Amid increased demand for, and investment in, energy transition minerals, project complexities are increasing, says management consulting company McKinsey & Company partner and Africa capital... 

The International Mining and Resources Conference + Expo (IMARC) is proud to announce that Dr. David Ransom has been posthumously awarded the esteemed Legend in Mining Award at this year’s IMARC... 

Australia-listed FireFly Metals has announced a 42% increase in the mineral resource estimate at its Green Bay copper/gold project, now totaling 59-million tonnes at 2% copper equivalent, equating... 

Manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE) designed for women, Sisi Safety Wear, showcased its innovative range of women’s PPE at Electra Mining Africa 2024, spotlighting its female-fitted... 

Bannerman Energy is progressing towards a final investment decision. 

The demonstration plant is now in the commissioning phase. 

Frontier Lithium and Mitsubishi Corporation are developing North America's highest-grade lithium resource. 

By: Ben Selier - Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric A key challenge facing data centres today is balancing operational efficiency with limited energy... 

Mining industry employer organisation Minerals Council South Africa has published the first edition of its Accommodation Newsletter, which highlights the interventions by, and projects of, member... 

Results from a geophysical and geochemical data assessment for London-listed Altona’s new Kabompo South project, in Zambia, performed by Namibia-based geophysical services company Earthmaps... 

South Africa has the potential to be the strongest producer, user and exporter of coal on the continent, but political interference prevents this from happening, XMP Consulting senior coal analyst... 

By: Igor Hulak - Partner and Global Lead of Metals and Mining at Kearney South Africa's mining sector remains a cornerstone of the economy, contributing 6.3% to GDP. However, in 2023, the sector... 

LSL Consulting has been a trusted pioneer in innovative bulk materials handling (BMH) solutions for over four decades. We proudly offer BMH solutions across diverse sectors, including the mining,... 

Oroco Resource Corporation announced a revised preliminary economic assessment and mineral resource estimate on the project in August 2024.  

Noting the significant mining developments taking place in West Africa and the requirement for new mines to comply with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), global... 

A scoping study has suggested the development of the Volspruit project's North and South pits. 

Japanese government agency Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation is considering signing up as a strategic partner in the project. 

Kamoa-Kakula has produced 303 328 t of copper in concentrate for the year-to-date. 

The restart plan for the Kayelekera project has provided the foundation for Lotus Resources to optimise and accelerate its plans for the project. 

Menar's Phalanndwa coal mine has embarked on a robust mine rehabilitation project.  

Mining consulting engineering company DRA Global has announced its intention to delist from both the ASX and the JSE. As part of this process, it intends to undertake an off-market equal access... 

South Africa mines less than 2% of global manganese and the mineral is abundant, but processed and beneficiated manganese products are critical and in demand, especially as most of the world's... 

South Africa's energy market was liberalising and evolving, with State efforts to establish a stable and effective framework and moving at pace on energy transition matters, along with... 

In June 2024, VR8 announced that it had chosen to modify the back end of the SRL processing plant. This modification has been made in response to higher-than-expected demand for higher-purity forms... 

A scoping study has shown the project to have very attractive economics, with results justifying a prefeasibility study already under way. 

The mining and metals sector needs to accelerate growth and build additional capacity to support the energy transition. This trend, alongside the need to maintain capital discipline, has elevated... 

Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric and gold mining company Harmony Gold have formed a strategic partnership to upgrade the instrumentation workshop of the Harmony Moab... 

The Nedbank Manufacturing Roundtable, held on July 11, in Johannesburg, has highlighted the imperative of greater localisation opportunities and the need to facilitate comprehensive skills transfer... 

FPX Nickel has said that it will initiate a scoping study for a Canadian refinery. 

Strandline Resources is going ahead with efficiency improvements at the project. 

The Botswana Ministry of Minerals and Energy has granted a mining licence for the project 

The project has been selected for a $166-million financial grant from the United States Department of Energy’s Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Programme. 

Phalanndwa extension has embarked on a robust mine rehabilitation project. 

Bio2Watt Energy Holdings (BEH) has appointed SRK Consulting as the independent environmental consultant to undertake the environmental permitting processes for a new biogas plant near Pretoria. The... 

An optimised mine plan has demonstrated that the project will generate outstanding financial returns and create substantial value. 

Commercial production has started. 

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon Events ‘It’s the voices of stakeholders that are actually informing a lot of the decision making around the outcomes of water management at the moment’ 

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... 

US-based industrial supplier Fulltrades is set to unveil a series of advanced mining solutions at this year’s MINExpo in September, underscoring its commitment to driving innovation in the mining... 

The general shortage of skilled labour in remote areas, and the lack of training of local welders – to a level where they pass a welder performance qualification test –  highlights the Southern... 

Multidisciplinary professional engineering firm Zimile Consulting Engineers completed reconstruction of the N2 highway, between Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, and Cape Town, in the Western Cape, a month... 

While many explorers and developers are looking to Africa for much of the mineral production to drive the global energy transition, a careful path must be followed before these projects can...