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Golden Shield walks away from Tucano deal
Golden Shield walks away from Tucano deal
14th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian company Golden Shield has announced the termination of an agreement to acquire private company Tucano Gold. Through the proposed transaction, first mooted in July, Golden Shield would... 


2024 AMEC Awards finalists announced
11th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) has announced the finalists for the 2024 AMEC Awards, with winners set to be revealed next month. The yearly event highlights the... 


WEST AFRICA EXPANSION Thor Explorations is expanding its presence in West Africa with the acquisition of the Guitry Gold exploration project in Côte d’Ivoire. Seen here is the developer’s existing Segilola gold project’s processing plant in Nigeria
Developer expands portfolio with Côte d’Ivoire project
11th October 2024 By: Donna Slater

West Africa-focused explorer and developer Thor Explorations has expanded its operations into Cote d’Ivoire following the signing of a binding sale and purchase agreement with West Africa-focused... 


A generic image of an open pit mine
Added regional focus key in miner’s strategic priorities
11th October 2024 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Canadian precious metals miner Fortuna Mining stresses the importance of solidifying its presence in countries such as Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Burkina Faso as a key strategic priority, owing to... 


CLUSTER MINING
Sanbrado comprises several open pits, all within one to two kilometres of the plant site
Miner progresses Burkina Faso mine deepening plans
11th October 2024 By: Donna Slater

High-grade gold mineralisation from recent resource definition diamond drilling has been reported by unhedged gold mining company West African Resources within the M1 South (M1S) Deeps resource,... 


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Crocodile River mine restart project, South Africa – update
11th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Eastplats has commissioned a platinum group metals processing facility at the operation. 


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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. 


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Prairie lithium project, Canada – update
11th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Arizona Lithium has announced it will raise funds by selling noncore acreage and data at the Prairie lithium project to Homestead Energy. 


De Grey meets initial Egina gold project commitment
De Grey meets initial Egina gold project commitment
10th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed De Grey Mining has completed its minimum expenditure of A$7-million to earn into Novo Resources’ Egina project, in Western Australia. In terms of the 2023 agreement with Novo, De... 


TotalEnergies Angola highlights new projects, sustainability initiatives
7th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TotalEnergies Angola MD Martin Deffontaines has reported that the company is driving new upstream programmes in the country, ranging from offshore exploration, to infill drilling, and greenfield... 


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... 


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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... 


Arizona Lithium cashes in on noncore Prairie project land
Arizona Lithium cashes in on noncore Prairie project land
7th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Arizona Lithium has announced it will raise A$11-million in cash by selling noncore acreage and data at the Prairie lithium project, in Canada, to Homestead Energy. Homestead is a... 


Drill core
Massive increase in exploration funding needed in South Africa
4th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The R400-million fund for exploration in South Africa established by the Industrial Development Corporation and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (which is being split into the... 


Bolt Metals buys BC copper/silver property
4th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Exploration company Bolt Metals has entered into a definitive agreement to buy the Switchback copper/silver property in the Omineca mining division of British Columbia. The Switchback property is... 


Image of a drill rig at the Bengwenyama project
Bengwenyama platinum group metals project, South Africa – update
4th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

A scoping study has shown the project to have very attractive economics, with results justifying a prefeasibility study already under way. 


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Raia project, Brazil
4th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Equinor, Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Petrobras are devloping one of the most significant gas projects in Brazil. 


Condra to supply new cranes, refurbish others at new steel premises
4th October 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes is manufacturing three new cranes and refurbishing 14 others as certified steel round bar, hollow bar and plate supplier Special Steels moves to bigger premises.... 


Awards celebrate ingenuity and outstanding levels of innovation
Awards celebrate ingenuity and outstanding levels of innovation
3rd October 2024

An exhibition viewed by industry as one of the most important events on the calendar, Electra Mining Africa pulled out all the stops this year and delivered its biggest ever show in its 52 year... 


Thierry is a brownfield copper asset in Ontario
QC rebrands as XXIX with acquisition of Thierry copper project
2nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration and development company QC Copper and Gold announced on Tuesday its acquisition of Cuprum – a move that will position the company as one of Canada’s biggest copper resource developers... 


Aterian proves copper/silver mineralisation at Morocco project
30th September 2024 By: Darren Parker

LSE-listed Aterian has announced the completion of a scout reverse circulation (RC) drilling programme at its 100%-owned 34.5 km2 Agdz copper/silver project, in Morocco's eastern Anti-Atlas... 


Flynn Gold secures grant funding for Golden Ridge exploration
27th September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Flynn Gold has been successful with two applications in Round 10 of the Tasmanian state government’s exploration drilling grant initiative (EDGI). The successful applications will... 


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Lesotho Highlands Water Project – Phase II
27th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has reported that the upper intake tunnel has broken through into the lower intake tunnel. 


