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Perenti secures A$185m of new work and a contract extension
20th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining services provider Perenti has announced the execution of new contracts and an extension to an existing contract for the company’s subsidiary businesses. These contracts are expected to... 


The Moma mine in Mozambique
Kenmare appoints CFO
20th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Minerals sands products producer Kenmare Resources, which owns and operates the Moma mine, in Mozambique, has appointed James McCullough CFO, with effect from May 1, 2025, His appointment follows a... 


Decarbonisation efforts in mining fall short of science-based targets, research shows
20th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

The global mining industry is falling short in its efforts to decarbonise at a rate required to meet science-based targets, according to new research by consultancy dss+. As the industry moves... 


Mining industry must invest in people as much as in projects
Mining industry must invest in people as much as in projects
20th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The mining and minerals industry is at a crossroads. The dual pressures of resource scarcity and environmental sustainability, coupled with the race to decarbonization, the challenge of securing... 


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Dundee pleased with 'excellent' economics at Serbian gold project
19th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-listed Dundee Precious Metals will immediately proceed with a feasibility study at its Čoka Rakita gold project, in Serbia, after a prefeasibility study (PFS) demonstrated the project's... 


Metalloys in Meyerton, Gauteng.
Ferromanganese revival hopes raised by Competition Tribunal’s green light
18th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The Competition Tribunal approval of the acquisition of ferromanganese major Metalloys in Meyerton, Gauteng, is raising hopes of a revival of South Africa’s manganese alloy potential. Metalloys,... 


A coal mining operation
Global coal consumption expected to hit record high in 2024, IEA says
18th December 2024 By: Reuters

Global coal consumption is expected to hit a record high this year and stay near that level until 2027 as strong demand in Asia outpaces declines in the US and Europe, the International Energy... 


Prieska Copper Zinc Mine in South Africa’s prospective Northern Cape.
More indications of quality copper in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape
17th December 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The final assay results from diamond drill holes completed to test strike and down-dip extensions of the high-grade copper mineralisation at the Flat Mine South deposit, part of the Okiep Copper... 


The Sasolburg plant
Smoggy Sasolburg illustrates conflict between economy and clean air
17th December 2024 By: Reuters

From the moment Mpho Putsoenyane's daughter Hlompho was born in Zamdela, a South African township beside the smokestacks and gas flares of Sasol's oldest coal-to-liquid refinery, the baby struggled... 


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Water 2024/5: Averting a crisis
13th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Creamer Media’s ‘Water 2024/25: Averting a crisis’ report delves into the critical state of South Africa's water sector, challenged by ageing infrastructure, municipal debt, and declining water... 


POSITIVE OPERATIONS
The MTR operation is noteworthy for its environmental remediation, efficient project delivery and positive impact on the local community
Company’s EPCM role pivotal in project
13th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Integrated service provider SGS Bateman played a “pivotal role” as the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contractor for midtier gold producer Pan African Resources’... 


Dougal Bennett, chief commercial officer at Mukuru
Dougal Bennett
13th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week for profile Dougal Bennett, chief commercial cfficer at Mukuru, one of the largest money-transfer providers in Africa and a leading next-generation financial services platform that offers... 


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Boorara gold project – Stage 1, Australia
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Horizon Minerals has started hauling ore from the project. 


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Jansen potash project, Canada – update
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

BHP has selected ABB to deliver, install and commission three friction hoists and a further electrical system for a Blair service hoist. 


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Kathleen Valley lithium/tantalum project, Australia – update
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Liontown Resources has dispatched its first cargo of spodumene concentrate from the Port of Geraldton. 


Location map of the Kurmuk project
Kurmuk gold project, Ethiopia – update
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Wheaton Precious Metals’ wholly owned subsidiary Wheaton Precious Metals Internationa has entered into a definitive precious metals purchase agreement with Allied Gold and its wholly owned... 


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15-Mile and Beaver Dam projects, Canada
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

St Barbara Limited's has updated the prefeasibility study on the project and has proposed average production of 74 000 oz/y of gold over the 11.1-year mine life. 


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Delba Electrical celebrates over six decades of rotating electrical machine repairs
13th December 2024

For more than six decades, Delba has led the industry in the repair of rotating electrical machines, earning a reputation as one of the most trusted and reliable service providers. As the company... 


GOLD MINERALISATION AT THE PREMIER GOLD PROJECT
Premier gold project, Canada – update
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Ascot Resources has started erecting the head cover for the Premier Northern Lights portal. 


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Nyanzaga gold project, Tanzania – update
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Perseus Mining has reported that it is well advanced in its review of existing geology, mining engineering and mineral processing studies. 


Huawei showcases all-optical smart home
13th December 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Information and communication technology group Huawei has launched an intelligent home in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood, in the Western Cape. The All-Optical Intelligent home, powered by Huawei’s... 


5G remains fastest-growing subscription type in Africa
13th December 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

As mobile subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa grow at 4% a year, increasing from 950-million in 2023 to 1.2-billion by 2030, the November 2024 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts that... 


Tech, collaboration key to solving sanitation challenges
13th December 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Enhanced collaboration between government, the private sector and civil society, along with the deployment of technological innovations, will help address the sanitation-related challenges... 


