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IDC-funded Canada-Botswana battery manganese demo plant to be built in Joburg 
By: Martin Creamer 20th December 2023 Giyani Metals is a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Toronto, Canada. Through its wholly-owned Botswana subsidiary Menzi Battery Metals, Giyani is the owner of the past producing K.Hill manganese mining project in Botswana. Giyani is now intent on producing battery manganese –... →
Australia wants to compete with China on critical minerals, minister King says
By: Bloomberg 20th December 2023 Australia wants to compete with China in producing and refining resources vital to the next phase of high-tech manufacturing around the world, according to Minister Madeleine King, backing the country’s bid to build its critical minerals capability. When asked about the possibility of greater... →
Larvotto completes acquisition of Hillgrove project
By: Creamer Media Reporter 19th December 2023 ASX-listed Larvotto Resources has completed the acquisition of the high-grade gold/antimony Hillgrove project, in New South Wales, for $8-million. The strategic acquisition of Hillgrove has transformed Larvotto from explorer to developer with a substantial mineral resource estimate of 1.4-million... →
Rwanda, European Investment Bank ink critical material declaration
By: Donna Slater 19th December 2023 The government of Rwanda and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a joint declaration, on December 19, enabling a strategic alliance to enhance investment in critical raw material value chains. This agreement will strengthen technical and financial cooperation to identify critical raw... →
Rwandan President Paul Kagame (pictured), with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, witnessed the signature of the partnership by EIB VP Gelsomina Vigliotti and Rwanda Finance and Economic Planning Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana
Power pricing predictability reached for Glencore-Merafe ferrochrome smelter
By: Martin Creamer 19th December 2023 The application of State electricity utility Eskom for a six-year negotiated pricing agreement for the Glencore-Merafe ferrochrome smelter operation in Rustenburg, in the North West Province, has been approved by South Africa’s energy regulator Nersa. This follows the ruling by the North Gauteng... →
Singapore's Atomionics taps gravity, AI in hunt for critical minerals
By: Reuters 19th December 2023 Singapore-based start-up Atomionics has rolled out its technology that uses gravity and artificial intelligence to define ore bodies to its first customer, which the company says could cut costs and speed the development of minerals projects. It has now signed contracts with three major mining... →
Northstar welcomes Ontario critical minerals exploration grant
By: Creamer Media Reporter 19th December 2023 Exploration company Northstar Gold Corp has received confirmation from the Ontario Ministry of Mines that the company is eligible to receive a critical minerals exploration grant of up to $80 532 under the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP). The company says the grant proceeds cover up to... →
Davis expects platinum price to be ignited in next few months
By: Martin Creamer 18th December 2023 Overwhelming demand and declining South African mining supply are poised to result in a very substantial rise in the price of platinum, Dr David Davis forecasts. Davis has been associated with the South African mining industry and mining investment industry for the past 45 years in mainly... →
EU sets critical mineral goals, but faces struggle to hit them
By: Reuters 18th December 2023 The European Union (EU) has set targets to dig up, recycle and refine lithium, cobalt and other metals it needs for its green transition, but a shortage of new money, crippling energy costs and local opposition could put them beyond reach. The bloc will likely need to find ways to trim demand,... →
Australia expands list of critical minerals key to transition
By: Bloomberg 17th December 2023 Australia expanded its list of critical minerals deemed crucial to its energy transition and national security needs as the country boosts the strategically and economically important sector. The government added fluorine, molybdenum, arsenic, selenium and tellurium to the list of minerals that... →
Minister for Resources Madeleine King
Huge uplift for Eastern Cape on way from South Africa’s R105bn green ammonia project
By: Martin Creamer 14th December 2023 The building of the R105-billion green ammonia project by Hive Hydrogen South Africa is poised to be a huge economic uplift for the Eastern Cape. The large project is the first phase of a multi-phase venture that will be constructed over 16 years. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) →
Additional critical minerals stream doubles Toliara NPV
By: Mariaan Webb 14th December 2023 Mineral sands producer Base Resources is setting up its Toliara project, in Madagascar, as potentially one of the biggest and most cost-competitive sources of rare earth oxides globally by exploiting the project's contained monazite. A prefeasibility study (PFS) focusing on monazite demonstrates... →
