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Periodic table symbol for nickel
Baptiste nickel project, Canada – update
27th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

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


Image of Kanyika ore in bags
Kanyika niobium project, Malawi – update
27th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The Malawi government has granted Globe Metals & Mining an additional year to start substantial mine development at the project. 


South32’s Worsley Alumina earns ASI Performance Standard certification
South32’s Worsley Alumina earns ASI Performance Standard certification
25th September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has awarded South32’s Worsley Alumina the ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification, recognising the company’s sustainability achievements across... 


An image of Jubilee CEO Leon Coetzer at Project Roan
Jubilee secures renewable power for Zambian copper operations
23rd September 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Metals producer Jubilee has taken a significant step towards securing stable electricity for its Zambian operations by signing a power purchase agreement with Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Company. The... 


Astron Energy supports the critical mining sector through innovative solutions
Astron Energy supports the critical mining sector through innovative solutions
18th September 2024

As a leading energy company and key player in the South African mining industry, Astron Energy is at the forefront of the latest innovations and technology being deployed in the mining sector.... 


BHP's Nickel West operations in Australia
BHP's Australian nickel stoppages spoil plans for LME alternative
18th September 2024 By: Reuters

Plans for two new nickel trading platforms to challenge the London Metal Exchange (LME) have been blown off course by BHP's planned suspension of its plants in Western Australia, which has... 


FPX Nickel studies 32 000 t/y nickel sulphate refinery
FPX Nickel studies 32 000 t/y nickel sulphate refinery
17th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration and development company FPX Nickel said on Monday that it would initiate a scoping study for a Canadian refinery with the capacity to produce 32 000 t/y of nickel in sulphate. The... 


Platinum Group President and CEO Frank Hallam.
Stronger-than-ever feasibility thumbs up for R18bn platinum group metals project in Limpopo
16th September 2024 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Piles of rare earth oxides
China’s grip on rare earths undercuts projects from US to Japan
16th September 2024 By: Bloomberg

A couple hours outside Houston, in a remote field near a Dow Chemical Co. plant, America’s bid to undercut China’s grip on the global supply of rare earth minerals critical to high technology has... 


Greenbushes generates strong margins through the cycle, says IGO's Vella
IGO places lithium at core of strategy with nickel, copper as key supports
16th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian miner IGO has unveiled its new strategic focus, placing lithium at the heart of its future endeavours, while retaining a strategic interest in copper and nickel. IGO MD and CEO Ivan... 


The Browns Range project, in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, is uniquely rich in the heavy rare earth elements dysprosium and terbium.
Northern Minerals raises A$43m for Browns Range
16th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Perth-based rare-earth minerals firm Northern Minerals on Monday announced binding commitments to raise A$43-million through a two-tranche placement to advance its Browns Range project in Western... 


Christopher Paterson, MD of Associated Energy Services
Christopher Paterson
13th September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week we profile Christopher Paterson, MD of Associated Energy Services, which is involved in the operation and management of industrial energy assets, with a focus on steam-generating assets 


Image of periodic table symbol for nickel
Baptiste nickel project, Canada – update
13th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has been selected to be part of the newly established Critical Minerals Office concierge service initiatives. 


Image of signage at the Alpha HPA headquarters
High-purity alumina First project, Australia – update
13th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Stage 2 of the project has started construction. 


An aerial view of the Electra Ontario refinery
Electra secures $20m term sheet for Canada cobalt refinery as financing talks advance
10th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian cobalt refinery developer Electra Battery Materials on Tuesday announced a non-binding term sheet for a $20-million prepayment facility from a strategic player in the battery materials... 


Platinum ingots
SADPMR to conclude Platinum Centenary Commemoration with prestigious event
6th September 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Government body South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR) will host a prestigious event on the sidelines of the Jewellex Africa 2024 conference, in Sandton, on September 8, to... 


An aerial view of a refinery
Panel to highlight Angolan projects
6th September 2024

In a press release published last month, it is noted that the upcoming Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) conference – with the theme ‘Crude to Commercial’ – will include a panel discussion on the country's... 


Initial funding secured for DRC refinery
6th September 2024

Earlier in the year, metal processing and trading company Buenassa was provided $3.5-million as an initial tranche payment from the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to establish... 


Image of cathode and anode application at the HPA First project
High-purity alumina First project, Australia – update
6th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction on Stage 2 has started. 


Bags of ore from the Kanyika niobium project
Kanyika niobium project, Malawi – update
6th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Globe Metals and Mining has announced a letter of intent with master alloys supplier Affilips. 


Founded in Australia in 2016, Piedmont moved its headquarters to North Carolina in 2021.
Piedmont Lithium pulls US government loan application as prices slump
5th September 2024 By: Reuters

Piedmont Lithium has pulled its application for a debt package from a popular US government loan program and is scaling back ambitious expansion plans across two continents, as tumbling prices of... 


FPX Nickel president and CEO Martin Turenne
VIP treatment for FPX Nickel’s Baptise nickel project
4th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed FPX Nickel has received a major boost as the province of British Columbia has selected the Baptiste nickel project to be part of the newly established Critical Minerals Office (CMO)... 


Construction starts in Gladstone on large high-purity alumina plant
Construction starts in Gladstone on large high-purity alumina plant
3rd September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The transformation of Alpha HPA’s Gladstone-based project into the largest single-site ultra-high purity aluminium materials refinery in the world is under way with the company on Tuesday... 


