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Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
7th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Graphite, nickel and copper developer Blencowe has received a formal expression of interest regarding potential participation in the debt- and project-level equity funding for Orom-Cross. 


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Wheeler River uranium project, Canada – update
7th March 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Uranium project developer Denison Mines expects to start site preparation and construction activities in early 2026. 


Copper miners are next bet to fuel Canada stocks outperformance
Copper miners are next bet to fuel Canada stocks outperformance
4th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

Investors in Canadian stocks have a new sector in mind that they hope will help insulate their portfolios from the risk of a trade war: copper miners. At the start of the year traders were piling... 


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Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
28th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Graphite, nickel and copper developer Blencowe Resources has completed an initial hydropower study for its graphite project. 


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Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
21st February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Graphite, nickel and copper developer Blencowe Resources has successfully completed all geotechnical holes at the Camp Lode graphite deposit at the project. 


Canadian investors add gold, uranium stocks as trade war risk grows
Canadian investors add gold, uranium stocks as trade war risk grows
14th February 2025 By: Reuters

As the threat of a trade war grows, Canadian investors are seeking protection in gold and in shares of companies producing goods with few substitutes, such as uranium, while looking to take... 


DeepSeek reveals how badly energy industry needs AI for growth
28th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

Pipeline networks and nuclear startups. Texas landowners and fuel-cell makers. In one brutal blow, DeepSeek has revealed just how many energy-related businesses in the US have been banking on an... 


Professor Andrey B Yaroslavtsev
Palladium: A vital key to BRICS' future energy security
6th December 2024

By Ayanda Holo Amidst the dynamic discourse of the recent BRICS Summit, held against the backdrop of heightened resource competitiveness and energy security concerns, palladium emerged as a topic... 


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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. 


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Delivery of steel bridge sections completed successfully
22nd November 2024

Heavy lifting transportation service provider Mammoet has succeeded in performing the heavy lift and heavy transport of all four New Wear Footbridge steel sections for the project being spearheaded... 


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Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
22nd November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Blencowe Resources aims to complete the definitive feasibility study next year. 


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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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Innovative Weba transfer point solutions reduce costs and enhance safety
8th October 2024

In the bulk material handling applications transfer points are critical locations where materials are moved between different conveyor belts or from conveyors to storage areas. The efficiency of... 


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PVC packaging becoming preferred choice
4th October 2024

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is considered to be the most versatile thermoplastic, having established itself as an essential material in the packaging industry. Its unique properties offer a variety of... 


Afrimat Construction Index bounces back in second quarter
4th October 2024 By: Irma Venter

The Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) has managed to bounce back in the second quarter of this year. The ACI is a composite index of the level of activity within the building and construction... 


MC Mining reports widened losses
30th September 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Coal miner MC Mining has reported loss after tax of $14.6-million for the financial year ended June 30, a 232% increase on the $4.4-million loss reported for the previous financial year. Non-cash... 


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Solutions boost verification efficiency, combat theft
27th September 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Declining coal prices globally have prompted coal producers to optimise costs and improve efficiencies across their value chain, with an increased focus on combating coal theft and quality... 


DGC Africa powering Africa’s future
DGC Africa powering Africa’s future
9th September 2024

Mining services company DGC Africa, a member of the Dickinson Group, is powering Africa’s future through innovative asset integrity and industrial solutions for the mining and metallurgy, glass,... 


Centaurus ups Jaguar resource estimate
6th August 2024 By: Darren Parker

Australia-listed Centaurus Metals has announced a significant increase in both the size and confidence levels of the mineral resource for its flagship 100%-owned Jaguar nickel sulphide project in... 


Toronto sees ‘win’ in first new foreign miner listing since 2022
Toronto sees ‘win’ in first new foreign miner listing since 2022
25th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Paladin Energy’s arrival in Canada marks the first time since 2022 that a large foreign mining company will list its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange, which has seen new corporate listings slow... 


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Coating tech protects critical equipment
19th July 2024

Laser-applied cladding technology provides robust and long-lasting coatings that enhance the performance and lifespan of critical components required for hydraulics, pneumatics and hydropower... 


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Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
12th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A 600 t bulk sample to concentrates has been completed.  


Graphite from the Orom-Cross project, in Uganda
Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
5th July 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Blencowe Resources, together with its Chinese partner, is nearly done with processing 600 t of raw material. 


Heraeus acquires Canadian recycling firm McCol Metals
Heraeus acquires Canadian recycling firm McCol Metals
24th June 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Processing and recycling group Heraeus Precious Metals has announced the acquisition of McCol Metals, a specialised company based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The acquisition... 


