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Conference discusses importance of defining ESG, establishing good governance
3rd October 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

While environmental, social and governance (ESG) has risen in prominence globally, the concept has become too broad, opening it up to uncertainty and criticism, Genesis Analytics partner Ryan Short... 


A community near a mine
Corruption Watch launches Best Practice Guideline on Community Consultation for mining industry
3rd October 2024 By: Darren Parker

Anticorruption nonprofit organisation Corruption Watch (CW) has launched the Best Practice Guideline on Community Consultation in the South African Extractives Industry 2024 (BPG), as part of the... 


A lithium mine in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe softens stance on local lithium processing after price collapse
3rd October 2024 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe has softened its requirements for lithium miners to process the mineral locally, a government official said on Thursday, as the industry battles to survive a price slump over the past... 


Premier raises £550 000
3rd October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Multi-commodity mining and natural resource development company Premier African Minerals has raised £550 000, before expenses, through the issue of about 1.75-billion shares at an issue price of... 


Yorbeau sells Rouyn property to Australian investors
3rd October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Yorbeau Resources has announced the sale of its Rouyn property, in Quebec, to an Australian private company backed by high-net worth individuals. Lac Gold will buy the asset from... 


China's fast-growing copper champion is reshaping global metal supply
3rd October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Chen Jinghe was not long out of university when a government official handed him the assignment that would change his life. Go to Zijin mountain, he was told, and find gold. It was 1982, and the... 


Newmont's Tom Palmer
Newmont’s Palmer takes reins as ICMM chair
3rd October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has announced Tom Palmer, president and CEO of Newmont, as its new chairperson. He succeeds Iván Arriagada, CEO of Antofagasta Minerals, and... 


Canada Nickel submits Crawford’s federal impact statement
3rd October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Canada Nickel has begun the submission of a federal impact statement for its Crawford nickel sulphide project and expects to complete this submission within the next six weeks. The... 


Glencore’s Rowland appointed copper association chair
3rd October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Glencore’s Steven Rowland has been appointed as the chairperson of the International Copper Association (ICA). He is succeeding Teck COO Shehzad Bharmal, who served as ICA chairperson for the last... 


The Shootaring Canyon mill in Utah
IsoEnergy secures key uranium mill, other US assets with Anfield buy
3rd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed IsoEnergy has announced a C$126.8-million all-share acquisition of TSX-V-listed Anfield Energy, positioning itself for expanded near-term uranium production in the US. Anfield’s... 


Australia's Origin Energy plans to exit Hunter Valley hydrogen hub
Australia's Origin Energy plans to exit Hunter Valley hydrogen hub
3rd October 2024 By: Reuters

Australia's Origin Energy said on Thursday it intends to exit its potential hydrogen development project in the A$207.6-million Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub (HVHH), located in New South Wales. The... 


Brazilian state to host COP30 climate summit defends gold mining rules
3rd October 2024 By: Reuters

The Brazilian state of Pará, which will host the COP30 global climate talks next year in the Amazon, is defending local regulations that encourage illegal gold mining, according to documents in... 


Vale backs Brazil critical minerals fund in nod to government
3rd October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Vale is committed to investing in Brazil’s first fund to support critical minerals as it seeks to diversify, the new chief of the world’s No. 2 iron-ore supplier said Wednesday. Vale has 90% of... 


Vale CEO Gustavo Pimenta
Vale's new boss pledges to grow copper output after falling behind rivals
3rd October 2024 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale aims to boost its copper production, the company's new CEO said on Wednesday, conceding it has lost ground to its competitors in output of the key industrial metal. Vale is a... 


Barrick kicks off Lumwana’s journey to top 25 global copper producers
Barrick kicks off Lumwana’s journey to top 25 global copper producers
3rd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada-headquartered Barrick Gold officially launched the development of a Super Pit at its Lumwana copper mine in Zambia on Wednesday, with President Hakainde Hichilema and members of his Cabinet... 


Medallion makes permitting headway at Ravensthorpe
2nd October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Exploration and development company Medallion Metals has made significant progress toward securing key environmental and mining approvals for the development of its Ravensthorpe gold project (RGP),... 


Cobalt Blue updates capital cost for Kwinana cobalt refinery
2nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Phase 1 of Cobalt Blue’s planned cobalt/nickel refinery in the Kwinana Industrial Area, near Perth, will require a capital investment of A$60-million, the company has reported. This updated... 


