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SSR sells Mexican mine to Endeavour Silver
14th January 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Triple listed SSR Mining has announced plans to sell its Pitarrilla silver/lead/zinc project in Durango, Mexico, to TSX- and NYSE-listed Endeavour Silver for up to $127-million. The consideration... 


Alphamin's DRC tin operation
Alphamin’s tin output up 10% q/q, cash up 6 486%
11th January 2022 By: Donna Slater

JSE- and TSX-V-listed tin miner Alphamin Resources, which owns and operates the Mpama North mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, increased its contained tin production by 10%... 


EQ Resources sets new record at Mt Carbine
10th January 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Tungsten miner EQ Resources has reported a new monthly record of concentrate production at its Mt Carbine project, in Queensland, following the completion of an upgrade to the power line to the... 


DRA appoints mining exec to board
17th December 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Project house DRA Global has appointed mining executive Jonathan (Johnny) Velloza as nonexecutive director with effect from January 1. Velloza has more than 25 years of engineering, operations,... 


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Vedanta Zinc International’s Singla joins Minerals Council South Africa board
14th December 2021 By: Donna Slater

Zinc producer Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) executive director and CFO Pushpender Singla has been appointed as a member of the Minerals Council South Africa board. He is a chartered accountant,... 


Commodity prices to edge lower in 2022 – Fitch Solutions
10th December 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Research agency Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research expects commodity prices to ease in 2022, from current levels, and forecasts that most commodity prices will average lower... 


Miner provides update on Waterberg project
10th December 2021 By: Anna Moross

TSX-listed mine developer Platinum Group Metals in October provided an update on the Waterberg project, a bulk underground palladium and platinum deposit located in the northern limb of the... 


Rapidly expanding emergency marketplace Aura secures R62m in funding
10th December 2021 By: Irma Venter

Africa-based security and medical response marketplace Aura has secured R62-million in a Series A funding round led by MultiChoice Group (MCG), KLT Holdings and Buffet Investments.  Aura says this... 


Altron index shows short-term credit improvement
10th December 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

There has been an increase in the extension of short-term credit in South Africa during the second quarter of 2021, the latest Altron Fintech Short-term Credit Impact (AFSCI) Index has found. The... 


Theta Gold makes a play for Focus
9th December 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Junior Focus Minerals on Thursday urged shareholders not to take any action regarding an unsolicited off-market takevoer offer from fellow-listed Theta Gold Mines. Theta on Thursday announced... 


US Gold announces positive PFS for CK Gold
2nd December 2021 By: Mariaan Webb

Nasdaq-listed exploration and development company US Gold has completed a prefeasibility study (PFS) for the CK Gold project, delivering robust economics, and has set its sights on completing a... 


Implats buys a further 2.56% of RBPlat’s shares, now holds 31.94% stake
2nd December 2021 By: Donna Slater

Following two tranches of share buyouts by Impala Platinum (Implats) on November 29 and December 1 – for an aggregate of 84.89-million shares of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) – Implats has... 


GoldStone marks first gold pour at Homase in Ghana
30th November 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed GoldStone Resources has successfully completed its first commercial gold pour at the Homase mine in the Ashanti gold belt in Ghana. The first pour was completed during the commissioning... 


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Geosynthetics implemented in oil storage facility
26th November 2021 By: Anna Moross

Fibertex South Africa has supplied geosynthetics for the reinforcement, protection and leak detection of the oil tanks at an oil storage facility in the Port of Saldanha, in the Western Cape. 


Eskay and Seabridge reach new access road deal
15th November 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Explorer Eskay Mining has entered into an amended agreement with Seabridge Gold, agreeing to share equally the costs of constructing the first 9 km of the Coulter Creek access road (CCAR), in the... 


Woodside, BP and Mitsubishi form CCS consortium
5th November 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Oil and gas major Woodside has announced a consortium with energy major BP and Japan Australia LNG (MIMI), which is owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsui & Co, to progress feasibility studies... 


Afrimat Cape Lime operation
Afrimat posts strong interim results, with all segments contributing positively to growth
4th November 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Midtier openpit miner Afrimat has confirmed it is in a healthy financial position and able to accelerate growth, after delivering a ‘pleasing’ performance in the six months ended August 31. The... 


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Buy a coal mine, get a bonus: Glencore makes fortune on Colombian deal
28th October 2021 By: Reuters

For investors seeking to burnish sustainable portfolios, coal mines are an anathema. That sits well with top global miner and trader Glencore , whose purchase of a major coal mine in Colombia will... 


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Illegal sand mines continue to profit
22nd October 2021 By: Claire O'Reilly

Statistics released by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) inaccurately reflect the volume of illegal mining operations in South Africa, says mining industry body Aspasa (formerly... 


Global exploration budget seen increasing in 2022
21st October 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The mining exploration sector has emerged strongly from the downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the aggregate global nonferrous exploration budget having increased by 35% year-on-year to... 


Keliber granted safety permit for Syväjärvi
19th October 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency has granted a mining safety permit for Keliber’s second largest deposit, Syväjärvi. The permit, granted last week, includes immediate execution, despite... 


