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Indigenous-led impact assessment initiative for Springpole
Indigenous-led impact assessment initiative for Springpole
4th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian project developer First Nation Mining said last week that it had entered into a “process agreement” with Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation that will provide capacity to... 


Energy Fuels sees FY uranium output at lower-end of guidance
Energy Fuels sees FY uranium output at lower-end of guidance
4th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

US-based uranium producer Energy Fuels expects production for 2024 to fall at the lower end of its previously guided 150 000 lb to 500 000 lb of uranium oxide (U3O8), owing to delays in... 


Field activities completed at Altona’s Monte Muambe
4th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

LSE-listed Altona has completed all field activities relating to a scoping study on short-term fluorspar mining at Monte Muambe, in Mozambique. The results of the study are expected to be available... 


Rome Resources appoints chairperson
4th November 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Rome Resources has appointed Klaus Eckhof as director and nonexecutive chairperson. "I am delighted to be joining the board at this exciting time for the business. I look forward to... 


An image showing the Achmmach tin project in Morocco
Atlantic Tin announces resource upgrade at Morocco project
4th November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Australian company Atlantic Tin has announced a resource upgrade for the Achmmach tin project, in Morocco, to 39.1-million tonnes at 0.55% tin for a total of 213 000 t of contained tin. This... 


Aura appoints Mauritania country manager
4th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

ASX- and Aim-listed Aura Energy has announced the appointment of Mohamed El Moctar Mohamed El Hacene to the newly established role of country manager Mauritania. Hacene is a qualified Mauritanian... 


Copper and other metals rise as dollar falls before US vote
Copper and other metals rise as dollar falls before US vote
4th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Copper, aluminum and other base metals rose as the dollar weakened ahead of the US Presidential election day on Tuesday. A gauge of the US currency dropped as investors walked back bets on Donald... 


Patrice Motsepe
ARM companies deny breach, see no merit in claims
4th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe and his associate companies are being sued for $195-million in Tanzania, with one of the biggest suits to appear in front of the country’s commercial court... 


Chris Ellison
Mineral Resources says Ellison to step down after probe
4th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Mineral Resources said its tycoon founder, Chris Ellison, will be penalised A$8.8-million and will step down within 18 months after the Australian miner launched an investigation into undeclared... 


Vladimir Potanin
Rusal raises bar in Nornickel dispute with fresh claims against Potanin
4th November 2024 By: Reuters

Aluminium giant Rusal has added fresh claims to its legal dispute against Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin, CEO and largest shareholder of metals producer Nornickel, court documents seen by... 


Botswana President Duma Boko (right)
Botswana's new President aims to clinch De Beers diamond sales pact soon
4th November 2024 By: Reuters

Botswana's new president, Duma Boko, said on Friday he wanted to conclude talks for a new sales pact with global diamonds giant De Beers as soon as possible. De Beers, a unit of mining company... 


Canada to unveil long-awaited plan for emissions cap on oil and gas sector
Canada to unveil long-awaited plan for emissions cap on oil and gas sector
4th November 2024 By: Reuters

Canada will on Monday unveil the details of its long-awaited plan to cap emissions of greenhouse gases from the oil and gas sector, an idea that the energy industry and some provinces strongly... 


Former Sasol, RBPlat CFO Hanré Rossouw
Former Sasol, Royal Bafokeng Platinum CFO now leading Madagascar graphite advance
1st November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

As the new president and CEO of the Canada-listed NextSource Materials – which is chaired by former South African mining luminary and one-time Eskom finance director Sir Mick Davis – the ex-Sasol... 


Gold climbs ahead of US jobs data, with election looming large
1st November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Gold gained — following its biggest one-day drop since July — as traders waited for key US jobs data and weighed potential market disruption ahead of the looming presidential election. Bullion... 


Bowen raises A$70m to fund Plumtree North development
1st November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian miner Bowen Coking Coal’s balance sheet received a boost with a A$70-million capital raise to fund its Plumtree North mine development at the Burton mine, in Queensland. The ASX-listed... 


Kodal, Mali govt enter MoU to finalise Bougouni transfer
1st November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Mineral exploration and development company Kodal Minerals has announced that Kodal Mining UK (KMUK), a company owned 51% by Hainan and 49% by Kodal, and the Malian government have entered into a... 


Hummingbird to receive second tranche of $20m loan
1st November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Aim-listed gold producer Hummingbird Resources is expecting to receive the second tranche of a $20-million loan facility from lender CIG in the next few days. On September 27, Hummingbird announced... 


Ironbark accelerates acquisitive growth strategy with new appointment
Ironbark accelerates acquisitive growth strategy with new appointment
1st November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed, Greenland-focused Ironbark Zinc on Friday announced the appointment of Nikolai Zelenski, the former CEO of Nordgold, as its chairperson-elect. Zelenski will start immediately,... 