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Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
14th June 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Blencowe Resources has signed its first nonbinding memorandum of understanding for natural large flake concentrate offtake from the project. 


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New cement enhances road durability
7th June 2024

Construction materials supplier AfriSam’s new AfriSam Roadstab Cement is a specialised, high-quality composite cement engineered specifically for road stabilisation tasks. This cement is designed... 


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V-belt range improves HVAC system uptime
31st May 2024

Industrial equipment supplier BMG reports that the reduced life of V-belts operating in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) sector is a major concern to the industry, despite users... 


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Pensana lauds Angola’s performance in this year’s Fraser Institute rankings
27th May 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Pensana commends the government of Angola for instilling attractive policies and growing interest in the country’s exploration potential. This comes as the country recorded an... 


Share sales rebound 98% in Toronto as copper, gold prices surge
Share sales rebound 98% in Toronto as copper, gold prices surge
17th May 2024 By: Bloomberg

After a miserable year for share sales, Canada’s largest exchange is seeing a rebound thanks to mining firms raising capital as copper and gold prices have spiked. The volume of total financings... 


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Mining-focused manufacturers see innovation as key to survival and future growth
17th May 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Amid the challenges of loadshedding, logistical constraints and volatile commodity prices, South Africa’s mining-focused manufacturers and equipment suppliers view ongoing innovation, including... 


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Mining-focused manufacturers see innovation as key to survival and future growth
17th May 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Amid the challenges of loadshedding, logistical constraints and volatile commodity prices, South Africa’s mining-focused manufacturers and equipment suppliers view ongoing innovation, including... 


Pensana records encouraging testwork results from samples at Angola project
14th May 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Pensana Rare Earths says initial results from beneficiation testwork on samples from the Sulima West deposit at the Coola exploration licence, located 75 km north of Longonjo, in... 


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SA’s largest boat builder eyes growing share of global ocean-cruising catamaran market
3rd May 2024 By: Irma Venter

It’s easy to overlook the sheer magnitude of Robertson and Caine’s (R&C’s) operations in Cape Town. The company’s ten boat-building factories and assembly lines are dotted across the city – from... 


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Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
26th April 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Blencowe Resources has initiated a commercial study on a proposed downstream processing facility. 


Willem Slabbert, Samplers, and Magnetics Product Specialist at Multotec
Multotec to showcase its innovative sampling technologies and competencies at the 11th World Conference on Sampling and Blending
22nd April 2024

With its extensive array of products, skills, expertise, and knowledge, Multotec will be participating in the 11th World Conference on Sampling and Blending, taking place from the 21 to 23 May... 


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Blencowe progresses DFS work on Orom-Cross, unlocks further funding
10th April 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


MC Mining MD and CEO Godfrey Gomwe
MC Mining achieves interim revenue growth despite challenging coal market
15th March 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Coal miner MC Mining’s strong revenue growth through the six months ended December 31, 2023 were “very pleasing” considering the challenging coal market, MD and CEO Godfrey Gomwe avers. During the... 


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Biobased plastics launched to transform auto sector
15th March 2024

A consortium led by sustainable technology innovator Sonichem has been granted nearly R14.6-million in funding from UK government agency Innovate UK’s 'Resource efficiency for materials and... 


Canada’s IPO drought reaches a full year with no end in sight
8th March 2024 By: Bloomberg

Canada’s biggest market for initial public offerings is marking a grim milestone of a full year without a new listing, and with investors focused on a narrow set of themes, senior bankers don’t... 


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SGB-Cape Announces Strategic Partnership with ICR Group
26th February 2024

SGB-Cape a renowned leader in industrial services, proudly announces a significant milestone in its 75th year of operation with the establishment of a strategic partnership with ICR Group, a global... 


Southern Palladium confirms 26-year mine life potential for Bengwenyama project
12th February 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and JSE-listed Southern Palladium finds in a scoping study that the Bengwenyama platinum group metals (PGMs) project, in the Bushveld Complex of South Africa, has the potential for a 26-year... 


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Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update
2nd February 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The US International Development Finance Corporation has indicated its willingness to participate in debt funding for the project, subject to all the necessary due diligence. 


The Simandou range
Arrow Minerals restarts Guinea fieldwork
20th December 2023 By: Donna Slater

West Africa-focused explorer and developer Arrow Minerals reports that fieldwork has been restarted at its flagship Simandou North iron ore project in the Republic of Guinea. The initial work... 


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