Coburn mineral sands project, Australia – update

Strandline Resources’ Coburn mineral sands project has facilitated the start of openpit mine development two months ahead of schedule. 

Kamoa-Kakula copper project, Democratic Republic of Congo – update

The Phase 1 and 2 concentrator plants at the Kamoa-Kakula mine have surpassed their 7.6-million-tonne-a-year throughput design capacity for the third consecutive month. 

Nimba iron-ore project, Guinea – update

The Nimba Development Company has started with a preliminary technical information exchange process with the government of Guinea. 

Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update

On June 29, Orion Minerals announced a capital raise to fund the company’s Prieska copper/zinc mine. 

Infrastructure rebuilding good test for sector

The rebuilding of damaged infrastructure, in KwaZulu-Natal, after the devastating floods, will be a good test for the consulting engineering sector’s capacity to supplement skills shortages, says... 

K. Hill manganese project, Botswana – update

Giyani Metals aims to have the feasibility study for its K.Hill project completed in the third quarter of this year. 

Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update

Orion Minerals has announced a three-tranche share placement to sophisticated and professional investors to partly fund the development of the project.  

Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update

Only a very little portion of equity is still required for the restart of the Prieska copper/zinc mine, Orion has said.