Equinox makes rare earths expansion in Brazil
By: Creamer Media Reporter 14th December 2023 Australia-listed Equinox Resources has moved to expand its rare earths exploration footprint in Brazil by applying for a new package of prospective rare earth clay tenements. This involves submitting strategic pegging applications for a 850 km2 mining rights package to establish the newly... →
Firebird selects location for China manganese sulphate plant
By: Creamer Media Reporter 13th December 2023 Advanced manganese developer Firebird Metals has signed an agreement for industrial land with the Jinshi local government, in Hunan, for its China battery-grade manganese sulphate plant. The agreement, announced on Wednesday, covers land allocation, tax incentive structures, land rebates for the... →
Mining urged to embrace international council’s new Scope 3 emissions guidance
By: Martin Creamer 13th December 2023 All mining and metals companies are being urged to embrace new guidance on reducing Scope 3 emissions, which was published by the International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM) on Wednesday. The guidance is a tool to assist mining companies in their engagement with the financial sector,... →
Record resources deals rescue a dim year for Australian bankers
By: Bloomberg 13th December 2023 Energy and mining deals have dominated Australia’s dealmaking scene like never before this year. About $A111.3-billion ($73-billion) of energy and mining deals have been announced in Australia year-to-date, accounting for almost half of all transactions in the country, data compiled by Bloomberg... →
Copper to be recovered from yet another on-surface copper resource in Zambia
By: Martin Creamer 12th December 2023 A Johannesburg-listed company, in strategic partnership with a Middle Eastern conglomerate, has secured one of the largest copper waste rock assets on surface in Zambia. JSE AltX company Jubilee Metals, in partnership with International Resources Holding (IRH) of the United Arab Emirates, is to... →
Firering appoints contractor to start drilling in Côte d'Ivoire
By: Marleny Arnoldi 12th December 2023 Critical minerals explorer Firering Strategic Minerals has appointed Canada-headquartered FTE Drilling to conduct a 3 000 m reverse circulation (RC) drill programme on its lithium and tantalum assets, in Côte d'Ivoire, from mid-January. The 18-hole drill programme will be conducted in... →
Union leaders go underground to bring chronically ill back to surface from mine sit-in
By: Martin Creamer 8th December 2023 Union leaders have gone underground to fetch chronically ill mineworkers at the Bakubung platinum mine in Rustenburg, where an underground sit-in is being staged, and to bring them back to surface. Bakubung Platinum Mine is owned by Wesizwe Platinum, a company listed on the Johannesburg Stock... →
Lincoln’s Kookaburra Gully graphite resource swells
By: Creamer Media Reporter 8th December 2023 The Kookaburra Gully graphite project (KGGP) has grown to be the second biggest known resource on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, ASX-listed Lincoln Minerals reported on Friday. The company announced an inaugural mineral resource estimate for the Kookaburra Gully SW Extended deposit at KGGP... →
Canada launches grants for critical minerals traceability projects
By: Creamer Media Reporter 8th December 2023 Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced a call for proposals for grants that support the critical minerals traceability project (CMTP) as part of the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy. With up to C$675 000 available over three years, the CMTP will provide funding... →
Australian Mines diversifies battery metals portfolio
By: Marleny Arnoldi 7th December 2023 ASX-listed Australian Mines (AUZ) has acquired two highly prospective exploration projects in Brazil for $1.1-million – the Jequie rare earths and Resende lithium projects. The projects are located in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais, respectively. →
Australia's Liontown in talks with US Defence Dept on tantalum supply
By: Reuters 7th December 2023 Miner Liontown Resources is speaking with the United States Department of Defense about supplying tantalum from its Australian operations if the US passes a new regulation by year end as expected, its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday. Lining up a tantalum deal with the US defense... →
Sibanye-Stillwater accelerates decarbonisation with two further renewables projects
By: Martin Creamer 7th December 2023 The financial close and start of construction of two additional renewable energy projects for Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa operations has been announced. The first project, the Witberg wind energy project, located near Matjiesfontein in the Western Cape province with a contracted capacity of... →
Kalgoorlie rare earths facility receives first feed
