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Saudi's Manara in advanced talks to buy stake in First Quantum's Zambian mines
16th October 2024 By: Reuters

Saudi Arabia's Manara Minerals is closing in on a deal to buy a minority stake in Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals' Zambian copper and nickel assets, three people familiar with the details... 


Drill core sample on copper project
Tertiary completes inaugural drilling on Mushima North copper target
16th October 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Tertiary Minerals has completed an inaugural drilling programme on the Mushima North copper project, in Zambia. The programme aimed to test the A1 and C1 copper, zinc and arsenic soil... 


Anglo American solar, hydrogen plant at Mogalakwena.
Responsible mining promoted in new global standard initiative
16th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Four global metals and minerals mining organisations on Wednesday published a draft consolidated standard that covers a wide range of topics related to responsible mining practices. The Copper... 


NGEx to raise C$100m for exploration projects
16th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Copper/gold exploration company NGEx Minerals has announced a C$100-million private placement to advance its projects in the Vicuña district straddling the border between Argentina and Chile. The... 


IEA executive director Fatih Birol presenting the World Energy Outlook 2024
Africa’s critical-minerals role highlighted as world moves into ‘Age of Electricity’
16th October 2024 By: Terence Creamer

With the global energy system moving into the “Age of Electricity”, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has again highlighted the central role of Africa in producing the critical minerals... 


Los Pelambres
Antofagasta's Q3 copper output jumps 15% sequentially on destocking
16th October 2024 By: Reuters

Chilean miner Antofagasta reported a 15% rise in third-quarter copper output on Wednesday, compared with the previous three-month period, due to destocking of inventories at its Los Pelambres mine... 


Copper Mark logo
Metalkol embarks on Copper Mark assurance process
16th October 2024 By: Darren Parker

Diversified miner Eurasian Resources Group’s (ERG’s) Metalkol operation, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has officially begun the Copper Mark assurance process, in line with a letter of... 


Vale posts highest quarterly iron-ore output since 2018
Vale posts highest quarterly iron-ore output since 2018
16th October 2024 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale reported on Tuesday a 5.5% increase in its third-quarter iron-ore production compared to a year earlier, reaching the highest level in almost six years. The company, one of... 


Rio Tinto reported a marked improvement in bauxite output.
Rio Tinto maintains FY guidance, reports steady progress at growth projects
16th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Global mining giant Rio Tinto has reported consistent iron-ore production from its operations in Australia’s Pilbara, with third-quarter output increasing by 1% to 84.1-million tonnes. The company... 


Koryx raises $9.6m in private placement, extends offer to raise $17m
15th October 2024 By: Darren Parker

TSX-listed Koryx Copper has closed the first tranche of a previously announced non-brokered private placement on October 11, raising about $9.6-million for the sale of about 8.7-million common... 


Black. Cat appoints Laufmann to its board
15th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian miner Black Cat Syndicate has appointed Richard Laufmann as an independent, nonexecutive director with effect from October 15. Laufmann has extensive corporate and operational mining... 


Rome Resources pleased with drilling progress in the DRC
15th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Paul Barrett, the CEO of tin explorer Rome Resources, says he is pleased with the overall drilling progress at the company's Kalayi and Mont Agoma prospects, in the North Kivu province of the... 


Freeport Indonesia says it halts copper cathode output at Manyar after fire
Freeport Indonesia says it halts copper cathode output at Manyar after fire
15th October 2024 By: Reuters

Freeport Indonesia has halted copper cathode production at its Manyar smelter after a fire on Monday, the company's chief executive said in an interview with Kompas TV on Tuesday. The fire... 


Sibanye-Stillwater faces $522m claim over cancelled Brazil mines deal
Sibanye-Stillwater faces $522m claim over cancelled Brazil mines deal
15th October 2024 By: Reuters

Sibanye Stillwater is facing a $522-million compensation claim from investment firm Appian Capital Advisory over the termination of a $1.2-billion deal to buy Appian's Brazilian nickel and copper... 


The Laramide porphyry copper belt in the southwest US and northern Mexico.
IGO earns majority stake in Arizona’s Copper Wolf
14th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s IGO has earned a majority stake of 51% in the Copper Wolf project in Arizona, US, and will now manage a newly formed joint venture (JV). Buxton, which is listed on the ASX, announced... 


The Gonneville project is located on Chalice-owned farmland outside Perth.
Australian govt grants major status to PGE/nickel/copper project
14th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Commonwealth Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic has granted major project status to Chalice Mining’s Gonneville project, in Western Australia. Gonneville, located about 70 km north-east of... 


Blue Moon advances namesake California project with PEA
14th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Blue Moon Metals has hired Micon International to conduct a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its 100% owned namesake project in central California. The Blue Moon project... 


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... 


Exxaro CEO Nombasa Tsengwa
Exxaro seeks to acquire manganese mining assets
14th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Exxaro Resources, one of South Africa’s biggest coal producers, wants to become a major player in the country’s manganese mining industry. After losing out on a copper mine in Botswana last year,... 


Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm
Rio takes step toward M&A redemption with $6.7bn lithium bet
14th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

A little over a decade ago, Rio Tinto Group was reeling from the impact of disastrous investments. First, the bruising top-of-the-market purchase of aluminum group Alcan, and then the ill-conceived... 


Harmony Gold CEO and executive director Peter Steenkamp
Steenkamp reflects on mining career
11th October 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

With plans to step down at the end of the year, following a successful career in the mining sector, Harmony Gold CEO and executive director Peter Steenkamp has reflected on his career. In a... 


