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Energy transition requires pragmatic approach
13th December 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

While the global transition to a low-carbon economy remains crucial, the pace of the transition must be pragmatic to balance energy affordability, security and development, says nonprofit coal... 


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Eneabba rare earths refinery, Australia – update
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Morgan Stanley has said the project faces economic and execution risks, even after receiving A$400-million ($258-million) of fresh funding from the Australian government. 


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Savannah Resources gets temporary land access for Portuguese lithium project
12th December 2024 By: Reuters

London-listed Savannah Resources has secured temporary land access to a large chunk of its future lithium mining site in northern Portugal, allowing it to conduct fieldwork and begin the second... 


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Wheeler River uranium project, Canada – update
6th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Denison Mines Corp has filed its final environmental-impact statement with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. 


Marula to move Blesberg to contract mining
5th December 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Africa-focused mining and development company Marula Mining has confirmed that mining operations at its Blesberg lithium and tantalum mine, in South Africa, will move to a contract mining basis in... 


Patriot Lithium strengthens copper focus with new Zambian option
3rd December 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian-listed Patriot Lithium is deepening its focus on Zambia's copper-rich resources with a binding option agreement to acquire a 90% interest in the Kitumba exploration licences, located... 


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PTM, Saudi Arabian company advance cooperation on proposed PGM smelter
27th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX- and NYSE American-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabian company Ajlan & Bros Company and the Ministry of Investment of Saudi... 


China eyes alternatives as seaborne coal imports lose market share
China eyes alternatives as seaborne coal imports lose market share
27th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

China, the world's largest importer of coal, has seen a sharp decline in the share of coal it imports by sea. According to a new report from Oceanbolt, a commodity market intelligence provider of... 


Lucapa unveils restart plan for idled Merlin diamond mine in NT
Lucapa unveils restart plan for idled Merlin diamond mine in NT
26th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Miner and explorer Lucapa Diamond Company has announced plans to restart operations at the Merlin diamond mine in Australia’s Northern Territory, with a A$25-million, two-phase project aimed at... 


Kavango to build new plant to increase production at Zimbabwe prospect
22nd November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Kavango Resources plans to increase high-grade gold production at Prospect 4 at the Hillside project in Matabeleland, southern Zimbabwe. High-grade gold mineralisation is currently... 


GREENER GOLD: DRDGOLD’s R2.8-billion Tshedza hybrid electricity project in Ekurhuleni, comprising over 133 000 solar panels and 43 batteries, is providing the Ergo gold tailings retreatment operation with decarbonised, reliable and cost effective power. The Ergo plant requires stable electricity to treat gold-bearing slurry that comes into the Brakpan facility from as far afield as Soccer City, some 50 km away. Photograph: Creamer Media Chief Photographer Donna Slater
GREENER GOLD
22nd November 2024

DRDGOLD’s R2.8-billion Tshedza hybrid electricity project in Ekurhuleni, comprising over 133 000 solar panels and 43 batteries, is providing the Ergo gold tailings retreatment operation with... 


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Mogalakwena mine, South Africa
22nd November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A platinum group metals mine 30 km north-west of the town of Mokopane, in Limpopo. 


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Wheeler River uranium project, Canada – update
15th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Denison Mines is advancing engineering and regulatory efforts for its planned Phoenix project. 


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Detecting misalignment, imbalance and bearing issues to enhance performance
15th November 2024

Electrical rotating machines are the workhorses of many industrial applications, driving everything from manufacturing machines to mining equipment. The performance and longevity of these... 


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ENS concerned about ‘too harsh’ provisions in incoming Mine Health and Safety Amendment Bill
14th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Law firm ENS on November 14 presented a webinar unpacking amendments to the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA), which will soon be presented for approval in the National Assembly. The webinar was... 


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Booyco Electronics' field service regime key to effective PDS/CPS operation
12th November 2024

While their primary objective is to ensure the safety of people, Proximity Detection Systems (PDS) and Collision Prevention System (CPS) installations also have a direct bearing on other critical... 


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Split bearings improve performance in difficult applications
8th November 2024

Split bearings offer improved performance in difficult applications, says products supplier BMG, noting that this is particularly true when the replacement of standard mounted bearings involves the... 


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Collaboration produces first successful H-DRI prototype bearing
8th November 2024

Engineering consultant SKF and steel-based technology company voestalpine Wire Technology earlier this year successfully produced the first prototype bearing made from steel that contains hydrogen... 


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System enhances bearing lifespan, reducing costs
8th November 2024 By: Lynne Davies

Bearings are vital components in machinery, as their performance directly impacts on productivity and equipment lifespan, among other key performance metrics, and fastener specialists Bolt and... 


Drill core taken from the Monte Muambe project
Monte Muambe rare earths and fluorspar project, Mozambique – update
8th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Altona Rare Earths has completed all field activities pertaining to a scoping study on short-term fluorspar mining. 


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Poitrel mine, Australia
8th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A coal mine 35 km east of Moranbah, in Queensland.  


DRDGOLD's Ergo plant showing solar panels and batteries.
DRDGOLD’s Ergo solar plant receives formal Eskom grid connection certificate
7th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The large solar electricity plant at DRDGOLD’s Ergo gold tailings retreatment operation has received a formal grid connection certificate from Eskom, Ergo reported ahead of flying journalists over... 


