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Graphite News

MRC in talks to take full control of WA graphite project

By: Mariaan Webb     Updated 14 minutes ago Graphite-focused Mineral Commodities (MRC) is in negotiations with its joint venture (JV) partner in the Munglinup project, on Western Australia’s Fitzgerald coast, to settle a dispute regarding its right to increase its interest in the project. The company currently holds a 51% interest... 

Tirupati schedules requisitioned general meeting for June 11

By: Creamer Media Reporter      14th May 2024 Specialist graphite producer Tirupati Graphite will, on June 11, hold a general meeting to give shareholders the opportunity to vote on a resolution brought by a group of shareholders to replace the current board of directors with new candidates. Tirupati last month received a letter from Walpole... 

Graphite miner Lincoln joins EU trade mission

By: Creamer Media Reporter      14th May 2024 Graphite miner Lincoln Minerals CEO Jonathon Trewartha will participate in an Australia government-led trade mission to the European Union (EU) in early June. During the trade mission, Lincoln will showcase its Kookaburra graphite project, in South Australia, which Trewartha says can play a... 

The Kookaburra graphite project has the second largest known graphite resource on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.
The Kookaburra graphite project has the second largest known graphite resource on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.

Tirupati urges shareholders to vote against replacing the board with new directors

By: Sabrina Jardim     13th May 2024 London-listed specialist flake graphite producer Tirupati Graphite has asked shareholders to vote against resolutions brought by a group of shareholders seeking the removal of chairperson and MD Shishir Poddar, joint-MD Puruvi Poddar and Alastair Bath from office as directors of the company and... 

MRC plans to sell SA mineral sands mine as focus shifts to graphite

By: Mariaan Webb     10th May 2024 ASX-listed Mineral Commodities (MRC) has announced a decision to divest its interest in the Tormin mineral sands mine in South Africa to allow the company to focus its efforts on graphite assets and downstream active anode material projects. The company entered into a proceed deed with... 

MRC plans to sell SA mineral sands mine as focus shifts to graphite

Tirupati grows production, sales but warns of working capital limitations

By: Marleny Arnoldi     10th May 2024 London-listed Tirupati Graphite has successfully grown its commercial production by 49% year-on-year and its sales revenue by 70% year-on-year for the financial year ended March 31, despite working capital limitations. Chairperson Shishir Poddar attributes the company’s strong performance to... 

Sovereign reports ‘excellent’ graphite testwork results

By: Darren Parker     8th May 2024 ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign has reported “excellent” results from graphite testwork completed at multiple independent laboratories in Australia, Canada and South Africa using a conventional flowsheet that was consistent across all laboratories. The company believes this confirms its ability to... 

Kinross records 20% margin surge, free cash flow triples

By: Mariaan Webb     8th May 2024 Canadian miner Kinross has kicked off the year on a robust note, marking a 20% surge in margins and a remarkable tripling of its free cash flow. In its first-quarter report unveiled this Tuesday, Kinross revealed a 20% uptick in margins to $1 088/gold-equivalent ounce (GEO) sold, outpacing the... 

The Tasiast mine
The Tasiast mine

South Star makes first graphite sale from Santa Cruz

By: Creamer Media Reporter      7th May 2024 TSX-V-listed South Star on Tuesday announced a binding sales agreement for the initial purchase of 100 t of graphite concentrate from the Santa Cruz mine, in Brazil. The material will be shipped in five shipping containers, each holding 20 one-tonne super stacks. 

Walkabout warns of short-term impact on Tanzania exports following cyclone

By: Creamer Media Reporter      6th May 2024 ASX-listed Walkabout Resources says its Lindi Jumbo graphite mine, in Tanzania, was only mildly impacted on by heavy rains and a brief power interruption as a result of cyclone Hidaya, which passed over the country over the weekend. However, the coastal road from the project to the capital Dar es... 

Tirupati offers to meet with shareholders who sought the removal of three directors

By: Creamer Media Reporter      3rd May 2024 Specialist graphite producer Tirupati Graphite says its directors have offered to meet with shareholders who have requested a general meeting be held to allow shareholders to vote on the removal of three directors from the company's board. The company, which has operations in Madagascar and... 

Walkabout achieves first concentrated ore at Lindi Jumbo, ramp-up efforts continue

By: Marleny Arnoldi     2nd May 2024 ASX-listed Walkabout Resources has started concentrating ore at its Lindi Jumbo graphite mine, in Tanzania, with commissioning activities continuing to ramp up. The mine is poised to become one of the top five natural graphite producing mines outside of China and the first new major mining... 

Graphite miners lobby US govt to impose levy on China-sourced EV material

By: Reuters     2nd May 2024 North American graphite miners are lobbying the US government to impose a 25% tariff on three graphite products sourced from China in order to counter Beijing's monopoly on a key material used in automobile batteries. If successful, the move will pit the miners against their main customers- the... 