Codelco copper production up 10% in August
11th October 2024 By: Reuters

Chilean state miner Codelco produced 10.1% more copper in August compared to a year earlier, the Andean country's Cochilco copper commission said on Thursday, producing 125 300 t while other major... 


Testimony to its commitment to the continuous improvement of its local manufacturing capabilities, WEG has invested in two laser cutting machines
WEG boosts local manufacturing capabilities
11th October 2024

To improve its local manufacturing processes, WEG has taken delivery of two laser cutting machines and three bending machines. Deployed at the sheet metal cutting operation at the company’s... 


FLEXIBLE SOLUTION
The Multiflo diesel driven pontoon offers a flexible, mobile dewatering solution
Strategic approach enables effective dewatering
11th October 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

A key challenge in dewatering operations that are electrically operated lies within the interfacing, particularly when dealing with pumps at remote mining operations. This challenge involves the... 


Image of periodic table symbol for nickel
Kabanga nickel project, Tanzania – update
11th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Japanese government agency Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation is considering signing up as a strategic partner in the project. 


Image of Kamoa-Kakula mine at dusk
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
11th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Kamoa-Kakula has produced 303 328 t of copper in concentrate for the year-to-date. 


LOCATION MAP OF THE MARATHON COPPER/PALLADIUM PROJECT
Marathon palladium/copper project, Canada – update
11th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Gen Mining has been awarded C$771 000 from Canada's Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund. 


Sibanye-Stillwater loses suit over $1.2bn Brazil nickel deal
Sibanye-Stillwater loses suit over $1.2bn Brazil nickel deal
10th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

A High Court in London has ruled that Sibanye-Stillwater, listed on the JSE and NYSE, is liable for damages following the termination of a $1.2-billion agreement with investment advisor Appian... 


Sibanye-Stillwater loses suit over $1.2bn Brazil nickel deal
10th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

A High Court in London has ruled that Sibanye-Stillwater, listed on the JSE and NYSE, is liable for damages following the termination of a $1.2-billion agreement with investment advisor Appian... 


Zambia Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe
Zambia will own some mining permits after mapping exercise
10th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Zambia’s government intends to keep ownership of some mining licenCes that are shown to be promising by an ongoing mapping exercise and invite private investors to develop the assets alongside the... 


Wilkinson visited the Vale Stobie mine site in Sudbury on Wednesday.
Wilkinson announces funding for critical mineral projects
10th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on Wednesday announced funding for five infrastructure projects to support the development of critical minerals in the Sudbury and Timmins... 


 Chrystia Freeland
Canada green taxonomy unlikely to include new natural gas sites
10th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Canada has provided more clarity on what it considers to be homegrown green investments — with new natural gas projects unlikely to make the cut. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland... 


The Kibali processing plant
Significant near-mine discoveries promise to keep Kibali going for a long time
9th October 2024 By: Darren Parker

New York- and Toronto-listed Barrick Gold has said there are significant near-mine discoveries within trucking distance of its Kibali plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that could... 


Metals Acquisition raises A$150m in placement
9th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE- and ASX-listed Metals Acquisition (MAC) has announced a capital raising of A$150-million. Proceeds of the placement, together with existing cash, will enable MAC to optimise its balance... 


Anglo American CE Duncan Wanblad
Sustainable mining possible and necessary for global growth – Wanblad
9th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The mining industry is experiencing a period of unprecedented and protracted change, and many in the mining industry are facing considerable challenges as many commodities are facing revenue... 


Jakob Stausholm addressing a briefing on Rio Tinto's acquisition of Arcadium Lithium.
Rio Tinto locks in lithium future with $6.7bn counter-cyclical deal
9th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

In a counter-cyclical move, Rio Tinto on Wednesday announced a $6.7-billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium, propelling the world’s second-biggest miner into the ranks of major lithium producers.... 


Marathon copper/palladium mine gets govt backing
8th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed project developer Generation Mining has been awarded C$771000 from the Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF) for the Marathon copper/palladium project, in Ontario. The CMIF... 


An image showing the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the DRC
Ivanhoe achieves strong second quarter, but full-year guidance downgraded on power supply impacts
7th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), produced a record 116 313 t of copper in concentrate during the third quarter, while the... 


Copper demand for electric vehicles is intact, trader IXM says
7th October 2024 By: Reuters

The uptrend in demand for metals such as copper used in electric vehicles is intact despite doubts raised by the slowdown in EV sales, but estimating numbers is difficult as the market is evolving,... 


France’s Orano sees progress developing uranium mine in Mongolia
France’s Orano sees progress developing uranium mine in Mongolia
7th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

A long-delayed, multi-billion dollar uranium project in Mongolia under development by French State-controlled miner Orano could start producing the nuclear fuel by 2030, the company said.... 


Aterian reports 9.25% copper sample from newly discovered mineralised zones at Jebilet Est
7th October 2024 By: Darren Parker

LSE-listed Aterian has identified several new mineralised zones at its Jebilet Est copper project in Morocco. Among these discoveries is a copper sample that returned a grade of 9.25% from isolated... 


Interra buys early-stage BC copper project
7th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

CSE-listed Interra Copper on Monday announced an agreement to acquire a 100% right, title and interest in the Stars property from fellow-listed Aurwest Resources. The Stars property is an... 


An image showing Jubilee Metals CEO Leon Coetzer, at Project Roan
Jubilee increases interest in Project G, secures additional power for project
7th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Diversified metals producer Jubilee Metals has successfully concluded its due diligence of Project G, an openpit copper mining operation in Zambia, and has elected to acquire a majority interest in... 


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