The Kamoa-Kakula project set a new quarterly production record in the first quarter of this year, with 55 602 t of copper-in-concentrate produced. 

Kore Potash has received an enhancement study for its Kola project. 

The board of Fortune Bay has approved the completion of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Goldfields gold project, in northern Saskatchewan, building a foundation for the future... 

West Africa is now attracting attention for battery minerals mining with a renewed interest likely to draw in explorers and miners of various sizes and capabilities, says consulting engineers and... 

Strandline Resources has initiated a scoping study to potentially increase the production rate of its Coburn mineral sands project by 50%. 

Ascot Resources is facing a potential further production delay at the project, after a project financing setback. 

OZ Minerals has announced a decision to increase the hoisting shaft capacity at Prominent Hill. 

Akobo Minerals has reported that international mining consultancy firm SRK Consulting (Australasia) has started to update the resource estimate for its Segele project. 

European Lithium will raise A$30-million to fund a strategic land acquisition, and resource extension drilling and metallurgical testwork at the company’s Wolfsberg lithium project. 

Scandinavia-based and Ethiopia-focused gold exploration and boutique mining company Akobo Minerals reports that international mining consultancy firm SRK Consulting (Australasia) has started to... 

A bankable feasibility study has confirmed the potential of Prieska to underpin a significant near-term, low-cost, copper/zinc development project, with exceptional opportunities for future growth. 

Consulting engineers are playing a valuable role in supporting municipalities to upgrade wastewater treatment works (WWTWs), says consultancy firm SRK Consulting principal civil engineer and... 

An updated preliminary economic assessment on the proposed expansion of the mine has concluded that Yauricocha will have a capacity of 1.98-million tonnes a year.  

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that the Kamoa-Kakula mine produced 105 884 t of copper concentrate in 2021. 

Owing to the latest tailings dam standards demanding a longer-term view of design, construction and closure outcomes, a growing interest in design philosophies that incorporate shapes and processes... 

The 2022 feasibility study on the Platreef project has confirmed its potential to be the industry’s biggest and lowest-cost primary platinum group metals producer. 

South32 intends developing the Hermosa polymetallic project comprising the zinc/lead/silver Taylor sulphide deposit, the zinc/manganese/silver Clark oxide deposit and an extensive, highly... 

Giyani Metals Corp has announced an updated mineral resource estimate for the project. 

A debottlenecking plan for the project has been approved by Ivanhoe Mines' board. 

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

A preliminary economic assessment on Defense Metals' Wicheeda project has proven positive. 

Pasofino Gold has released an update for the Dugbe gold project, with a feasibility study scheduled for completion in April. 

Market researcher S2 Research has published an updated valuation for Orion Minerals at R1.16, or A$0.11, a share, compared with its current share price valuations of R0.34, or A$0.03. 

Norway-based Akobo Minerals is confident that it will pour first gold from its flagship Segele project, in Ethiopia, by the fourth quarter of this year. The company considers this a remarkable... 

Ascot Gold announced a 27% increase in the capital cost estimate for its Premier project in January 2022. 

As South Africa begins its journey towards a lower-carbon future, the mining industry will have much to consider. It can make a significant local contribution by generating its own renewable... 

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that the Phase 2 concentrator plant is expected to be 93% complete by January 31. 

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

The executive team of Orion Minerals is re-evaluating the development schedule of the project. 

Results from a resource expansion and definition drilling programme completed in late 2021 are expected to be announced in the first quarter of 2022.  

Mining and mineral exploration consultancy SRK Consulting has appointed geological consultant Dominique Sambwa as chairperson of SRK Consulting Congo, based in Lubumbashi, in the Democratic... 

Ambler Metals has reported that it will soon start the formal permitting process for the Arctic project. 

A preliminary economic assessment on the La India project has presented two scenarios for development. 

Ivanhoe Mines has set its sights on producing between 290 000 t and 340 000 t of copper in concentrate this year from the Kamoa project 

The Phase 2 concentrator plant at Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula project is 70% complete. 

The feasibility study on the Donlin project will be updated in 2022. 

Pasofino Gold has entered into a nonbrokered private share placement to raise $5.5-million to complete the definitive feasibility study on the Dugbe gold project 

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... 

Consulting engineering and scientist firm SRK Consulting has noticed that more attention is being paid to enforcing regulatory compliance in mining across the African countries in which it... 

The release of the prefeasibility study for the Cascabel project will be delayed to assess certain upside options that could deliver a more robust value for the project. 

Orion Minerals is targeting net-zero carbon emissions from its Prieska mine by collaborating on a new megascale renewable-energy hub. 

China's Zijin Mining has approved an investment of $769-million in a smelter for the Kamoa-Kakula copper project.