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Okiep Copper Project, South Africa – update
27th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals is finalising studies to start early production from the Flat Mines Area. 


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Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
27th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The Virginia plant has resumed liquefied natural gas production after yearly maintenance of the entire plant. 


Rincon kicks starts Laverton gold exploration strategy
26th September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Rincon Resources is set to start a major soil sampling programme to define gold targets for drilling at its Laverton project, in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Rincon has... 


FireFly raises A$65m for Canada copper growth
FireFly raises A$65m for Canada copper growth
26th September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia-listed FireFly Metals on Thursday announced a successful A$65-million capital raise to underpin the next phase of growth at its Green Bay copper and gold project, in Canada. The company... 


Andrada CEO Anthony Viljoen
Andrada reports higher ore production, processing in midyear update
26th September 2024 By: Darren Parker

Aim- and OTCQB-listed Andrada Mining has reported year-on-year increases in ore production and processing in its unaudited operational update for the first six months and the second quarter of its... 


Mike Schmidt, ARM Executive Growth and Strategic Development in the Executive Chairperson’s office.
African Rainbow Minerals crowns grade as king, declares war on reef waste on PGMs front
26th September 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Two acronyms were drummed into new mining entrants in the days of yore – GIK and WAR. GIK is short for ‘grade is king’ and at the opposite end of the scale, everyone was urged to declare war on... 


Initial flotation rougher tests indicate high rare earths recovery – Altona
25th September 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed resource exploration and development company Altona Rare Earths has reported that initial flotation rougher test results received for its Monte Muambe rare earths and fluorspar... 


Arc completes first phase of drilling on Virgo prospect
25th September 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Arc Minerals has completed the first phase of an exploration drilling campaign on its Virgo project, which is located within the Kalahari Copperbelt, in Botswana. The company... 


UEC buys Rio Tinto’s Wyoming uranium assets for $175m
UEC buys Rio Tinto’s Wyoming uranium assets for $175m
23rd September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

NYSE American-listed Uranium Energy Corp (UEC) announced on Monday its acquisition of Rio Tinto's Wyoming assets, which include the Sweetwater plant and a portfolio of mining projects, for... 


Cobre and BHP to search for copper in Botswana
23rd September 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Australia-listed junior Cobre announced a letter of intent to negotiate exclusively an earn-in joint venture agreement with commodities major BHP over the Kitlanya West and East copper projects,... 


Fatal rockfall incident claims life at Caledonia's Blanket mine
Fatal rockfall incident claims life at Caledonia's Blanket mine
23rd September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold miner Caledonia Mining has confirmed a fatal accident at its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe. The incident occurred on September 21, when an employee was struck by a fall of rock while drilling in... 


First Quantum's Kansanshi mine has depleted oxide reserves and is transitioning to a large sulphide development.
Midnight Sun begins Solwezi exploration in hunt for Kansanshi feed
20th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian exploration company Midnight Sun Mining has initiated exploration at the Kazhiba target, located on its Solwezi property in Zambia. This marks the latest phase of the company's... 


O3 Mining expands in Casa Berardi trend
20th September 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration company O3 Mining is further consolidating its presence in the Casa Berardi trend by acquiring the Desjardins property, located adjacent to the Kinebik project. The Kinebik project... 


A copper M&A frenzy masks big miners’ hesitation to build
A copper M&A frenzy masks big miners’ hesitation to build
20th September 2024 By: Bloomberg

In the dusty, treeless outback of Southern Australia, a brand new mining camp is home to a hundred workers, putting in 12-hour days, two weeks at a time. Dozens of trucks are scattered across the... 


WORLD FIRST
The trial marks the world’s first technological feasibility study of an ultra-large, full battery rigid-frame dump truck
Global miner trials battery-powered dump truck
20th September 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

A battery-powered dump truck is being trialled by Canada-based mining and metals company First Quantum Minerals (FQM) at its Kansanshi mine, in Zambia, which the miner says marks the world’s first... 


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Santo Domingo copper/iron/gold project, Chile
20th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The 2024 feasibility study has outlined a robust project that is expected to average 106 000 t of copper, 3.7-million tonnes of iron concentrate and 35 000 oz of gold over the first seven years of... 


Image of gold nuggets
Evander Mines’ 7 Shaft – Egoli project, South Africa – update
20th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

All the required permits have been approved. 


Image of raw emerald
Gravelotte emerald mine, South Africa – update
20th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

URA Holdings has postponed the first trial-sale of emeralds in Thailand. 


Drill at the TGMW project
TGME underground project, South Africa – update
20th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Theta Gold Mines has changed its funding structure for the project. 


Location map of the Browns Range project
Browns Range heavy earths pilot plant development project, Australia – update
20th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Northern Minerals announced binding commitments on September 16 to raise A$43-million through a two-tranche placement to advance its Browns Range project. 


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