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Schneider Electric launches 2025 Go Green competition
Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric is inviting students and young entrepreneurs to present innovative, affordable and sustainable energy solutions for its 2025 Go Green...
Woodside welcomes environmental approval for NWS project extension
ASX-listed Woodside Energy has welcomed the Australian federal government's proposed decision to grant environmental approval for the extension of the North West Shelf (NWS) project, saying it will...
Jubilee starts production at Roan after successful processing trials
Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals Group, which has operations in South Africa and Zambia, has successfully completed extensive processing trials at its Roan concentrator, in Zambia, and,...
SQM pulls out of WA lithium hunt with Tambourah
Chilean lithium giant SQM has walked away from a deal to earn into Tambourah Metals’ Julimar North project in Western Australia, pulling back from further exploration investment in the early-stage...
URC secures royalty on Forum’s Aberdeen project in Thelon basin
Publicly traded uranium royalty and streaming company Uranium Royalty Corp (URC) has announced the acquisition of a 2.0% gross overriding royalty on the Aberdeen project in Nunavut, operated by...
BHP launches its first Industry AI Hub in Singapore
Diversified mining group BHP has announced the establishment of its first Industry AI Hub in Singapore, a move aimed at accelerating AI adoption across the mining and resources sector as part of...
South32 to study steam electrification options at Worsley Alumina
ASX-listed South32 will investigate steam electrification technologies to help decarbonise its Worsley Alumina refinery in Western Australia, supported by a A$4.4-million grant from the Australian...
Goldplat notes some positive steps despite lower third-quarter profits
Aim-listed Goldplat, which has gold recovery operations in South Africa and Ghana, has reported an operating profit of £694 000 for the quarter ended March 31 – the third quarter of its 2025...
Atico signs 30-year title for El Roble
TSX-V-listed Atico Mining has signed a new 30-year mining title with Colombia’s National Mining Agency (NMA) for its El Roble copper/gold mine. “The new 30-year title is very positive for the...
Xanadu board recommends Bastion takeover offer
ASX- and TSX-listed Xanadu Mines has lodged its target’s statement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), recommending shareholders accept the offmarket takeover offer...
Bannerman appoints product offtake committee chairperson
Australia- and Namibia-listed uranium development company Bannerman Energy, which owns the Etango uranium project in the Erongo region of Namibia, has appointed Danny Goeman independent chairperson...
Newmont marks decade at Red Chris with C$8m commitment to Tahltan communities
Gold and copper miner Newmont has pledged C$8-million to support community development in Tahltan Nation territory, marking the tenth anniversary of the Red Chris mine in British Columbia. The...
Vault expands KoTH reserves, greenlights Stage 2 plant upgrade
ASX-listed Vault Minerals has unveiled an update to its Leonora operating strategy, underpinned by a 33% increase in openpit ore reserves at its flagship King of the Hills (KoTH) operation and...
MLG secures maiden contract with Rio Tinto
Kalgoorlie-based mining services company MLG Oz has secured its first contract with mining major Rio Tinto, for the provision of bulk haulage and site services at the Western Turner Syncline mine...
Jameson raises cash for Canada coking coal project
ASX-listed Jameson Resources on Monday announced a A$3.5-million capital raising to fund continued work at its Crown Mountain hard coking coal project, in Canada’s British Columbia. The company...
All 260 Kloof miners safely returned to surface
Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater has confirmed that all 260 employees who were trapped underground at its Kloof operations have safely returned to surface. "At no...
Queensland fast-tracks critical minerals test facility in Townsville
Construction has begun on a long-awaited critical minerals testing facility in Townsville, in northern Queensland, with the state’s new Liberal National Party (LNP) government claiming credit for...
Perpetua seeks $2bn Exim loan for Idaho project
Gold and antimony project developer Perpetua Resources said on Friday it had submitted a formal application to the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim) for up to $2-billion in debt...
Foran temporarily withdraws McIlvenna Bay staff amid wildfire evacuation
TSX-listed Foran Mining said on Thursday it had temporarily withdrawn non-essential personnel from its McIlvenna Bay project site in Saskatchewan following a regional wildfire evacuation order....
Syrah chairperson to retire by year-end
ASX-listed Syrah Resources said on Thursday that chairperson Jim Askew will retire from the company’s board of directors by December 31, after more than a decade of service. Askew, who joined the...