Field activities completed at Altona’s Monte Muambe
4th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

LSE-listed Altona has completed all field activities relating to a scoping study on short-term fluorspar mining at Monte Muambe, in Mozambique. The results of the study are expected to be available... 


Bowen raises A$70m to fund Plumtree North development
1st November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian miner Bowen Coking Coal’s balance sheet received a boost with a A$70-million capital raise to fund its Plumtree North mine development at the Burton mine, in Queensland. The ASX-listed... 


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Water power in underground mines should be put to full use
1st November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The high electricity tariff scenario should prompt underground miners to make full use of every bit of self-generation potential that is available to them. For decades attention has been drawn to... 


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Ewoyaa lithium project, Ghana – update
1st November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Atlantic Lithium has completed an institutional placement to raise A$10-million at A$0.23 a share. The funds will contribute to the funding of the Ewoyaa project to a final investment decision. 


Pump and dredging specialist IPR has contributed to the treatment of acid mine drainage from historic mine workings in Gauteng
IPR customises its SlurrySucker to treat acid mine drainage
29th October 2024

Two treatment plants for Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) near Johannesburg have received a boost to their efficiency, thanks to IPR’s innovative SlurrySucker dredging unit. The problem of AMD has beset... 


Former Gullick South Africa Technical Manager Terry Hamilton (right) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Water power is there for the taking in many underground mines
22nd October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Water power is there for the taking across a broad spectrum of many of South Africa’s hard-rock underground mines. At a time of high electricity prices, the availability of cooling reservoirs at... 


Schneider Electric South Africa strengthens ESG commitment through biodiversity programme and community engagement
Schneider Electric South Africa strengthens ESG commitment through biodiversity programme and community engagement
22nd October 2024

Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainable company and leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, continues to champion biodiversity and community development... 


Rome Resources encouraged by promising copper, tin mineralisation at DRC prospect
22nd October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Rome Resources has made progress with drilling at its Mont Agoma prospect, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with initial assessment from the cores said to be promising for both... 


Gold rallies to record with tight US election and data in focus
Gold rallies to record with tight US election and data in focus
17th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Gold climbed to a record ahead of US data prints due later Thursday, with traders also monitoring an increasingly tight presidential race that’s driven demand for haven assets. Bullion climbed as... 


A South African gold mining operation successfully deployed Grindex Bravo 500 slurry pumps from Integrated Pump Technology to reprocess slurry from its surface return water dam
Grindex Bravo 500 pump provides robust solution for gold mining reprocessing
16th October 2024

In a strategic move to optimise resource recovery, a South African gold mining operation successfully deployed Grindex Bravo 500 slurry pumps from Integrated Pump Technology to reprocess slurry... 


Patriot Lithium eyes new horizons in Zambian copper
Patriot Lithium eyes new horizons in Zambian copper
14th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Battery metals explorer Patriot Lithium is expanding its horizons, venturing into the heart of Africa to secure copper resources that could bolster its portfolio. The Australian company, which has... 


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Prothane Industrial
11th October 2024

In existence since July 1990, Prothane Industrial started production with castable polyurethane products, expanding later to high tech polyurethane spraying products, rubber lining and various... 


CMIF backing for infrastructure supporting Frontier’s PAK lithium project
CMIF backing for infrastructure supporting Frontier’s PAK lithium project
8th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Frontier Lithium has been awarded up to C$6.1-million in funding from the government’s Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF) to support infrastructure for its PAK lithium... 


First Africa Metals announces exceptionally high-grade lithium at Zambia project
7th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Private UK mining exploration company First Africa Metals says rock chip sampling has confirmed exceptionally high-grade lithium-bearing pegmatites at its Misika project, in the Southern province... 


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Pan African taking the wild out of the west as gold recovery uplifts the local community
4th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

When the Mining Weekly team of three arrived at the initial sod-turning event of Pan African Resources’ gold-from-dumps project just over a year ago, the area west of Johannesburg looked a little... 


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Mercedes mine, Mexico
4th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine about 250 km north-east of Hermosillo. 


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OLI South Africa – The Leader in Vibration Technology
4th October 2024 By: Yolande Botes

Welcome to the newest addition to the OLI family of products, the mechanical exciter. The MVM series of unidirectional mechanical oscillators has been designed for large-scale vibrating... 


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Ewoyaa lithium project, Ghana – update
20th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency has granted the project an environmental permit. 


Platinum Group President and CEO Frank Hallam.
Stronger-than-ever feasibility thumbs up for R18bn platinum group metals project in Limpopo
16th September 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The latest independent definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Waterberg platinum group metals (PGM) project in Limpopo is even more emphatic on the economic viability and wealth creation... 


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Dewatering pumps selection bolstered
13th September 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Heavy-duty centrifugal pump manufacturer Schurco Slurry is prioritising the inclusion of comprehensive dewatering pump solutions in its product range to mitigate the challenges that the mining... 


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Katanning gold project, Australia – update
13th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Ausgold is gearing up to start a major new drilling programme at the project. 


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