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Nimba iron-ore project, Liberia
18th February 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The Nimba project is considered one of the best undeveloped iron-ore resources in the world. 


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Kachi lithium brine project, Argentina – update
28th January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Lake Resources has confirmed that the production base case on the Kachi project will be increased in the definitive feasibility to be released in mid-2022.  


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Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
28th January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Kore Potash expects to finalise an optimisation study report for the Kola project before the end of the quarter. 


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NICO gold/cobalt/bismuth/copper mine project, Canada – update
28th January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Fortune Minerals has selected a site for its proposed brownfield hydrometallurgical refinery for the NICO project.  


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Nimba iron project, Guinea
21st January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Liberia is developing what is considered to be one of the best undeveloped iron-ore resources in the world. 


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Zero Carbon lithium project, Germany – update
14th January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Vulcan Energy Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding and termsheet with European chemicals producer Nobian to assess the feasibility of jointly developing Vulcan's central lithium plant. 


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Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub project, Australia – update
7th January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Queensland Pacific Minerals announced a A$30-million capital raise and conditional finance support from Export Finance Australia in December 2021 for up to A$250-million of debt funding for its... 


IMC nears commissioning of rare earth separation plant
5th January 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Toronto-based Innovation Metals Corporation (IMC) says commissioning of its demonstration-scale rare earth separation and purification pilot plant, in Ontario, will start in the first quarter of... 


More firms in lithium supply chain join industry association
15th December 2021 By: Reuters

Twelve more companies in the lithium supply chain including Rio Tinto, BASF and Sibanye Stillwater have joined a global trade association for the material used to make batteries for electric... 


Explorer announces positive PFS results
3rd December 2021

Guinea-focused developer Société des Mines de Fer de Guinée (SMFG) chairperson Guy de Selliers and SMFG CEO Mamady Youla have announced the positive findings of its prefeasibility study (PFS) for... 


Kropz’s Elandsfontein project remains on track, albeit tightly so
23rd November 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Emerging African phosphate developer Kropz’s Elandsfontein project, in South Africa, remains on schedule, albeit tight, and within the original projected capital budget for commissioning next... 


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Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
19th November 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Kore Potash has received an interim report from Summit Consortium of the results of an optimisation study on the Kola potash project. 


Location map of the NICO gold/cobalt/bismuth/copper project
NICO gold/cobalt/bismuth/copper mine project, Canada
12th November 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Fortune Minerals has announced that the all-season road – linking the isolated community of Whati, in Northwest Territories, to the national highway system – will open to the public on November 30. 


The Saldanha Bay iron-ore export terminal
Saldanha iron-ore terminal's air emissions licence renewed for five years
10th November 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The West Coast district municipality, in the Western Cape, has issued a five-year air emissions licence to the Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal. The terminal handled more than 54-million tonnes of... 


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Zero Carbon lithium project, Germany – update
22nd October 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Vulcan Energy has signed a binding lithium hydroxide offtake agreement with cathode materials producer Umicore. 


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Hydro project set to boost green credentials of giant DRC copper complex
8th October 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

While Kamoa Copper, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is on track to become the second-largest copper mining complex globally, and the biggest in Africa, it is also poised to be among the... 


Facelifted Polo now being produced at Kariega plant, first local sales in 2022
8th October 2021 By: Irma Venter

Production of the new-look Polo has started at Volkswagen’s manufacturing plant in Kariega. Vehicle models typically receive a makeover in the middle of their life cycle. 


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Hydro project set to boost green credentials of giant DRC copper complex
8th October 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

While Kamoa Copper, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is on track to become the second-largest copper mining complex globally, and the biggest in Africa, it is also poised to be among the... 


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Kachi lithium brine project, Argentina – update
1st October 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Canada’s Export Credit Agency has issued Lake Resources with a letter of intent to work alongside UK Export Finance to potentially fund up to 70% of the finance required for the Kachi project. 


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Zero Carbon lithium project, Germany – update
1st October 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Vulcan Energy has secured a site for its planned lithium hydroxide plant. 


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Kachi lithium brine project, Argentina – update
24th September 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Lake Resources has struck a deal with US-based lithium-extraction technology company Lilac Solutions to partner on technology and funding to develop the Kachi project. 


Kropz holds steady cash of $12m; Elandsfontein work progressing despite some setbacks
1st September 2021 By: Donna Slater

For the six months ended June 30, Aim-listed emerging African phosphate explorer and developer Kropz held steady cash of $12-million, the same value it held at the period ended December 31, 2020.... 


