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Chile delivers final Constitution draft as skepticism runs high
5th July 2022 By: Bloomberg

Chile’s Constitutional Convention presented the final version of the charter that will be put to a referendum as a growing number of voters question the broad changes it would enact from social... 


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Okiep copper project, South Africa – update
24th June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has announced plans to raise up to A$20-million in a share placement to sophisticated and professional investors to partly fund a feasibility study on the Okiep copper project. 


Booyco Electronics builds capability, skills in SA economy
9th June 2022

(Virtual Showroom): Driven by stringent mine safety requirements underpinned by legislation, South Africa is a global front-runner in proximity detection systems (PDS) with Booyco Electronics as a... 


Brikor breaks ground at new Nigel-based Grootfontein mine
2nd June 2022 By: Donna Slater

Building and construction materials manufacturer and supplier Brikor broke ground at its Grootfontein mine, in Nigel, Gauteng. The mine is adjacent to the company’s fully-owned Ilangabi coal mine.  


The trouble with lithium
26th May 2022 By: Bloomberg

Elon Musk wants to mine it, China is scouring Tibet for it, battery makers are crying out for it. Lithium, the wonder metal at the heart of the global shift to electric cars, is in a full-blown... 


Chile to cushion the blow of glacier ban on giant copper mines
Chile to cushion the blow of glacier ban on giant copper mines
24th May 2022 By: Bloomberg

Chile’s government is looking at a gradual implementation for a proposed ban on mining near glaciers in order to limit the impact on some of the world’s biggest copper mines and their planned... 


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Junior mining regulations need to be amended, says law firm
20th May 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

Regulations impacting on junior miners must be amended to address the unique challenges and needs of the various types of miners currently classified as juniors, says law firm Beech Veltman CEO... 


Chile copper mines dodge radical changes as convention vote ends
Chile copper mines dodge radical changes as convention vote ends
16th May 2022 By: Bloomberg

Major copper producers from BHP Group to Freeport-McMoRan will likely avoid drastic changes in the way they do business in Chile as writers of a new constitution wrapped up deliberations on mining... 


By Raymond Obermeyer, Managing Director at SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa
Mining sector offers significant opportunity in enabling economic growth with a multiplier effect
12th May 2022

South Africa’s economy was built on its mining industry prowess which not only helped to fund the country’s infrastructure but also precipitated the growth of a number of a number of supporting... 


Artisanal and Small Scale-Mining Policy aimed at addressing illegal mining
10th May 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Illegal mining is a critical challenge in the South African mining and minerals industry and, in response, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on March 30 published the Artisanal... 


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The Youth Employment Service partners with mining companies to help achieve objectives detailed in the Mining Charter
How the mining sector can unearth SA’s most valuable resource with YES
9th May 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

The South African mining industry can play an important part in tackling the country’s unemployment crisis, particularly when it comes to youth employment and the upliftment of mining communities.... 


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Customers gain from Kwatani-Sandvik tie-up
9th May 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Both local and foreign customers – as well as mineral processing original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) looking for specialised solutions – are set to benefit from the recent acquisition of... 


Webber Wentzel makes recommendations to bolster mining industry attractiveness
6th May 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Webber Wentzel’s team of mining experts has recommended that President Cyril Ramaphosa and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, in their upcoming addresses at the Mining Indaba,... 


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Okiep copper project, South Africa – update
6th May 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has announced encouraging results from its maiden drilling programme across the Koperberg–Carolusberg line of intrusions at the Okiep copper project. 


SEW-EURODRIVE joins the Mining Indaba community
5th May 2022

For the first time in its history, drives and automation specialist, SEW-EURODRIVE will be exhibiting at the Mining Indaba at the Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC) from 9-12 May... 


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Woodside posts solid quarter
26th April 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Oil and gas major Woodside has delivered a solid quarter of production as it readies for a merger with diversified miner BHP’s petroleum assets. Production volumes for the three months to March... 


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Local industry waiting for regulatory certainty
22nd April 2022

The local industry is cautiously anticipating the content of the amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA), which were alluded to by the Department of Mineral... 


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Drive tech company joins Indaba community
22nd April 2022

On its return to the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), the Investing in African Mining Indaba is "looking forward to a reunion like no other" and, for the first time in its... 


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SEW-EURODRIVE joins the Mining Indaba community
20th April 2022

For the first time in its history, drives and automation specialist, SEW-EURODRIVE will be exhibiting at the Mining Indaba at the Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC) from 9-12 May 2022. 


Lynas post record quarter, expects higher demand
12th April 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Rare earths miner Lynas has reported record sales revenues of A$327.7-million for the three months to March, as market demand increased. Sales revenue in the previous quarter reached A$202.7-million. 


Tshipi é Ntle Manganese Mining fights period poverty in the Northern Cape while supporting job creation with Blossom Care Solutions 
4th April 2022

Period poverty refers to barriers to menstrual products, education, and sanitation, which can include social, economic, political and cultural causes. More specifically, it generally denotes the... 