Capricorn raises $200m for Karlawinda expansion
Capricorn raises $200m for Karlawinda expansion
1st November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration and development company Capricorn Metals has announced a $200-million capital raise to fund the expansion of the Karlawinda project, in the Pilbara. The ASX-listed firm will raise the... 


From left: Taanil Construction project contractor Walied Devajee; Kgatelopele local municipality corporate director and projects administrator Mildred Likotsi; executive committee member and Ward 3 Councillor Ansie van Zyl; Ward 4 Councillor Jan Slinger; Kgatelopele local municipality executive mayor and Ward 5 Councillor Irene Williams; Finsch operations executive Jaison Rajan; council whip and Ward 2 Councillor Ronel Haai; Finsch diamond mine National Union of Mineworkers representative Michelle Moeti; and MDV Kalahari Consulting Engineers project engineer Brian Bensley
Petra’s Finsch mine completes road upgrade
1st November 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Petra Diamonds’ Finsch mine has completed the MacKenzie road upgrade project in Danielskuil, in the Northern Cape. The project, valued at R6.2-million, was undertaken as part of the... 


Bauxite ore in hand
Canyon advances early works on now-permitted Minim Martap bauxite project
1st November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed bauxite miner Canyon Resources and its subsidiary Camalco has been granted a mining licence for the Minim Martap project in Cameroon. The 20-year licence is conditional upon the... 


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Chile green hydrogen, Implats solar, De Beers business development make headlines
1st November 2024

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the very promising findings of Chile’s green hydrogen valley study; Implats' 35 MW solar project and expanded smelter at Zimplats; and De Beers urging... 


The Durban Container Terminal
South Africa looks to Africa and China ties as global trade fences go up
1st November 2024 By: Reuters

South Africa's trade minister said his country is pursuing more robust trade and investment ties within the continent and with China - its biggest trade partner - as the global trade environment... 


New Qld Mines Minister appointed
1st November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has congratulated Dale Last on his appointment as the state’s new Minister for Natural Resources and Mines and Minister for Regional and Rural Development.... 


Thompson Creek mine
Centerra plans to largely self-fund Thompson moly restart
1st November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian miner Centerra Gold is systematically executing on its strategy by working through its portfolio to unlock value, reports president and CEO Paul Tomory. The TSX-listed gold-focused... 


Australia’s miners pay more tax than all other industries combined
Australia’s miners pay more tax than all other industries combined
1st November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The latest ATO Corporate Tax Transparency Report shows that Australia’s mining industry continues to be the nation’s biggest taxpayer, paying A$43.1-billion in company tax for 2022/23. This,... 


Balama is one of the biggest integrated graphite mining and processing operations globally.
$150m DFC loan for Africa graphite mine
1st November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved a $150-million loan to support the development of the Balama graphite mine, in Mozambique. The loan agreement follows a... 


The Minto mine is among the first mines in Canadian history to be bought by an Indigenous group.
Abandoned copper mines embraced as fast track to boost output
1st November 2024 By: Reuters

In the race to secure copper for the clean energy transition and artificial intelligence applications, a range of companies are firing up abandoned assets once seen as financial liabilities to... 


Freeport probed by SEC over quake risk at Indonesia copper plant
Freeport probed by SEC over quake risk at Indonesia copper plant
1st November 2024 By: Bloomberg

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into whether Freeport-McMoRan failed to disclose threats a severe earthquake could pose to its new $3.7-billion copper smelter complex in... 


Argentina Lithium wins local authority approval to kick off exploration push
1st November 2024 By: Reuters

Local mining officials in northwest Argentina have approved a two-year permit for Argentina Lithium & Energy to kick off exploration efforts in the Paso de Sico concession, the company said on... 


Environmentalists sue over US approval of ioneer's Nevada lithium mine
Environmentalists sue over US approval of ioneer's Nevada lithium mine
1st November 2024 By: Reuters

Environmental and Indigenous groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the US Interior Department's approval of ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the first domestic source of the... 


Magazine round up | 01 November 2024
Magazine round up | 01 November 2024
1st November 2024

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.  


Halls Creek sale frees up Pantoro to focus on Norseman project
31st October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Pantoro has announced a binding agreement to sell the Halls Creek project, in Western Australia, to Kimberley Minerals for A$8-million. Kimberley is a member of privately held,... 


MC Mining’s Uitkomst production falls in first quarter
MC Mining’s Uitkomst production falls in first quarter
31st October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed MC Mining’s run-of-mine coal production at the Uitkomst steelmaking and thermal coal mine for the quarter ended September 30 (the first quarter of its 2025 financial year) was 35% lower... 


PFS confirms viability of South Palladium’s Bengwenyama project
31st October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE- and ASX-listed Southern Palladium has announced the results of a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its 70%-owned Bengwenyama project in the eastern limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa,... 


Kore progresses EPC agreements, financing options for Congo-Brazzaville projects
31st October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Potash development company Kore Potash, with 97% ownership of the Kola potash project and the Dougou Extension (DX) potash project in the Sintoukola basin in Congo-Brazzaville, has provided its... 


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