Graphite miners lobby US govt to impose levy on China-sourced EV material

Asic targets Magnis and Poullas over disclosure failures

By: Creamer Media Reporter      30th April 2024 The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) has initiated civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against graphite company Magnis Energy Technologies and its executive chairperson, Frank Poullas. The allegations revolve around Magnis' alleged failure to disclose material... 

Magnis holds a majority stake in Imperium3 New York (iM3NY), which operates a US battery plant.
Magnis holds a majority stake in Imperium3 New York (iM3NY), which operates a US battery plant.

How 30 years of democracy has transformed South Africa's mining industry  

By: Martin Creamer     25th April 2024 South Africa’s 30 years of democracy has changed the character of this country’s mining industry profoundly, Minerals Council South Africa emphasised in a report that highlights the industry’s significant advance since the dawning of democracy in 1994. Importantly, South Africa’s highly regarded... 

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa names new Mines Minister in mini-reshuffle

By: Bloomberg     25th April 2024 Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reappointed Winston Chitando as the Southern African nation’s Mines Minister, a post he held before last year’s elections. Prior to his reappointment, Chitando was the local government minister. 

Zimbabwe Mines Minister Winston Chitando
Photo by Reuters
Zimbabwe Mines Minister Winston Chitando

Changing business opportunities, challenges in Zimbabwe highlighted

By: Schalk Burger     24th April 2024 Zimbabwe is undergoing change and aims to attract more companies to do business in the country, but risks and challenges remain for businesses aiming to capitalise on the opportunities in the country. These were some of the views raised by Zimbabwean and international representatives during an... 

A Zimbabwe flag

Armadale sets out to earn a majority stake in US silver asset

By: Creamer Media Reporter      24th April 2024 Aim-listed investment company Armadale Capital, which holds mine investments in Africa, has entered into an agreement to earn a 50% interest in Africo American Incorporated (AAI), the holding company of the Canyon Silver lead/zinc/silver exploration asset, in Idaho, in the US. Armadale has an... 

Silver bars

Volt progresses programmes with customers for Tanzania project

By: Tasneem Bulbulia     24th April 2024 ASX-listed Volt Resources has provided shareholders with an update on the progress at its Bunyu graphite project, in Tanzania. As reported in January, graphite concentrate from the project was delivered to a customer-designated testing partner on January 17. 

Graphite expert appointed to Kasiya development team

By: Creamer Media Reporter      23rd April 2024 ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals has appointed consultant Dr Surinder Ghag to its owner’s team as chief technology officer for graphite. Ghag will assist Sovereign’s graphite strategy in qualifying the graphite product from its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Mali, for lithium-ion battery... 

Dr Surinder Ghag appointed Sovereign chief technology officer

By: Sabrina Jardim     23rd April 2024 Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals has appointed graphite and battery anode specialist consultant Dr Surinder Ghag as chief technology officer of graphite. Ghag will assist Sovereign's graphite strategy in qualifying the graphite product from its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, for... 

Marula secures eight mining licences next to existing graphite projects in Tanzania

By: Marleny Arnoldi     23rd April 2024 UK- and South Africa-listed battery metals miner Marula Mining has advised that its NyoriGreen Mining Limited (NML) subsidiary has been granted eight new mining licences in Tanzania. A prospecting licence that was also applied for remains outstanding, but Marula expects its approval during the... 

Graphite sample

Renascor signs native title agreement to advance Siviour desalination plant

By: Creamer Media Reporter      19th April 2024 ASX-listed Renascor Resources has entered into an indigenous land use agreement (ILUA) with the Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation (BDAC) – the registered native title body corporate of the Barngarla People, the traditional owners of land in the area encompassing the upstream portion... 

Tailings to meet critical minerals demand

19th April 2024 The growing demand for clean energy technologies is anticipated to drive an increase in production of minerals, such as graphite, lithium and cobalt, with a portion of this demand being able to be met through the remining of tailings dumps containing those minerals, reports mine modelling... 

Minerals Council South Africa setting out to boost local demand for green hydrogen 

By: Martin Creamer     17th April 2024 Minerals Council South Africa is focused on increasing the domestic demand for green hydrogen, which it sees as contributing to the kickstarting of the hydrogen economy in South Africa. “The applications that we’re looking at are stationary as well as mobility applications of using hydrogen... 

From left, Dr Rebecca Maserumule, Sietse van der Woude, Zanele Mavusa Mbatha
From left, Dr Rebecca Maserumule, Sietse van der Woude, Zanele Mavusa Mbatha.

Alpha HPA and Renascor score A$585m in loans for critical minerals projects

By: Mariaan Webb     17th April 2024 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced the federal government’s support for two critical minerals projects in Queensland and South Australia, a move aimed at fostering local manufacturing and creating jobs. Alpha HPA is set to receive A$400-million in new loans to... 