The Cigar Lake mine
Canada weighs export taxes on uranium, oil if Trump starts trade war
12th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

Canada is examining the use of export taxes on major commodities it exports to the US — including uranium, oil and potash — if incoming President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose broad... 


St George Mining signs partnership agreements for magnet production in Brazil
12th December 2024 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed St George Mining has signed partnership agreements with Brazilian scientific and research organisation Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (Senai) and nonprofit industrial... 


SAIMM presents Drilling and Blasting Course sponsored by AECI
SAIMM presents Drilling and Blasting Course sponsored by AECI
12th December 2024

The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)in collaboration with AECI will be hosting the Drilling and Blasting Course, designed to provide professionals with valuable insights... 


ZIOC signs MoU with Arise for mineral export facility development
11th December 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Zanaga Iron Ore Company (ZIOC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms to advance the development of the Zanaga iron-ore project’s... 


Wesizwe’s IT systems compromised
10th December 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum says it detected, on December 9, that the company’s information management systems had been compromised. The IT team, with the support of management, has been... 


Vista Gold begins feasibility study to redesign Mt Todd gold project
10th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE American- and TSX-listed Vista Gold has launched a feasibility study for its Mt Todd gold project in Australia, aiming to increase reserve grades, lower initial capital costs, and optimise... 


IPR is expanding its rapid response dewatering pump services beyond South Africa to the broader Southern African mining sector
IPR expands rapid response dewatering services across Southern Africa
10th December 2024

Leading dewatering pump solutions provider, IPR (Integrated Pump Rental) is taking a significant step forward in its service offering following its acquisition by Atlas Copco's Specialty Rental... 


Lithium supply surplus set to stay with battery makers' help
Lithium supply surplus set to stay with battery makers' help
10th December 2024 By: Reuters

Many lithium mines, led by Chinese operators, are maintaining production of the raw material needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, in defiance of prices weak enough to trigger mass output... 


Space-based mining risk assessment system for junior miners receives UK funding
9th December 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

US-based artisanal and small-scale mining support services and product marketing company Makor Resources and UK-based environmental data collection tools provider AUYAN have announced that they... 


Arrow confirms substantial bauxite discovery in Guinea
9th December 2024 By: Darren Parker

ASX-listed Arrow Minerals has confirmed a substantial bauxite discovery with high-grade mineralisation already outlined over 5 km2 at its Niagara bauxite project, in Guinea. This discovery is... 


Seismic event sparks fire, stops operations at Russian coal mine
9th December 2024 By: Reuters

A seismic event sparked a fire and halted operations at the Alardinskaya mine in southwestern Siberia, Russian officials and news agencies said on Monday. Russia's ministry of emergency services... 


Wheaton subsidiary acquires gold stream over Allied Gold’s Ethiopian project
6th December 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Canadian multinational Wheaton Precious Metals’ (WPM's) wholly-owned subsidiary Wheaton Precious Metals International (WPMI) has entered into a definitive precious metals purchase agreement with... 


Wastewater treatment works polluting Gauteng’s water courses
6th December 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Wastewater treatment plants are the main polluters of Gauteng’s water courses, says Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo, noting that the state of municipalities’ wastewater... 


A generic image of boiler equipment
Firm’s boilers enable efficient processes
6th December 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Steam generation solutions company Steinmüller Africa says that its boilers are well-equipped to deliver efficient waste management, energy, and cost savings for the pulp and paper, sugar,... 


An image of Workforce Staffing Namibia country manager Julien Karambua
Growth drives job creation, skills development
6th December 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Namibia is undergoing a transformative period in energy development, with significant developments in the traditional and renewable-energy sectors. Recent oil and gas discoveries in the Orange... 


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Gauteng water crisis won’t be solved without infrastructure and demand interventions
6th December 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Gauteng, South Africa’s most populous province and economic hub, eagerly anticipates a significant inflow of additional water in 2028 from the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project... 


Vicious cycle of municipal debt to water boards calls for comprehensive, urgent measures – Minister
6th December 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Decisive action is required to break the "vicious cycles" plaguing municipalities and the water sector at large as municipal debt to water boards continues to rise, Cooperative Governance and... 


NATIONAL SCOURGE: South Africa finally declared the spate of food poisonings that have led to the death of more than 20 children this year national disaster. The deaths have been linked to food bought from township spaza shops containing traces of chemical compounds used in insecticides. Until municipal refuse services are dramatically improved the use of such poisons to control pests will remain a deadly threat to vulnerable residents.
NATIONAL SCOURGE
6th December 2024

South Africa finally declared the spate of food poisonings that have led to the death of more than 20 children this year national disaster. The deaths have been linked to food bought from township... 


Huawei Cloud aims to propel digital transformation in SA
6th December 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Huawei Cloud aims to accelerate digital transformation for local industries over the next five years to support the implementation of South Africa's National Digital and Cloud Policy and drive... 


Location map of the Kobada project
Kobada gold project, Mali – update
6th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Toubani Resources has appointed Endeavour Financial as its financial adviser to develop the project.  


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