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Monte Muambe rare earths and fluorspar project, Mozambique – update
8th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Altona Rare Earths has completed all field activities pertaining to a scoping study on short-term fluorspar mining. 


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Poitrel mine, Australia
8th November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A coal mine 35 km east of Moranbah, in Queensland.  


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DRDGOLD’s Ergo solar plant receives formal Eskom grid connection certificate
7th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The large solar electricity plant at DRDGOLD’s Ergo gold tailings retreatment operation has received a formal grid connection certificate from Eskom, Ergo reported ahead of flying journalists over... 


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... 


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... 


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Dynapac launches 15 t CA50 Rhino soil compaction machine in South Africa
1st November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Original-equipment manufacturer Dynapac has launched its 15 t CA50 Rhino soil compaction machine in South Africa. The CA50 is part of the broader Rhino range of compaction machines from Dynapac... 


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Water power in underground mines should be put to full use
1st November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The high electricity tariff scenario should prompt underground miners to make full use of every bit of self-generation potential that is available to them. For decades attention has been drawn to... 


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Ewoyaa lithium project, Ghana – update
1st November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Atlantic Lithium has completed an institutional placement to raise A$10-million at A$0.23 a share. The funds will contribute to the funding of the Ewoyaa project to a final investment decision. 


Pump and dredging specialist IPR has contributed to the treatment of acid mine drainage from historic mine workings in Gauteng
IPR customises its SlurrySucker to treat acid mine drainage
29th October 2024

Two treatment plants for Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) near Johannesburg have received a boost to their efficiency, thanks to IPR’s innovative SlurrySucker dredging unit. The problem of AMD has beset... 


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Diagnostic services optimise operations and protect critical plant assets
24th October 2024

Early diagnosis of potential problems before they escalate is key to the protection of critical plant assets and the optimisation of operations, says bearing and seal manufacturing specialist SKF.... 


Former Gullick South Africa Technical Manager Terry Hamilton (right) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Water power is there for the taking in many underground mines
22nd October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Water power is there for the taking across a broad spectrum of many of South Africa’s hard-rock underground mines. At a time of high electricity prices, the availability of cooling reservoirs at... 


Schneider Electric South Africa strengthens ESG commitment through biodiversity programme and community engagement
Schneider Electric South Africa strengthens ESG commitment through biodiversity programme and community engagement
22nd October 2024

Schneider Electric, the world’s most sustainable company and leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, continues to champion biodiversity and community development... 


Rome Resources encouraged by promising copper, tin mineralisation at DRC prospect
22nd October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Rome Resources has made progress with drilling at its Mont Agoma prospect, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with initial assessment from the cores said to be promising for both... 


Gold rallies to record with tight US election and data in focus
Gold rallies to record with tight US election and data in focus
17th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Gold climbed to a record ahead of US data prints due later Thursday, with traders also monitoring an increasingly tight presidential race that’s driven demand for haven assets. Bullion climbed as... 


WearCheck Technical Bulletin 91 – Sliding through time Part 4 of 4
17th October 2024

( Virtual Showroom )In part three of Lubrication from Stone Age to Modern Age (Technical Bulletin 90), we glided through a mere 20 years of fascinating lubrication history and left off towards the... 


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Businesses increasingly confident of investing in South Africa as reforms take shape
16th October 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Pharmaceuticals group Aspen strategic trade development executive Stavros Nicolaou has confirmed that the Government of National Unity’s (GNU’s) efforts to accelerate economic growth in South... 


A South African gold mining operation successfully deployed Grindex Bravo 500 slurry pumps from Integrated Pump Technology to reprocess slurry from its surface return water dam
Grindex Bravo 500 pump provides robust solution for gold mining reprocessing
16th October 2024

In a strategic move to optimise resource recovery, a South African gold mining operation successfully deployed Grindex Bravo 500 slurry pumps from Integrated Pump Technology to reprocess slurry... 


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Polymer bearings speed up beer bottling
15th October 2024

A Belgian brewery is using lubricant-free polymer bearings in the brewing of its Trappist beer – a brand also widely sold in the South African market. The maintenance-free bearings eliminate the... 


Patriot Lithium eyes new horizons in Zambian copper
Patriot Lithium eyes new horizons in Zambian copper
14th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Battery metals explorer Patriot Lithium is expanding its horizons, venturing into the heart of Africa to secure copper resources that could bolster its portfolio. The Australian company, which has... 


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Prothane Industrial
11th October 2024

In existence since July 1990, Prothane Industrial started production with castable polyurethane products, expanding later to high tech polyurethane spraying products, rubber lining and various... 


CMIF backing for infrastructure supporting Frontier’s PAK lithium project
CMIF backing for infrastructure supporting Frontier’s PAK lithium project
8th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Frontier Lithium has been awarded up to C$6.1-million in funding from the government’s Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF) to support infrastructure for its PAK lithium... 


