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Complex Kenmare Wet Concentrator Plant relocation project in Mozambique wins at the 2021 Construction World Best Projects Awards
8th November 2021

At the Construction World Best Projects gala event on November 3, Hatch won the Consulting Engineers award for Kenmare Resources’ (Kenmare) Wet Concentrator Plant B relocation project in... 


Renergen's Virginia gas facility in the Free State
Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
5th November 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Renergen has reported an in increase in helium reserves of more than 600% and in methane reserves of more than 400% at the Virginia  gas project. 


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IGO reports a strong start to 2022
1st November 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Independence Group (IGO) has reported a sold start to the 2022 financial year, following the divestment of its stake in the Tropicana gold project, in Western Australia, and the... 


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Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
22nd October 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Renergen has signed a helium forward sale agreement with helium trading company Argonon Helium US for 100 000 units over 19 years. 


Jervois plans less staggered SMP restart, product switch
27th September 2021 By: Mariaan Webb

Dual-listed Jervois is planning a bigger, less staggered restart of its São Miguel Paulista (SMP) refinery, in Brazil, and is considering switching product to nickel sulphate, rather than metal.... 


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Katlego Makgata
17th September 2021 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

This week we profiole Katlego Makgata, MD of Leoka Engineering, which procvides project management, design and engineering services, mainly in the mining sector 


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Bibiani gold project, Ghana
17th September 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Asante Gold has awarded an early works engineering, procurement and construction management contract to a Ghanaian company to initiate the refurbishment of the processing plant. 


Asante awards early works EPCM contract to fast-track Bibiani
8th September 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

CSE-listed Asante Gold has awarded an early works engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract to Ghana-based Harlequin to initiate the refurbishment of the... 


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Egoli project, South Africa – update
20th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Pan African has reported that following the reprioritisation of its capital expenditure programmes, a more phased approach for the development of the Egoli project will be followed. 


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Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
20th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Renergen has signed a five-year contract to supply liquefied natural gas to glass manufacturer Consol Glass from January 2022. 


Ivanhoe Mines Energy tasked with delivering renewable hydropower for Kamoa-Kakula
16th August 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Ivanhoe Mines Energy, a subsidiary of TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines and sister company of Kamoa Copper, has been tasked with delivering reliable, clean, renewable hydropower to the Kamoa-Kakula copper... 


Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
13th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Renergen has signed multiple conditional helium sales agreements from its planned Phase 2 plant at the Virginia gas project. 


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Young African project leaders highlighted
23rd July 2021

Industry association Project Management Institute (PMI) announced its second yearly Future 50 list, which features 50 rising leaders using bold and innovative thinking to transform the world... 


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Project management firm upgrades sugar factory
23rd July 2021

Consulting engineering and project management solutions company Bosch Projects was appointed by wattle bark miller and sugar producer UCL Company to undertake three major projects for the recent... 


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MRT Global
16th July 2021

Leading South African engineering company MRT Global specialises in providing multi-disciplinary engineering services including civil, structural, mechanical, piping, plate work, electrical and... 


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Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
16th July 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Renergen’s P12 well, which was previously plugged and abandoned, was observed to start flowing gas (at low rates) in the days following rig release. 


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Boikarabelo coal project, South Africa – update
9th July 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Resource Generation has voluntarily appointed an administrator to undertake an urgent assessment of the company. 


Colluli sulphate of potash project, Eritrea – update
Colluli sulphate of potash project, Eritrea – update
25th June 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Danakali’s Colluli Mining Share Company has completed testwork for the project and optimised its process design using filtered seawater. 


Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
25th June 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The pipeline for the Virginia gas project has performed “better than expected” under performance testing. 


Renergen discovers 1.1% helium concentration at Evander prospect
21st June 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Natural gas and helium producer Renergen has discovered helium at its Evander exploration rights prospect, with a concentration of 1.1% helium identified in the gas. Evander spans about 52 000 ha,... 


Boikarabelo coal project, South Africa – update
Boikarabelo coal project, South Africa – update
4th June 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Resource Generation has permanently appointed Leapeetswe Molotsane as MD and CEO with effect from June 1. 


Colluli sulphate of potash project, Eritrea – update
Colluli sulphate of potash project, Eritrea – update
4th June 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Filtered seawater has been identified as a reliable, unlimited and economic option for use at the potash project. 


