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Developer progresses key copper, zinc projects
17th January 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Base metals development company Orion Minerals is progressing the company’s Prieska copper/zinc mine (PCZM) and the Okiep copper project (OCP), with the bankable feasibility study (BFS) for both... 


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Energy conference advances collaboration, innovation and inclusion
17th January 2025

Leading energy conference and exhibition, the Africa Energy Indaba – being hosted from March 4 to 6, 2025, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre – is set to unite global and African... 


Location map of the Lynn Lake project
Lynn Lake gold project, Canada – update
17th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A construction decision was announced on January 13. 


Sandvik Mining South Africa’s Sustainability Manager, Jan Prinsloo
Sandvik engineers sustainability for a resilient future
16th January 2025

Sustainability is at the core of business operations for Sandvik Mining South Africa, developing innovative practices that drive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) imperatives. This means... 


Uranium fever collides with industry's dark past in Navajo country
Uranium fever collides with industry's dark past in Navajo country
15th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

A few miles south of the Grand Canyon, thousands of tons of uranium ore, reddish-gray, blue and radioactive, are piled up high in a clearing in the forest. They’ve been there for months, stranded... 


Jubilee CEO Leon Coetzer
Jubilee fails to meet copper production targets in Zambia owing to power cuts
13th January 2025 By: Darren Parker

Aim- and AltX-listed diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals Group failed to meet its copper production target at its Roan operation, in Zambia, owing to power constraints, the company announced... 


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Parys Mountain copper/zinc/lead/gold/silver project, UK – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The county council has approved the Parys Mountain mine environmental-impact assessment scoping report. 


St George partners with scientific agencies for niobium and REE production in Brazil
9th January 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed St George Mining has partnered with the Brazilian research and innovation agencies to advance the downstream processing and production of niobium and rare earths elements (REE) from its... 


Fortune progressing Canadian critical minerals project
Fortune progressing Canadian critical minerals project
8th January 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-listed Fortune Minerals has provided an update on ongoing work on the vertically integrated NICO cobalt/gold/bismuth/copper critical minerals project in Canada, with test work, engineering, an... 


TOMRA Mining’s advanced sorting technology used in the world’s largest lithium ore sorting plant at Pilbara Minerals' Pilangoora Operation
TOMRA Mining’s advanced sorting technology used in the world’s largest lithium ore sorting plant at Pilbara Minerals' Pilangoora Operation
8th January 2025

TOMRA Mining’s advanced technology and unique experience in designing and installing large-scale ore-sorting plants were key to the successful completion of the world’s largest lithium sorting... 


Anglesey welcomes council feedback on Parys Mountain scoping report
7th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Mining company Anglesey has announced that the county council has approved the Parys Mountain mine environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping report. The North Wales Minerals and Waste Planning... 


Perpetua gains enviro approval for Stibnite project
Perpetua gains enviro approval for Stibnite project
6th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The US Forest Service has approved the mine plan for Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite gold project, in Idaho, in accordance with the country’s National Environmental Policy Act (Nepa). This final... 


Chile files environmental charges against Anglo American copper mine
Chile files environmental charges against Anglo American copper mine
31st December 2024 By: Reuters

Chile's environmental regulator has filed four charges against the major Los Bronces copper mine, controlled by Anglo American, for noncompliance with environmental permits, the agency said on... 


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... 


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,... 


Jubilee's Roan operation
Jubilee facing production issues in Zambia amid power outages
17th December 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

Diversified metals processor Jubilee Metals, which has operations in South Africa and Zambia, has reported increased disruptions at its Roan facilities, in Zambia, owing to unplanned power outages... 


The Samarco mine
Samarco to invest more than $1bn to resume full capacity
17th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

Samarco Minercao expects to invest more than $1-billion to return its iron-ore operations to full capacity by January 2028 — a date that’s more than 12 years after the operation was first sidelined... 


Heliostar to restart mining at La Colorada
13th December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Heliostar Metals will restart mining operations at the La Colorada mine, in Mexico, next month, with the key initial focus being the Junkyard stockpile. "Recommencing mining... 


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Sanral highlights megaprojects, road improvements
13th December 2024 By: Trent Roebeck

With South Africa’s roads having to withstand increased traffic volumes, owing to struggling ports and rail infrastructure issues, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has... 