First Africa Metals announces exceptionally high-grade lithium at Zambia project
7th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Private UK mining exploration company First Africa Metals says rock chip sampling has confirmed exceptionally high-grade lithium-bearing pegmatites at its Misika project, in the Southern province... 


Pan African group ESG manager Barry Naicker
Pan African taking the wild out of the west as gold recovery uplifts the local community
4th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

When the Mining Weekly team of three arrived at the initial sod-turning event of Pan African Resources’ gold-from-dumps project just over a year ago, the area west of Johannesburg looked a little... 


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Mercedes mine, Mexico
4th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine about 250 km north-east of Hermosillo. 


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OLI South Africa – The Leader in Vibration Technology
4th October 2024 By: Yolande Botes

Welcome to the newest addition to the OLI family of products, the mechanical exciter. The MVM series of unidirectional mechanical oscillators has been designed for large-scale vibrating... 


Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Ramokgopa confident he can head off Eskom’s ‘untenable’ tariff hike with policy adjustments
1st October 2024 By: Darren Parker

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is confident that State-owned utility Eskom’s proposed tariff increase for direct customers of 36.15%, and a 43.55% hike in municipal... 


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Corruption Watch concerned about sudden surge in procurement report deviations
20th September 2024 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Founding director of Stellenbosch University’s African Procurement Law Unit professor Geo Quinot noted on Friday that while deviation numbers in various departmental procurement reports had been... 


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Ewoyaa lithium project, Ghana – update
20th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency has granted the project an environmental permit. 


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RMB assists in complex deal between Metier, sea cable recycler
17th September 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has provided transaction support to private equity firm Metier towards acquiring Mertech Marine. Through its Sustainable Capital Fund II, Metier is focused on investing... 


Platinum Group President and CEO Frank Hallam.
Stronger-than-ever feasibility thumbs up for R18bn platinum group metals project in Limpopo
16th September 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The latest independent definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Waterberg platinum group metals (PGM) project in Limpopo is even more emphatic on the economic viability and wealth creation... 


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Dewatering pumps selection bolstered
13th September 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Heavy-duty centrifugal pump manufacturer Schurco Slurry is prioritising the inclusion of comprehensive dewatering pump solutions in its product range to mitigate the challenges that the mining... 


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Katanning gold project, Australia – update
13th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Ausgold is gearing up to start a major new drilling programme at the project. 


Growthpoint CEO Norbert Sasse
Growthpoint reports improved KPIs despite high interest rates
11th September 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed retail estate investment trust (REIT) Growthpoint Properties has reported improvements in the majority of key performance indicators (KPIs), including arrears, rental reversion rates,... 


Libstar CEO Charl de Villiers
Libstar continues portfolio simplification, as difficult market conditions persist
10th September 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In continuing the simplification of its portfolio and positioning the group for the best growth opportunities, JSE-listed consumer packaged goods company Libstar Holdings has announced the disposal... 


China sets Up Beijing-backed lithium group to tap salt lakes
9th September 2024 By: Bloomberg

China Minmetals will take control of a province-backed lithium company in a bid to speed development of a “world-class” industry extracting the battery material from salt lakes in the far west of... 


Improved June quarter exploration results, but Amec sees clouds on the horizon
Improved June quarter exploration results, but Amec sees clouds on the horizon
2nd September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The June 2024 quarterly statistics on mineral exploration expenditure released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Monday, shows that Australian mineral exploration expenditure has produced... 


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Eneabba rare earths refinery, Australia – update
30th August 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Iluka Resources MD Tom O’Leary has said the company will not complete the refinery without more Australian government funding. 


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Lac Jeannine iron tailings project, Canada
30th August 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

CoTec Holdings Corp plans to extract and reprocess tailings from the Lac Jeannine project. 


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Vesconite product outperforms bronze thrust washer
30th August 2024

Polymer supplier Vesconite Bearings’ thrust washer has managed to outlast the bronze thrust washer on a Bucher CM50 grinding machine at a large fruit juice concentrate producer. The reports that... 


Assay results confirm high-grade zone at Marula’s Kenyan manganese project
27th August 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Marula Mining has received assay results from channel samples taken from manganese ore within licensed areas that will provide run-of-mine (RoM) material to the recently acquired Kilifi... 


Frontier progressing work on PAK lithium DFS
26th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian exploration and development company Frontier Lithium is targeting 2025 for the completion of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the PAK project, in Ontario. The company is using... 


Flash copper price squeeze helps upend global trade flows
Flash copper price squeeze helps upend global trade flows
22nd August 2024 By: Bloomberg

When copper surged toward a record high in New York in May, a ship was in the Pacific Ocean carrying a raw form of the metal from Chile to top buyer China. By the time the Ricarda arrived in... 


Coal-rich Indian state to pass mining tax after court ruling
20th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

The Indian state of Jharkhand has passed a bill imposing mining taxes, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that’s set to inflate the prices of minerals from coal to bauxite. The... 


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