Patriot secures high-grade Sugarloaf copper deposit in Zambia
ASX-listed Patriot Resources on Thursday announced the acquisition of the high-grade Sugarloaf copper deposit, in the Mumbwa district of Zambia. The project has an exploration target of between...
Hecla appoints former Newmont, Rio Tinto exec as director
US-based silver miner Hecla Mining on Thursday announced the appointment of Dean Gehring to its board of directors. Gehring currently serves as a board advisor at Allonnia, a bioengineering...
Electra backs Ontario’s C$500m critical minerals processing fund
Electra Battery Materials, which is focused on developing North America's only cobalt sulphate refinery, has welcomed the Ontario government’s C$500-million Critical Minerals Processing Fund,...
West Red Lake Gold greenlights Madsen restart
Two years of efforts to revive the Madsen gold mine have culminated in Toronto-based West Red Lake Gold Mines approving the official restart of the idled operation in Ontario. The board of...
Perenti JV secures A$1bn Obuasi contract extension with AngloGold
ASX-listed Perenti’s African Underground Mining Services, through its joint venture (JV) with Underground Mining Alliance, has secured a five-year extension to its underground mining contract at...
Turkcell believes MTN's Constitutional Court appeal should be dismissed
Turkish telecommunications group Turkcell on Thursday said that the Constitutional Court should decline to hear South African telecommunications MTN’s appeal against the Supreme Court of Appeal’s...
The growth, tax implications of Budget 3.0
Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's tabling of Budget 3.0 after two previous failed attempts; the withdrawal of the previously proposed value-added...
NGEx shares jump on copper-gold porphyry system discovery in Argentina
TSX-listed NGEx Minerals on Wednesday announced a new discovery at its Lunahuasi project, in San Juan, Argentina, confirming the presence of a major copper/gold porphyry system beneath high-grade...
Accuenergy on why energy metering is necessary
Watch a video clip in which Engineering News speaks to Accuenergy South Africa business development manager for Africa Willie Botha about why energy metering is necessary and what sets the company...
Hexing Electrical talks smart grids at Enlit Africa
Watch a video in which Engineering News speaks to Hexing Electrical international sales director Faisal Hoosen at Enlit Africa 2025 about smart grid solutions and the importance of partnerships to...
Minrom Consulting provides expert guidance for smarter projects
Watch a video in which Engineering News speaks to mining geology solutions company Minrom Consulting head of resource modelling and GIS Graham Duncan at Enlit Africa 2025.
Solareff celebrates 15 years of innovation
Watch a video in which Engineering News speaks to Solareff chief commercial officer De Villiers Botha about the importance of energy management as well as the 15-year-old company's new innovations.
Alectrix launches revolutionary test set at Enlit Africa
Watch a video in which Engineering News speaks to Alectrix GM Riaan Louw about OMICRON's new revolutionary test set, the CMC 500, at Enlit Africa 2025. Alectrix is the exclusive distributor of...
GameChange Solar committed to SA renewables sector
GameChange Solar (GCS) is leading the repowering of the planet with innovative solar trackers and fixed tilt mounting solutions and has over 43 GW of solar systems installed across the globe. Dlova...
Native Minerals targets first gold from Blackjack in Q3
ASX-listed Native Mineral Resources advancing towards first gold production at its Blackjack project in Queensland, with site commissioning set to begin in late May and mining activities scheduled...
Trigg appoints antimony specialist to lead US downstream push
ASX-listed Trigg Minerals has appointed antimony market expert Wiehann Kleynhans as vice president, US downstream operations, as the company ramps up plans to establish a vertically integrated...
Ivanhoe suspends underground mining at Kakula following seismic activity
TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has temporarily suspended underground mining operations at the Kakula mine, part of the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following...
How RMS is powering data-driven utilities in a complex energy future
In a rapidly evolving utilities landscape, where energy diversification, environmental performance and operational efficiency intersect, data is fast becoming the most critical asset. At the heart...
Evolving operational risk management for a cleaner, safer industrial future
As industries accelerate their transition to cleaner technologies, managing the associated operational risks becomes increasingly complex and vital. Operational risk management company ProRisk, a...
Bastion resumes ASX trading with renewed focus and lean strategy
Exploration company Bastion Minerals recommenced trading on the ASX on Tuesday, after unveiling a refreshed leadership team and a renewed strategy focusing on Australian gold assets. The company,...
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