A Transnet Freight Rail train on the Sishen-Saldanha iron-ore corridor
Phillips says Transnet not yet on track to meet 193Mt rail ‘stretch target’
2nd October 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Meeting the 193-million-ton rail stretch target set under the newly launched second phase of the partnership between business and government would require a significant amount of work and... 


Minbos MD Lindsay Reed signing the agreement in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Minbos closes $14m IDC loan for Angola phosphate project
2nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Minbos Resources has executed a $14-million loan with South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) for the Cabinda phosphate project, in Angola. MD Lindsay Reed, who... 


Dartbrook coal ramp-up fully funded, commercial production before year-end
Dartbrook coal ramp-up fully funded, commercial production before year-end
2nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The joint venture (JV) partners in the Dartbrook coal mine have secured an enhanced funding package, ensuring the project is now fully funded, Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) announced on Tuesday.... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane
Infrastructure rehabilitation, more exploration crucial for South African mining industry growth, Mthenjane says
2nd October 2024 By: Darren Parker

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane believes that growing the South African mining industry depends on restoring mining capacity through infrastructure rehabilitation in the short... 


Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati
South Africa needs to transition to renewable energy, Eskom chair tells Joburg Indaba
2nd October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa needs to transition into renewable energy in a way that continues to protect the country’s energy availability, Eskom chairperson Dr Mteto Nyati told the Joburg Indaba on Wednesday.... 


Transnet Academy forms railway education partnership with UCT, UP
2nd October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The State-owned Transnet Academy has concluded a five-year partnership agreement with the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of Pretoria (UP), which will help it to enhance technical... 


Firms substituting cheaper aluminium for copper, trend growing
2nd October 2024 By: Reuters

Some companies in Asia and Europe are starting to substitute cheaper aluminium wire for copper and the trend is due to gain momentum as copper prices are expected to see further gains, consultancy... 


Business Unity South Africa president Mxolisi Mgojo, Harmony CEO and executive director Peter Steenkamp, Tronox director Sipho Nkosi, Southern Palladium chairperson and World Platinum Investment Council founding chairperson Roger Baxter, and Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Steenkamp, Baxter inducted into Joburg Indaba Mining Hall of Fame
2nd October 2024 By: Darren Parker

Launched in 2016 as a way of recognising key individuals who have significantly influenced the South African mining industry over many years, the Joburg Indaba Mining Hall of Fame has inducted two... 


Eros Resources to merge with Canadian mining rivals
Eros Resources to merge with Canadian mining rivals
2nd October 2024 By: Reuters

Canadian small-scale gold miner Eros Resources would merge with rivals MAS Gold and Rockridge Resources to develop copper and gold projects in the province of Saskatchewan, the companies said on... 


Hydrogen storage
Low-emission hydrogen project approvals double, but demand and cost uncertainties weigh
2nd October 2024 By: Terence Creamer

A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report shows that the number of low-emission hydrogen projects to have advanced to a final investment decision (FID) stage doubled over the last 12 months,... 


Thierry is a brownfield copper asset in Ontario
QC rebrands as XXIX with acquisition of Thierry copper project
2nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration and development company QC Copper and Gold announced on Tuesday its acquisition of Cuprum – a move that will position the company as one of Canada’s biggest copper resource developers... 


Haul trucks at a mine in Burkina Faso
Decarbonisation key to achieving operational excellence in mining, metals – report
2nd October 2024 By: Darren Parker

Decarbonisation is key to achieving operational excellence for metals and mining companies, professional services firm KPMG’s latest ‘Metals and Mining Outlook’ has revealed. The report, published... 


Canterra options Ring of Fire property to Teck
2nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed Canterra Minerals has entered into an option agreement with Teck Resources, granting the Canadian major an option to acquire a 100% interest in its Ring of Fire property, in... 


Wyloo eyes new ‘global standard’ for low-carbon nickel pricing
Wyloo eyes new ‘global standard’ for low-carbon nickel pricing
2nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s Wyloo Metals, owned by billionaire Andrew Forrest, has unveiled a partnership with digital metals platform Metalshub to create a price index for low-carbon nickel concentrate and nickel... 


Uganda President Yoweri Museveni
Uganda sets up State-owned firm to take stakes in mining operations
2nd October 2024 By: Reuters

Uganda has formed a State-owned mining company to manage the government's equity interests in mining operations, its minister for energy and mineral development, Ruth Nankabirwa, said. All mining... 


Copper producer Aurubis to shun takeovers, rebuild trust, new CEO says
2nd October 2024 By: Reuters

Europe's biggest copper producer Aurubis will shun takeovers and focus on internal projects for the next two years as it seeks to rebuild the trust of its stakeholders after a turbulent period,... 


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