Pallinghurst to acquire 19.2% of Talon Metals
18th October 2021 By: Donna Slater

The Pallinghurst Group, through Pallinghurst Nickel International, on October 18 agreed to acquire 133.61-million common shares of Talon Metals Corporation at a purchase price of $0.60 apiece and... 


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Noront and Wyloo formalise offer, BHP has right to match
18th October 2021 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian nickel developer Noront Resources on Monday announced it had settled the terms of a proposal from Australia’s Wyloo Metals, which at C$0.70 a share in cash was deemed superior to that of... 


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AngloGold’s stake in Pure Gold rises to nearly 15%
18th October 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa-base major AngloGold Ashanti’s ownership percentage in Canadian bullion miner Pure Gold Mining has increased to 14.96% of the issued and outstanding common shares, following the... 


i-80 Gold completes transaction with Nevada Gold Mines
15th October 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Nevada-focused i-80 Gold is ready to embark on an “aggressive” growth path, executive VP business and corporate development Matthew Gollat said on Thursday, as the miner announced the completion of... 


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Investment in mining crucial to ensure continued contribution to economy – PwC
5th October 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Investment in the mining industry is crucial to ensure its continued contribution to the South African economy, says PwC in its thirteenth edition of SA Mine 2021, a series of publications that... 


Three representative of Metso Outotec and PT Trakindo Utama standing in a Trakindo reception area
Company appoints Indonesian distributor
1st October 2021

Mineral processing technology provider Metso Outotec has appointed Indonesian equipment supplier PT Trakindo Utama as a distributor for aggregate solutions as of last month. PT Trakindo Utama will... 


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Equipment procurement shakeup
24th September 2021 By: Claire O'Reilly

Owing to rising commodity prices and subsequent efforts to ramp up production, the mining industry is focused on the availability of larger earthmoving equipment, ensuring that equipment disposal... 


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Association applauds upcoming event
24th September 2021 By: Halima Frost

Surface mining industry association Aspasa (previously known as Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa) applauds the conference concept and the efforts of the organisers of the... 


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Rubble recycling not seen as economically viable
24th September 2021 By: Darren Parker

The recycling of construction and demolition materials in South Africa is behind the global curve, partly because it is generally not viewed as economically viable by the vast majority of local... 


Kibo progresses funding for UK waste gasification, power plant acquisition
23rd September 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Renewable energy focused developer Kibo Energy is now in receipt of formal term sheets for the funding required to buy a 54.54% interest in the MWe Billingham waste gasification and power plant in... 


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Company uses innovative ideas in municipal project
10th September 2021 By: Anna Moross

Consulting engineers Knight Piésold completed the design and construction supervision of the 25 ML rectangular reinforced concrete reservoir at the Emoyeni site for the eThekwini municipality... 


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Kirkland Lake adds 10Moz at Detour Lake
3rd September 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A new resource estimate for the Detour Lake gold mine, in Ontario, has added more than 10-million ounces to the project’s measured and indicated mineral resource. Triple listed Kirkland Lake Gold... 


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Potash handling facility, Canada
3rd September 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership is constructing infrastructure to handle potash from BHP’s Jansen potash mine, in Saskatchewan, until 2051. 


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Westshore to start construction of potash facilities next year
17th August 2021 By: Mariaan Webb

Vancouver-based Westshore Terminals expects to start constructing infrastructure required to handle potash from the 4.35-million-tonne-a-year Jansen mine, in Saskatchewan, next year, the port... 


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Barrick Gold sees little hit from inflation, reaffirms 2021 targets
9th August 2021 By: Reuters

Barrick Gold, said on Monday it was not expecting a major hit from inflation this year and stuck to its full-year forecasts as prices for the yellow metal tick up. CEO Mark Bristow said the miner... 


Afrimat's Cape Lime operation in Vredendal
Afrimat unpacks how its recent acquisitions are settling in
5th August 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed midtier miner Afrimat on August 5, during an investor day, outlined its expectations on when its latest acquisitions will start contributing to the group’s results, as well as how the... 


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Delaying emissions reduction will cost more down the line, climate commission director warns
5th August 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Presidential Climate Commission executive director Dr Crispian Olver says delaying South Africa’s transition away from coal will only add to the final adjustment costs and will also place the... 


Tshiamiso Trust has paid out R9m so far
2nd August 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Tshiamiso Trust, which was established to disburse compensation funds to mineworkers who contracted silicosis in South Africa’s gold mining sector, has successfully paid the first group of more... 


Fibertex geotiles
Supplier’s materials can contribute to secure railway structures
30th July 2021

Construction materials supplier Fibertex geotextiles are used to stabilise the foundations of railway structures, enabling them to withstand the dynamic loads of high speeds and great weights of... 


acQuire launches GIM Suite 5 with a raft of new features
27th July 2021

acQuire, a global software company specialising in geoscientific information management, has launched GIM Suite 5, a major advance to their flagship product. The new release includes a raft of... 


Vehicle markets gaining momentum
23rd July 2021

Reflecting on the new-vehicle-sales statistics for last month, naamsa | The Automotive Business Council said that the recovery in the new-vehicle market is gaining momentum in line with industry... 


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Exports could drive S Africa’s recovery
23rd July 2021

Exports could hold the key to South Africa’s economic recovery and growth. South Africa is experiencing a record trade surplus in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic with exports far outpacing... 


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