Hermosa zinc/lead/silver project, US – update

South32 is progressing plans to potentially produce battery-grade manganese at its Hermosa project. 

Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update

Kore Potash has said that the financial proposal for the full construction cost of the project will be finalised soon. 

Premier gold project, Canada – update

Ascot Resources has finalised a financing package for the construction of the project. 

Lake Maitland uranium/vanadium project, Australia

A scoping study has proposed the development of a standalone uranium operation with vanadium by-product as a potential viable alternative to the Toto’s previously proposed greater Wiluna uranium... 

SRK Consulting SA appoints Andrew van Zyl MD

Independent consulting practice multinational SRK Consulting has appointed Andrew van Zyl MD of SRK Consulting (SA), which is the South African arm of the global SRK network of consulting... 

Why project sponsors should be wary of fine-grained sand

When engineers need to improve the in-situ density, the occurrence of very fine-grained sand can present a serious challenge. In fact, developers and contractors need to specifically check for this... 

SRK innovators gather in SA for global workshop

Tracey Drew, principal environmental consultant and SRK’s team lead for innovation and data services Known for innovating solutions across multiple disciplines in the consulting engineering field,... 

Prominent Hill copper/gold/silver mine expansion, Australia – update

Takeover target OZ Minerals has reported an ore reserve increase at its Prominent Hill underground operation.