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Okiep copper project, South Africa – update
1st April 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals made a "significant" copper discovery at the project in February 2022. 


Miners gather in copper capital facing ‘another world’ of tumult
29th March 2022 By: Bloomberg

The last time the copper industry gathered in Santiago, prices were below $3/lb amid concerns over a slowdown in Chinese demand, and there was little talk of supply-chain woes or inflation. Now... 


Anglo looks to the sea as water scarcity hits Chile copper mines
29th March 2022 By: Bloomberg

With no letup in Chile’s years-long drought, Anglo American is looking at developing a desalination project in partnership with State-owned Codelco, Japan’s Mitsui & Co. and a local water utility.... 


Rusal diverts ore to Ireland after Ukraine plant shuttered
16th March 2022 By: Reuters

Russian aluminium giant Rusal is diverting bauxite cargoes from Guinea to its refinery in Ireland after the original destination in Ukraine shut down because of the Russian invasion, shipping data... 


Technology can fast track skills development in the mining sector in 2022
8th March 2022

By Jacques Farmer, MD of PRISMA 08 March 2022 


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Okiep copper project, South Africa – update
4th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has made a "significant" copper discovery within its Okiep copper project. 


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Russia’s palladium exports face disruption from flight bans
1st March 2022 By: Bloomberg

Palladium supplies from top producer Russia face disruption from widespread flight bans, with companies looking to find alternative means to export the precious metal. The metal that’s mostly used... 


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Hybrid solutions can be more affordable – firm
18th February 2022

Globally, mining is well-known as an energy-intensive sector, a situation that is further aggravated by a heavy reliance on fossil fuels, explains consulting firm Economic Development Solutions MD... 


Tharisa finalises landmark BBBEE deal
16th February 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Johannesburg- and London-listed platinum group metals and chrome producer Tharisa has acquired the remaining 26% shareholding in Tharisa Minerals, in what is a landmark broad-based black economic... 


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Iamgold appoints RCF nominees to board, names Belanger chair
14th February 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold miner Iamgold has reached an agreement with shareholder Resource Capital Fund VII, managed by RCF Management, to make changes to its board of directors. RCF nominees Maryse Belanger, David... 


Chile committee votes to scrap water rights for mines and farms
4th February 2022 By: Bloomberg

A proposal to annul water rights granted to Chile’s private sector over the past four decades was approved in an initial vote by an environmental committee as part of the process to draft a new... 


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Iamgold hits back at RCF’s board revamp demands, criticism
3rd February 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Iamgold has hit back at criticism from 5.2% shareholder RCF Management regarding the company’s management and boardroom, arguing that the US investment fund is putting its interest... 


RCF pushes for leadership change at Iamgold
1st February 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

Resource Capital Fund VII, which owns about 5.2% of the shares of Canadian miner Iamgold, on Tuesday announced that it would be nominating a slate of at least three director candidates to provide... 


Hybrid energy - what is needed to make hybrid energy solutions more affordable for smaller mines?
1st February 2022

By Janine Espin, Managing Director at Economic Development Solutions  The energy consumption of the global mining industry amounts to 80% of the world's electricity use. This is comparable to the... 


Iamgold announces Charter's retirement
31st January 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian gold mining company Iamgold on Sunday announced that Don Charter had retired from the board as chairperson, stating that the move was consistent with longstanding plans and in line with... 


Chile's Constitution drafters want to annul mining concessions in indigenous lands
27th January 2022 By: Bloomberg

A proposal to suspend mining and forestry concessions that infringe on indigenous territories in Chile was approved in the first instance by an environmental committee as part of the drafting of a... 


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Battery metals could attain strategic mineral status
21st January 2022 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

Law firm Beech Veltman states that, in terms of the developments regarding the production and beneficiation of base metals, particularly battery metals, current legislative frameworks in South... 


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Okiep copper project, South Africa – update
21st January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Initial drilling assays from the maiden drilling programme at the Okiep copper projct have delivered very positive results. 


Lynas posts record revenues
19th January 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Rare earths miner Lynas has reported record sales revenue for the three months to December, reflecting strong customer demand. The ASX-listed company on Wednesday reported that revenue for the... 


Safety in mining is not a ‘one size fits all’
18th January 2022

By Predahni Naidoo, Brand Manager at Sisi Safety Wear Notorious for workplace accidents and injuries, the mining industry can be a dangerous place to work. In 2019 alone, a total of 2 406 injuries... 


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Minerals Council backs State capture commission’s recommendations
6th January 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa on Thursday endorsed the recommendations of the first report of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. The Minerals Council said these recommendations, aimed at... 


Business as usual as Kwatani/Sandvik transaction closes
9th December 2021

Business as usual is how Kim Schoepflin CEO of Kwatani describes the news of the closing date of the transaction whereby Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions and Kwatani signed an agreement for the... 


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