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Firm highlights project’s significance
13th December 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Sustainable waste management solutions company Interwaste contends that environmental stewardship and resource recovery remain integral in supporting South Africa’s water conservation requirements... 


An aerial image of the Prieske mine owned by Orion Minerals in South Africa
Prieska, Okiep feasibility studies progressed
13th December 2024

In its endeavours to develop its Prieska copper/zinc mine (PCZM) and the Okiep copper project (OCP) – both located in the Northern Cape, of South Africa – copper-focused developer Orion Minerals... 


An image of Thungela's Isibonelo operation
Transforming coal industry boosts its sustainability
13th December 2024

The coal industry is undergoing a significant transformation through investments in cleaner and more efficient technologies, such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which is reducing... 


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Energy transition requires pragmatic approach
13th December 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

While the global transition to a low-carbon economy remains crucial, the pace of the transition must be pragmatic to balance energy affordability, security and development, says nonprofit coal... 


Image of hammered gold
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. 


Mineral sands from the Toliara project
Toliara mineral sands project – monazite project, Madagascar – update
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Energy Fuels has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Madagascar to advance the project. 


Image of uranium ore
Rook 1 uranium project, Canada – update
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

NexGen Energy has signed its first agreements with US utility companies to supply five-million pounds of uranium. 


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. 


Image of river gold nuggets
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. 


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... 


Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm
Rio Tinto to invest $2.5bn in Rincon lithium project capacity expansion
12th December 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Diversified mining company Rio Tinto has approved a $2.5-billion investment to expand the Rincon project, in Argentina – the company's first commercial scale lithium operation – demonstrating its... 


Chile copper producers begin talks on combining smelter efforts
11th December 2024 By: Reuters

Codelco and Enami, Chile’s two state copper companies, are discussing the possibility of combining their respective efforts to expand smelting capacity into a single project, according to people... 


Endeavour to undertake DFS at Assafou project following positive PFS results
11th December 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

London- and Toronto-listed Endeavour Mining Corporation has completed a positive prefeasibility study (PFS) for the Assafou-Dibibango project on the Tanda-Iguela property, in Côte d’Ivoire. The... 


There’s green and then there’s blockchain green
There’s green and then there’s blockchain green
11th December 2024

By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric Greener blockchain, who would have thought?  Blockchain’s very nature sees it consuming a lot of energy; with great... 


Rio’s abandoned Panguna copper mine still a threat, report says
Rio’s abandoned Panguna copper mine still a threat, report says
6th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto Group contributed to widespread damage due to waste left at an abandoned copper mine in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, and risks to local communities are ongoing, a report has found.... 


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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,... 


Kariega plant solar array expanded to over 12 000 panels
6th December 2024 By: Irma Venter

Volkswagen Group Africa (VWA) has added a further 3 MW of solar power to its local grid, bringing the total output of renewable energy to 5.9 MW. This is enough energy to power at least 2 000... 


Image of Mexico flag and periodic table symbols for gold and silver
Santa Elena mine, Mexico
6th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A silver and gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. 


Professor Andrey B Yaroslavtsev
Palladium: A vital key to BRICS' future energy security
6th December 2024

By Ayanda Holo Amidst the dynamic discourse of the recent BRICS Summit, held against the backdrop of heightened resource competitiveness and energy security concerns, palladium emerged as a topic... 


Mchenge Nyoka is a National Project Coordinator at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in South Africa
Building climate resilience: The power of the water-energy nexus
6th December 2024

In an era where climate change increasingly affects water and energy resources, the need for climate resilience in agriculture and agroprocessing has never been more pressing.  South Africa, in... 


Image of uranium ore
Muntanga uranium project, Zambia – update
6th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

GoviEx Uranium is taking a precautionary approach to environment and social risks, devising strategies that effectively mitigate or minimise risks pertaining to environmental, social and governance. 


Image of drill core from the Springpole project
Springpole gold project, Canada – update
6th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has received a positive conformity determination from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. 


Drill rig at the Toliara mineral sands project
Toliara mineral sands project – monazite project, Madagascar – update
6th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The Madagascar government has lifted the suspension, imposed on the project in November 2019. 


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