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OZ Minerals feeling the impact of a tough year
22nd February 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Takeover target OZ Minerals has seen net profits after tax for the 2022 financial year fall by 323.4% to A$207.3-million, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation fell... 


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NICO gold/cobalt/bismuth/copper mine project, Canada – update
17th February 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Fortune Minerals has invested more than C$135-million to advance the project from an in-house discovery to a near shovel-ready vertically integrated critical minerals asset. 


Fundamentals for nuclear fuel market 'best ever' - Cameco CEO
Fundamentals for nuclear fuel market 'best ever' - Cameco CEO
10th February 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Demand for nuclear power is driving the “best fundamentals ever seen” for the nuclear fuel market, said Canadian uranium major Cameco president and CEO Tim Gitzel on Thursday. The geopolitical... 


PetroSA publishes tender for gas extraction joint ventures
6th February 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

State-owned oil and gas company PetroSA has published a request for proposals (RfP), calling on interested parties to submit conceptual proposals to partner with the national oil company in... 


Openpit activities start at Kathleen Valley
3rd February 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Openpit mining operations have started at the Kathleen Valley lithium project, with the project still on track to produce its first product in mid-2024. ASX-listed Liontown Resources on Friday... 


Panel unpacks key considerations for increased energy security
Panel unpacks key considerations for increased energy security
2nd February 2023

With the private sector’s combined 9 GW of solar, wind, gas and battery storage projects in the pipeline, persistent loadshedding and an electricity tariff increase of 18.65% from April 1, it is... 


Natalie Reyneke of MDA Attorneys
Avoid that sinking feeling on underground development projects by using target cost contracts
2nd February 2023

Shaft sinking and underground development projects for new and existing mines are high risk endeavours given the lack of predictability in underground geological, hydrogeological and geotechnical... 


Gold mineralised drill core from the Tulu Kapi project
Tulu Kapi gold project, Ethiopia – update
27th January 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Kefi Gold and Copper has announced that all lead contracting and equity investment parties have agreed to the draft agreements for the financing of the project. 


Tulu Kapi gold project one step closer to financing
23rd January 2023 By: Darren Parker

Gold exploration and development company Kefi Gold and Copper has announced that all lead contracting and equity investment parties have agreed to the draft agreements for the financing of the Tulu... 


Orion Minerals appoints new CFO
15th December 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Copper developer Orion Minerals has appointed Peet van Coller as its new South Africa-based CFO, effective from April 1. Van Coller will succeed Orion’s long-serving CFO Martin Bouwmeester, who... 


Orion Minerals appoints Peet van Coller as CFO
15th December 2022 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed metals exploration and development company Orion Minerals has announced that Peet van Coller has been appointed CFO, with effect from April 1, 2023. The appointment forms part of a... 


TFR to increase emerging manganese miners’ rail allocation to 4Mt/y
6th December 2022 By: Donna Slater

State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) says it is easing the requirements for emerging manganese miners to transport their ore and products to the ports of Gqeberha and Saldanha, starting with new... 


Transnet sees South African coal exports as being safer on diesel trains
5th December 2022 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s State-owned port and rail company Transnet proposed switching to diesel trains to avoid disruptions to coal exports caused by the theft of power cables that disable electric... 


Canadian govt approves the enviro assessment of Generation PGM’s Marathon mine
1st December 2022 By: Donna Slater

The Canadian government has approved the environmental assessment of TSX-listed Generation PGM’s Marathon palladium/copper project. Generation will now proceed with obtaining any additional... 


Woodside answers Europe's energy call
28th November 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Oil and gas major Woodside has expanded its liquified natural gas (LNG) trade to include Europe, with the ASX-listed company delivering gas from the North West Shelf to Uniper Global Commodities SE... 


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Contractor steadily transforms its workforce
25th November 2022 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Transformation in the world of underground mining – historically dominated by white males – is not easy to achieve but contractor and mine development service provider Murray & Roberts Cementation... 


Galileo completes resource delineation drilling at Zambia project
23rd November 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Galileo Resources has completed a drilling programme at the Luansobe copper project, in Zambia, marking an important step towards the generation of a new mineral resource estimate for... 


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Work Opportunity - Executive Director - Mandela Mining Precinct
18th November 2022

Preamble   The Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) was established as a public-private partnership (PPP) initiative to assist with and coordinate the implementation of the South African Mining Extraction... 


Lycopodium awarded more work at Goulamina
14th November 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Lycopodium has been awarded a A$22.7-million engineering procurement (EP) and associated project management (PM) services contract at the Goulamina lithium project, in Mali. A final... 


MBA North says its members being forced to condone unethical contractual practices
11th November 2022 By: Irma Venter

The Master Builders Association (MBA) North has issued a practice note for its members aimed at helping them fight back against what it calls unethical contractual practices that have become... 


The McArthur River operation in Canada
Production restarts at McArthur River/Key Lake after four-year hiatus
10th November 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

The first pounds of uranium ore from the McArthur River have been milled and packed at the Key Lake mill, marking the return of production from these operations that were idled four years ago due... 


Vorster appointed as interim CEO at Hastings
9th November 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Hastings Technology Materials has appointed form BCI Minerals boss Alwyn Vorster as interim CEO. Vorster, who was MD of BCI Minerals for more than six years, was also formerly MD of... 