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Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
27th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Kore Potash continues to progress with the development of its Kola project. 


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Prominent Hill copper/gold/silver mine expansion, Australia – update
27th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Oz Minerals has approved a A$600-million investment in its Prominent Hill operation. 


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Kachi lithium brine project, Argentina – update
20th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Lake Resources has received formal interest from the UK’s export credit agency to cover 70% of the funding needed for the Kachi project. 


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Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
30th July 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Kore Potash and the Summit Consortium have signed an enhancement agreement for the project. 


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Young African project leaders highlighted
23rd July 2021

Industry association Project Management Institute (PMI) announced its second yearly Future 50 list, which features 50 rising leaders using bold and innovative thinking to transform the world... 


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Mt Holland lithium mine, Australia – update
23rd July 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction and development of the Mt Holland lithium project has started. 


Vanadium recovery project, Finland – update
Vanadium recovery project, Finland – update
18th June 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Neometals has started a pilot trial at the project. 


Developments at Kropz's Elandsfontein project as at April, 2021
Kropz on track, within budget to commission Elandsfontein project
25th May 2021 By: Donna Slater

Aim-listed emerging African phosphate developer Kropz reports that, despite disruptions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, significant progress is being made at its Elandsfontein project,... 


Vanadium recovery project, Finland
Vanadium recovery project, Finland
21st May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Neometals and Critical Metals are evaluating the feasibility of building a facility to process and recover high-grade vanadium chemicals from vanadium-bearing steelmaking by-products generated by... 


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Coeng aims to become a reputable engineering, procurement and construction management service provider
Coeng appoints first COO
14th May 2021 By: Nadine Ramdass

Multidisciplinary engineering, procurement and construction management company Coeng has appointed Takalani Mbedzi as its COO. Mbedzi is the company’s first COO, having joined the company to assist... 


Mina do Barroso lithium project, Portugal – update
Mina do Barroso lithium project, Portugal – update
7th May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Portugal environment regulator APA has given the environmental-impact study on the Barosso project its preliminary approval. 


Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
30th April 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Kore Potash has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with Summit Consortium to arrange the total financing required for the construction of the project. 


Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
9th April 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Kore Potash and African strategic advisory, corporate finance and alternative investment group Summit Africa have signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding to arrange the total financing... 


Lithium hydroxide chemicals plant, US – update
Lithium hydroxide chemicals plant, US – update
5th April 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Piedmont Lithium has launched a definitive feasibility study for its lithium hydroxide chemicals project. 


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Mines anywhere, everywhere can go green – Hydrogen Optimized
26th March 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Owing to the ubiquity of the world’s sun and the wind, all mines have the opportunity to generate their own green electricity no matter where they are located in the world, Hydrogen Optimized CEO... 


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Saldanha Terminal invests R1.2m in additional dust suppressing canons
8th March 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

The Saldanha Bulk Terminal, in South Africa, has invested R1.2-million in two additional dust-suppressing cannons that will be used on ship loaders as cargo flows from the chutes to the vessel... 


Fasken panel that discussed hydrogen.
Mines anywhere, everywhere can go green – Hydrogen Optimized
8th March 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Owing to the ubiquity of the world’s sun and the wind, all mines have the opportunity to generate their own green electricity no matter where they are located in the world, Hydrogen Optimized CEO... 


Mt Holland lithium mine, Australia
Mt Holland lithium mine, Australia
5th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

An updated definitive feasibility study has provided greater certainty about the project’s engineering design and capital and operating costs. 


Zero Carbon lithium project, Germany
Zero Carbon lithium project, Germany
5th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

A prefeasibility study on the project has proposed to draw on naturally occurring geothermal energy to power the lithium extraction process and create a renewable-energy by-product, with the... 


ARC to own 78.2% of Kropz following latest equity facility drawdowns
3rd March 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed phosphate developer Kropz has made a quarterly drawdown request on its new equity facility with major shareholder African Rainbow Capital (ARC) Fund. The company has two equity... 


Kropz inks equity facility with ARC Fund to capitalise ongoing Hinda work
26th February 2021 By: Donna Slater

Aim-listed emerging African phosphate explorer and developer Kropz has entered into a $5-million conditional convertible equity facility with major shareholder ARC Fund to finance the ongoing work... 


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