The Stillwater mine in the US
Sibanye to post interim loss on US impairment; lower headline earnings
2nd September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater expects to report a loss a share of between 250.8c and 277.2c, or about $0.13 and $0.15, for the six months ended June 30, mainly... 


Nifty copper leaching
Cyprium secures A$40m loan with Glencore
30th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Cyprium Metals on Friday announced a binding term sheet with diversified miner Glencore for offtake financing from the Nifty copper mine on the western edge of the Great Sandy desert in... 


Mining Indaba 2025: Fostering Dialogue for a Prosperous African Mining Future
30th August 2024

Registration for the highly anticipated Mining Indaba 2025, to be held from 3–6 February 2025, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), is open. Mining Indaba 2025 is a crucial... 


South Australia was known as ‘The Copper Kingdom’ in the 1840s when copper was first discovered.
South Australia begins assessment of BHP’s copper expansion
30th August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The South Australian government has kicked off the application and assessment process for BHP’s proposed expansion of its smelter and refinery at Olympic Dam. If approved, the proposed project... 


Drill core from the Keliber project
Keliber lithium hydroxide project, Finland – update
30th August 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Sibanye-Stillwater has concluded a €500-million green loan financing facility through its subsidiary, Keliber Technology Oy. 


Image of rare earth oxides
Eneabba rare earths refinery, Australia – update
30th August 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Iluka Resources MD Tom O’Leary has said the company will not complete the refinery without more Australian government funding. 


Jubilee CEO Leon Coetzer
Jubilee enters into PPA for hydro, solar power in Zambia
27th August 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals Group has signed a three-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Company (LHPC), an independent hydropower and solar... 


Gold being poured
Mali to meet or exceed forecast for industrial gold output
26th August 2024 By: Reuters

Industrial gold production in Mali, one of Africa's top producers of the precious metal, is expected to reach or exceed its 57.3 metric ton (tons) forecast for 2024, according to the mines... 


Miners tap trucks, divert shipments to sidestep Canada rail woes
Miners tap trucks, divert shipments to sidestep Canada rail woes
23rd August 2024 By: Bloomberg

Two mining giants are re-routing shipments and turning to trucks to deal with disruptions from a Canadian railway stoppage that threatens to undermine the industry’s operations. Rio Tinto Group... 


Image of gold bars
Tocantinzinho gold project, Brazil – update
23rd August 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

G Mining has completed its first exports of doré bars from the project.  


Eneabba stockpile
Iluka won’t complete rare earths refinery without more govt funding – CEO
22nd August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Mineral sands miner Iluka MD Tom O’Leary said this week that the company would not complete its rare earths refinery in Western Australia without more Australian government funding. Speaking after... 


Sibanye CEO Neal Froneman
Sibanye secures €500m green loan to develop its Keliber lithium project
22nd August 2024 By: Darren Parker

JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has executed a €500-million green loan financing facility for its Keliber lithium project, in Finland, through its subsidiary Keliber Technology Oy. The... 


Sibanye terminates key supply contract for Sandouville refinery
Sibanye terminates key supply contract for Sandouville refinery
21st August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Critical minerals and precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater on Wednesday announced the termination of a key commercial supply contract for its Sandouville nickel refinery in France. The... 


Zimplats' revenues fall on softer metal prices
20th August 2024 By: Darren Parker

Platinum miner Zimplats has reported a 20% year-on-year decrease in revenue, dropping from $962.3-million at the end of the 2023 financial year to $767.1-million at the close of the 2024 financial... 


Electra CEO Trent Mell
Electra awarded $20m by US Defense Department
20th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The US Department of Defense has awarded Nasdaq- and TSX-V-listed Electra Battery Materials $20-million to support the construction of a cobalt sulphate refinery, capable of producing battery-grade... 


Policy and tech keys to speeding circular journey: Helen Degeling
Policy and tech keys to speeding circular journey: Helen Degeling
16th August 2024

Mining laws that open doors to more waste reprocessing can speed the industry’s progress down a long road to circular mining and metals value chains, according to Cobalt Blue’s Dr Helen Degeling. 


GMIN exports first doré bars from Tocantinzinho
16th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-listed G Mining Ventures (GMIN) has completed its first exports of doré bars from the Tocantinzinho mine, in Brazil, to a refinery in Switzerland. The project remains on time and budget for... 


Whitehaven Coal to cut 192 jobs at mines purchased from BHP
Whitehaven Coal to cut 192 jobs at mines purchased from BHP
16th August 2024 By: Reuters

Australia's Whitehaven will cut 192 jobs at the Daunia and Blackwater coking coal mines it took over from global miner BHP Group, its spokesperson told Reuters on Friday, adding to a slew of roles... 


Jubilee CEO Leon Coetzer at the Roan concentrator facility in Zambia
First copper concentrate produced from Jubilee’s Roan front-end module
13th August 2024 By: Darren Parker

Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals has announced the first production of copper concentrate from the front-end module at its Roan concentrator facility in Zambia. The copper concentrate... 


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Maelgwyn - Women in Mining
9th August 2024

Specialised mineral processing technologies provider Maelgwyn South Africa celebrates the women who make things happen. Sazini Makamu 


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