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Diversified miner and developer Premier African Minerals CEO George Roach reports that the company's Zimbabwe-based Zulu lithium and tantalum project is on track to produce spodumene concentrate... 

Sandvik Rock Processing recently commissioned its first locally manufactured SmartPlant in Africa. The modular design of the plant aims to maximise uptime, improve flexibility and save costs. The... 

Finance and insurance company Fitch Ratings has released a discussion paper outlining its plans to use its Climate Vulnerability Scores (Climate.VS) to enhance its process for identifying... 

Iron-ore major Fortescue Metals on Wednesday reported a 4% fall in revenue for the half-year ended December, despite iron-ore shipments in the first half of the yar reaching a record 96.9-million... 

South Africa-based vibrating screen and feeder original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Kwatani reports that orders for its equipment have surged in recent months to record levels, with orders coming... 

ASX-listed Walkabout Resources announces that the latest batch of equipment it has ordered has left China, bound for the Lindi Jumbo graphite mine, in Tanzania. Shipment of equipment for the... 

Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading organisation for the project management profession, has announced a call for nominations for the 2023 PMI Professional Awards. The awards... 

AQSE-listed Marula Mining continued on an upward trajectory towards its near-term project development and production milestones across its projects, CEO Jason Brewer says in an update on the... 

Leo Lithium has reported a 33.8-million tonne increase to the resource estimate at its Goulamina project. 

Diamcor Mining has reported that various operational upgrades have been advanced at the project. 

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has started with the yearly maintenance shutdown of the Cape Corridor’s East London main line, which will continue for seven days until January 22 and see no trains... 

A fluorite mine located about 100 km outside Pretoria has become the first recipient of mining technology company Sandvik Rock Processing’s first locally manufactured SmartPlant in Africa.... 

The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and collaborators from the South African National Biodiversity Institute and Bayworld Museum have rediscovered the rare Orange Sandveld Lizard, or nucras... 

London-listed Blencowe Resources reported a comprehensive loss attributable to the equity holders of the group for the year ended September 30, 2022, of £1.1-million. With no income in the year,... 

Junior miner Diamcor Mining notes in an operations and corporate update for its Krone-Endora at Venetia project, in South Africa’s Limpopo province, that various operational upgrades were advanced... 

Sales of lithium processed out of stockpiles at the Blesberg project in the Northern Cape are expected to commence this month. “We’re on track for the first delivery of a thousand tons through to... 

ASX-listed CZR Resources, Strike Resources and CSL Australia have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a consortium to jointly develop an iron-ore export facility at the Port of... 

Mining company Exxaro’s “Mega Projects” are geared toward ensuring sustainability through initiatives dedicated to incorporating diverse stakeholder perspectives, strengthening its existing human... 

An expansion bankable feasibility study on the project has proposed a 12-year mining operation. 

The 2022 Africa ‘Visa Openness Index (VOI)’ report shows that African countries are making progress in their freedom of travel policies, most of which had been severely curtailed by the Covid-19... 

Mining operations face increasing pressure to implement an adequate duty-of-care agenda, owing to pressure from investors and regulators who question mining operations’ social licence to operate... 

Additional metallurgical test work on London-listed Blencowe Resources’ Orom-Cross graphite project, in Northern Uganda, has been completed by technical specialist firm IMO based in Perth,... 

Self-funding learnerships that benefit the sponsor as much as the learner For many companies, learnerships remain a grudge purchase and a tick-box exercise for B-BBEE compliance. But what if... 

Canada’s new Indo-Pacific strategy calls for changes to foreign investment screening as a result of concerns about Chinese state-owned enterprises, a development that comes less than two weeks... 

Leo Lithium has finalised a shipping solution for product from its Goulamina project. 

Platinum group metals mining group Implats’ immediate focus is on rebuilding the safety performance that it demonstrated in financial year (FY) 2021. The group reported an increase in the number of... 

The commissioning of the first phase of the tin expansion project at the Uis mine is complete. 

The commissioning of the first phase of the tin expansion project at the Uis mine in Namibia is complete, AfriTin Mining said on Monday. Appealingly, lithium and tantalum will also be extracted... 

A definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Maniry graphite project, in Madagascar, has nearly doubled the expected capital costs for Stage 1 of the operation, compared with a 2021 scoping... 

Strong momentum for asset manager’s sustainable investment ambitions  Sanlam Investments was ranked one of the leading investment managers across five impact investment categories in the African... 

Around the world, airline passengers in the post-Covid-19 pandemic era were concerned with convenience and the simplification of processes for air travel, the International Air Transport... 

A range of mobile crushing and screening plants were on show at the recent Bauma construction machinery trade fair held in Germany. Kleemann showcased its range of new innovations, including its... 

Refurbishing a building provides opportunities for companies to make their buildings more efficient, increase sustainable measures and improve the work experience for staff. Firmenich, in line with... 

The importance of projects associated with electrical grid infrastructure and its contribution to achieving the strategic integrated project objectives. (Virtual Showroom): Inadequate electricity... 

ASX-listed Equus Mining will suspend stockpile processing operations at its Cerro Bayo gold/silver project, in Chile, placing the processing infrastructure on care and maintenance. The company on... 

The handling of mixed materials in the recycling process is recognised as one of the biggest complications, as miscellaneous products are difficult to separate – which is integral to effective... 

Institutional investor EIG, through its liquefied natural gas (LNG) company MidOcean Energy has finally landed in Australia, striking a $2.15-billion deal with Tokyo Gas to acquire that company’s... 

Operations in a Limpopo platinum mine’s screening house were recently strengthened with the implementation of a relevant and effective transfer point design. The mine had been experiencing... 

Subcontractors have to contend with numerous challenges – budget allocations, delayed payments, primary contractors running into cash flow problems and navigating tender processes, many of which... 

Focusing solely on crushing and screening equipment, mining equipment provider Pilot Crushtec offers customers a unique blend of Finnish industrial company Metso Outotec’s and its own brand of... 

Mining equipment supplier ELB Equipment announced in May that it had launched its latest range of Powerscreen mobile conveyors, which offer reduced crushing and screening costs when combined with...