Abatement solution for coal-fired power pollution
4th June 2021 By: Claire O'Reilly

EPCM Global Engineering are the South African representatives of the Luxembourg-based company Carbon Process & Plant Engineering (CPPE) who is the owner and provider of the Sulfacid® technology... 


Egoli project, South Africa – update
Egoli project, South Africa – update
28th May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Following the reprioritisation of Pan African’s capital expenditure programmes, a more phased approach for the development of the Egoli project will be followed. 


Colluli sulphate of potash project, Eritrea – update
Colluli sulphate of potash project, Eritrea – update
14th May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Danakali has completed a capital raise to fund early works at the Colluli project. 


Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
14th May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Drilling at Renergen’s R2D2 well has progressed as expected, and drilling has been interpreted to be proximal to the target gas-bearing fracture system. 


Uniting innovation with experience to deliver turnkey mining solutions
13th May 2021

Uniting innovation with a wealth of industry experience that spans six decades, the United Mining Services Group is continuing to grow from strength to strength. With projects throughout southern... 


Colluli sulphate of potash project, Eritrea – update
Colluli sulphate of potash project, Eritrea – update
7th May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Danakali will raise A$20.3-million in a share placement to institutional and sophisticated investors to fund early works at the project. 


Lake Way sulphate of potash project, Australia – update
Lake Way sulphate of potash project, Australia – update
7th May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Salt Lake Potash has received environmental approval to scale up its projects. 


Boikarabelo coal project, South Africa – update
Boikarabelo coal project, South Africa – update
23rd April 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Resource Generation has announced that Noble Resources International will no longer provide loan funding for the company’s partially owned subsidiary Ledjadja Coal. 


Boikarabelo coal project, South Africa – update
Boikarabelo coal project, South Africa – update
16th April 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Resource Generation has been granted a waiver by the ASX for Listing Rule 10.1, which enables it to include the further $993 000 in funding agreed on with energy supply chain company Noble... 


Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
16th April 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Renergen has signed its first helium sales agreement. 


Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
9th April 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Renergen has obtained laboratory results on the helium concentrations from recently drilled wells P007 and MDR1. 


Tembo Power Holdings appoints Bertrand Rochecouste Collet to lead its engineering division
8th April 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Ebene, Mauritius, (Tembo Power Holdings) April 6, 2021. Tembo Power Holdings (“TPH”) has appointed Bertrand Rochecouste Collet, currently a senior technical director at Zutari (previously Aurecon,... 


Opening the door for local service providers
2nd April 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mines are increasingly required to implement programmes showing good practice in local procurement. International standards – as well as local policy and regulation – provide requirements and... 


Boikarabelo coal project, South Africa – update
Boikarabelo coal project, South Africa – update
26th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Resource Generation has secured additional working capital funding totalling $993 000. 


Lake Way sulphate of potash project, Australia
Lake Way sulphate of potash project, Australia
26th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Commissioning of the process plant at the project has started. 


Colluli sulphate of potash project, Eritrea
Colluli sulphate of potash project, Eritrea
19th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Resource company Danakali is continuing to evaluate its renewable-energy options of solar, wind and geothermal energy in terms of its becoming a zero carbon producer of sulphate of potash. 


Virginia gas project, South Africa
Virginia gas project, South Africa
19th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Renergen has made another significant gas strike at its Virginia gas project in well MDR1, 300 m north of the producing MDR5 well. 


State-of-the-art simulations help optimise pit-to-ship projects
16th March 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Africa hosts about 30% of the world’s total mineral reserves and a higher share of diamonds, vanadium, manganese, platinum, cobalt and gold deposits. However, unlocking the true potential of the... 


Black Rock mine and Gloria modernisation projects, South Africa – update
Black Rock mine and Gloria modernisation projects, South Africa – update
12th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Assmang, a joint venture between African Rainbow Minerals and Assore, is modernising and expanding the Black Rock and Gloria mines by increasing volume and flexibility to produce the differentiated... 


Egoli project, South Africa
Egoli project, South Africa
26th February 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

DRA Global is proceeding with project scheduling and planning as the next phase of development 


Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
12th February 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Renergen has appointed three companies for the engineering studies for Phase 2 of its Virginia gas project. 


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