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M&R Cementation appoints MD following incumbent's 2023 retirement
7th November 2022 By: Donna Slater

Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts (M&R) Cementation has appointed Japie du Plessis MD designate, effective March 1, 2023, following the retirement of incumbent Mike Wells, who will... 


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Company successfully moves stock without interruptions
4th November 2022 By: Halima Frost

Outsourced solutions provider Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) moved more than 600 000 stock items to a new warehouse facility for a client in September while maintaining full sales capacity... 


Brucejack remains suspended pending probe into death
Brucejack remains suspended pending probe into death
27th October 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining and processing operations at the Brucejack mine, in British Columbia, remains suspended, pending an investigation into the death of a worker from contracting partner Procon. Mine owner... 


Focus puts 2023 target on Coolgardie restart
24th October 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A new life-of-mine plan for the Coolgardie operation, in Western Australia, could see ASX-listed Focus Minerals resume production by next year. The company on Monday told shareholders that the new... 


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South Africa falling short of exploration target amid glacial cadastre progress
21st October 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

South Africa’s minerals potential is not in doubt, with known geological opportunities in chrome, platinum-group metals, gold, iron-ore, titanium minerals and diamonds, as well as several other... 


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South Africa falling short of exploration target amid glacial cadastre progress
21st October 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

South Africa’s minerals potential is not in doubt, with known geological opportunities in chrome, platinum-group metals, gold, iron-ore, titanium minerals and diamonds, as well as several other... 


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Alcoa surprise loss spells more woes for world economy
20th October 2022 By: Bloomberg

A surprise quarterly loss by US economic bellwether and aluminum giant Alcoa added to jitters over the world economy as the metal used in everything from iPhones to Pepsi cans hits headwinds.... 


Eskom CEO André de Ruyter
Eskom expects inaugural leasing of grid-ready Mpumalanga land to unlock at least 2GW of guarantee-free renewables
14th October 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Four independent power producers have been named as successful bidders for the lease of grid-ready Mpumalanga land, which is being made available by Eskom as part of efforts to accelerate the... 


Evolution's hydro project attracts attention
13th October 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Gold miner Evolution Mining’s Mt Rawdon pumped hydro (MRPH) project has been declared a Coordinated Project by the Queensland government’s Coordinator-General. The MRPH project is being jointly... 


Chile files charges against mining company for giant sinkhole
7th October 2022 By: Reuters

Chile's environmental regulator announced on Thursday four charges against Canadian-owned Lundin copper mine for a sinkhole that appeared at the site of one of its mines the north of the country in... 


M&R Cementation human resources director Tumi Smith
Murray & Roberts Cementation making progress with transformation
5th October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Mining contractor Murray & Roberts (M&R) Cementation says it is making steady progress towards its goal of having a workforce that reflects the demographics of South Africa. “Transformation in the... 


CEO Henry Laas
M&R expects renewables projects to breathe life into struggling South African unit
16th September 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Engineering and contracting group Murray & Roberts (M&R) says its Southern African-focused business platform, which has shrunk materially and has been lossmaking for a number of years, is at the... 


India narrows thermal coal imports gap with top buyer China
14th September 2022 By: Reuters

India is fast catching up with China in its thermal coal imports, as the world's two biggest overseas buyers of the power generation fuel adjust purchases to align them with the varying... 


A photo of the damage done to Nigeria's environment as a result of oil spills
One of world’s most polluted spots gets worse as $1bn cleanup drags on
31st August 2022 By: Bloomberg

In the more than a quarter century since Shell left Ogoniland in southern Nigeria, oil has continued to ooze from dormant wellheads and active pipelines, leaving the 386-square mile kingdom’s... 


Pilbara revenues soar
23rd August 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Lithium miner Pilbara Minerals has reported a 577% increase in sales revenue for the 2022 financial year, as spodumene concentrate shipments increased by 28%. The ASX-listed company on Tuesday... 


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Virtual technologies gaining traction
19th August 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

The onset of Covid-19 prompted mining companies globally to adopt remote and virtual technologies that they otherwise might not have implemented, says mining simulation technology solutions... 


BBE Projects nearing delivery of Venetia underground cooling system
10th August 2022 By: Donna Slater

Project delivery company BBE Projects is in the final stages of completing its delivery of a turnkey air-cooling system for diamond miner De Beer’s Venetia diamond mine, in Limpopo, which is... 


BBE completes refrigeration and air-cooling system for Venetia Diamond Mine underground project
10th August 2022

BBE Projects was contracted to design, supply, construct and commission a turn-key air-cooling system for the Venetia Diamond Mine, which is currently approaching the final stages of its transition... 


Albemarle's lithium sales surge after supply contracts renegotiated
4th August 2022 By: Reuters

Albemarle, the world's largest producer of lithium for electric vehicle batteries, raised its annual forecast on Wednesday and reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit after it renegotiated... 


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Utilities 'more carefully weighing' origin risk, says Canadian uranium major
29th July 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

Energy utilities are beginning to pivot towards uranium procurement strategies that more carefully weigh origin risks, uranium major Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel said this week, noting that it was good... 


Mandela Mining Precinct making progress with its objectives
27th July 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

There has been much progress at the Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) in terms of achieving its key objectives, as well as those of its research and development (R&D) collaborators, and several... 


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