Australian PM Anthony Albanese
Australian PM Anthony Albanese

Graphite mine on track to meet growing demand

By: Simone Liedtke     12th April 2024 In the rapidly evolving energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) landscape, the global demand for critical minerals, such as graphite, is escalating at an unprecedented rate, says Africa-focused energy minerals developer Walkabout Resources CEO and MD Andrew Cunningham. He points out that global... 

LINDI JUMBO PROJECT
Significant strides have been made towards bringing the Lindi Jumbo mine to operational status
LINDI JUMBO PROJECT Significant strides have been made towards bringing the Lindi Jumbo mine to operational status

South Africa's science, innovation dept launches circular minerals, metals initiative 

By: Darren Parker     11th April 2024 South Africa's Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), through the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has launched the first of three new government-led collaborative circular economy initiatives focusing on priority economic sectors that were identified by government in... 

DSI technology innovation deputy director general Mmboneni Muofhe
Photo by Creamer Media
DSI technology innovation deputy director general Mmboneni Muofhe

NextSource starts pilot-scale work at new battery anode site in Mauritius

By: Marleny Arnoldi     11th April 2024 TSX-listed NextSource Materials has made progress with the development of a battery anode facility in the Freeport Zone of Port Louis, Mauritius. Following a comprehensive process, the company signed a long-term lease agreement for the site and has completed engineering improvements to the... 

NextSource's battery anode facility site in Mauritius
NextSource's battery anode facility site in Mauritius

Blencowe progresses DFS work on Orom-Cross, unlocks further funding

By: Marleny Arnoldi     10th April 2024 London-listed Blencowe Resources has confirmed receipt of a third tranche of funding of $1-million from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). DFC in September last year granted financing of $5-million to Blencowe to cover definitive feasibility study costs for the... 

Graphite

Significant graphite assay results revealed at Nyorinyori, NyoriGreen

By: Darren Parker     10th April 2024 Africa-focused mining and development company Marula Mining has unveiled significant assay results confirming high-grade and broad graphite mineralisation at surface at the Nyorinyori and NyoriGreen graphite projects, in Tanzania. This follows a previous update by the company on the Phase 1... 

Marula CEO Jason Brewer
Marula CEO Jason Brewer

Volt’s funding pipeline exceeds A$150m

By: Mariaan Webb     9th April 2024 Critical minerals and battery materials company Volt Resources has submitted multiparty bids for nondilutive funding that have the potential to deliver more than A$150-million to the company. Volt, which has graphite mining interests in Ukraine and Tanzania, is aiming to build an integrated... 

Volt’s funding pipeline exceeds A$150m

Use underground mines for electricity storage, optimise mine water use – Karst Hydro  

By: Martin Creamer     8th April 2024 South Africa’s many underground mines can be used as batteries that store the clean electricity that the water descending for cooling can provide. At the same time, the local community could end up with a utility that supplies them clean water along with a store of cheap and reliable green energy. 

Karst MD Guy Richards.
Karst interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer.

Mines investing R46m to put an end to fall-of-ground fatalities   

By: Martin Creamer     5th April 2024 South Africa’s mining industry is investing R46-million in an action plan to eliminate fall-of-ground (FoG) fatalities. The FoG action plan is being implemented through Minerals Council South Africa with the assistance of its Rock Engineering Technical Committee, and supported by the South... 

The next breakthrough must be zero fatality
Action plan to end fall of ground fatalities covered by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.

Regional growth prospects remain positive

By: Lumkile Nkomfe      5th April 2024 Long-term growth prospects in West Africa remain positive, says security research organisation the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), with the scenarios emerging from its African Futures and Innovation Programme International Futures (IF) assessment model forecasting the region to increase its... 

An image of mining haul trucks
SUSTAINED GROWTH West Africa continues to leverage its natural and mineral resources

Sovereign initiates follow-up drilling at Malawi project

By: Tasneem Bulbulia     27th March 2024 Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals has initiated a follow-up 400 m spaced drill programme at its tier one Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, which will focus on determining the boundaries and extent of mineralisation north of the known mineral resource estimate (MRE) area. The... 

A$10m cash boost for graphite developer Black Rock

By: Creamer Media Reporter      27th March 2024 Tanzanian graphite developer Black Rock Mining on Wednesday announced a well-supported A$0.065-a-share placement that raised A$10-million. Proceeds would be used for final Mahenge preparations ahead of the final investment decision (FID). 

A$10m cash boost for graphite developer Black Rock

Mechanical cutting is going to be key for mining going forward – Master Drilling  

By: Martin Creamer     26th March 2024 Mechanical cutting, in which huge progress is being made, is going to be key for the mining industry going forward, Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius emphasised on Tuesday, when his Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company presented a dividend-yielding set of 2023 full-year results that... 

Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius.
Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer.
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