Kipushi zinc/copper/silver/germanium mine, Democratic Republic of Congo – update

Ivanhoe has announced initial capital for Kipushi of $380-million in 2023/24.  

SRK Consulting focusing on clients' success, not just own growth

With several African countries currently the source of key minerals, and potentially hosting other minerals, engineering consultancy SRK Consulting newly appointed MD Andrew van Zyl expects the... 

Consultants offer energy efficiency planning, implementation

Making a mine energy efficient requires plenty of planning, which ideally means proactively designing for efficiency from an early stage in a project, says consulting engineers and scientists SRK... 

Youanmi gold project, Australia

Rox Resources plans to build a mine with a plant throughput of 480 000 t/y. 

Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update

Preparations are on schedule to allow for dewatering to start at the project. 

Mining demands multifaceted teams

As the mining sector gathers again for the 2023 Investing in African Mining Indaba, there is likely to be both excitement and apprehension in the air, mining and engineering consultants SRK... 

Andrew van Zyl

This week we profile Andrew van Zyl, MD of SRK Consulting South Africa and director of SRK Global, a firm of consulting engineers and scientists 

Hermosa zinc/lead/silver project, US – update

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