By: Creamer Media Reporter 7th December 2023 The first feed material from the Mt Weld mine has been introduced into the A$730-million Kalgoorlie rare earths processing facility, marking the facility’s transitioning from the commissioning phase to first production. The Kalgoorlie facility is Australia’s first value-added rare earths... →
South Africa’s community engagement ahead of global peers, manganese AGM hears
By: Martin Creamer 6th December 2023 The South African mining industry is years ahead of its international peers when it comes to local and community engagement, Australia-listed Jupiter Mines, which owns 49.9% of the Tshipi manganese mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape, has told its shareholders. The controlling shareholder of the... →
China metals firms see US rules unlikely to upend supply chains
By: Reuters 6th December 2023 Chinese firms producing and processing battery materials see new US rules aimed at limiting Beijing’s grip on the electric-vehicle industry as less stringent than feared, allowing them to preserve a key role in the global supply chain. Washington’s move, which seeks to cut China out of US tax... →
Govt funding to advance Nico critical minerals project
By: Creamer Media Reporter 6th December 2023 The Canadian government has offered funding to support metallurgical test work for the Nico critical minerals project, which entails a planned openpit and underground mine in the Northwest Territories, as well as a hydrometallurgical refinery in Alberta. The proposed Alberta refinery will... →
Investors are seeing past 75% lithium plunge, Chile’s Enami says
By: Bloomberg 6th December 2023 Chile’s State-owned Enami will be in a position to choose a partner for a sprawling lithium project by mid next year, saying a plunge in prices of the battery metal hasn’t damped the interest of prospective investors. The ore-processing company is one of two entities assigned to represent the... →
Marula appoints new COO
By: Creamer Media Reporter 5th December 2023 Africa-focused battery metals investment and exploration company Marula Mining has appointed Martin Westerman to succeed Tokkas van Heerden, who has resigned, as COO. The appointment of a COO is part of Marula's commitment to operational improvement and its overarching strategy to ensure its... →
South Africa’s permanent magnet rare earths attracting keen interest
By: Martin Creamer 5th December 2023 South Africa is recognised as having the potential to play a significant role in the establishment of a more diversified supply chain of critical rare earths for the green energy transition. Interestingly, all four of the permanent magnet rare earths required for the green energy transition are... →
Western start-ups seek to break China's grip on rare earths refining
By: Reuters 5th December 2023 Start-up tech firms are racing to transform the way rare earths are refined for the clean energy transition, a push aimed at turbocharging the West's expansion into the niche sector that underpins billions of electronic devices. The existing standard to refine these strategic minerals, known as... →
Vital appoints REE specialist as VP exploration
By: Creamer Media Reporter 4th December 2023 Canada-focused Vital Metals has appointed rare earth systems specialist and professional geologist Dr Natalie Pietrzak-Renaud as its VP of exploration. Announcing her appointment, the ASX-listed company said on Monday that Pietrzak-Renaud had extensive experience in developing and managing... →
South African auto sector to produce first EVs in 2026, says Patel at launch of key White Paper 
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 4th December 2023 The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) on December 4 released the Electric Vehicles (EV) White Paper, as well as the Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy final report. Speaking at a media briefing on the release of the documents, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister... →
Liontown locks in port services deal for Kathleen Valley exports
By: Creamer Media Reporter 4th December 2023 Australian lithium company Liontown Resources has put in place the final link in securing its supply chain for the export of lithium ore from its Kathleen Valley project, in Western Australia, with a port access and services agreement with Mid West Ports Authority (MWPA). The agreement will... →
BMI unpacks key mining, metal trends forecast for 2024
By: Marleny Arnoldi 4th December 2023 Research agency BMI expects only a slight improvement to mineral and metals prices next year owing to continued weak demand in mainland China and overall global growth deceleration. Global growth is anticipated to reach 2.6% this year and 2.1% in 2024, while Chinese gross domestic product growth... →
Mpumalanga battery manganese aspirant hoping for IDC co-investment
By: Martin Creamer 4th December 2023 Canada-headquartered Giyani Metals, which operates in Botswana, has secured $16-million in financing from South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to advance a battery-grade manganese project in Botswana – whereas South Africa’s Manganese Metal Co (MMC) of Mpumalanga is still... →
MMC in Mpumalanga.
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