Endeavour progresses strategic objectives in first quarter
Multinational miner Endeavour Mining, which owns and operates gold mines in Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Senegal, continued to make progress against its strategic objectives in the first quarter...
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