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

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

Strandline Resources is going ahead with efficiency improvements at the project. 

The Botswana Ministry of Minerals and Energy has granted a mining licence for the project 

The project has been selected for a $166-million financial grant from the United States Department of Energy’s Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Programme. 

Bio2Watt Energy Holdings (BEH) has appointed SRK Consulting as the independent environmental consultant to undertake the environmental permitting processes for a new biogas plant near Pretoria. The... 

While many explorers and developers are looking to Africa for much of the mineral production to drive the global energy transition, a careful path must be followed before these projects can... 

Galan Lithium has announced a A$25-million capital raising, which will complete funding requirements for the project. 

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that ramp-up of the Phase 3 concentrator to steady-state production is progressing well. 

Ascot has suspended operations just months after its first gold pour. 

Pasofino Gold has reported that significant progress is being made with the ongoing strategic review process aimed at advancing the project. 

The project has progressed to an advanced stage. 

Shaft sinking at the project is 40% complete. 

Southern Palladium has released a third mineral resource update for the UG2 reef to be used in the prefeasibility study. 

In the effort to encourage women’s participation in male-dominated sectors of the economy, global engineering consultancy SRK Consulting asserts that it is vital to start with company values that... 

Ivanhoe Mines’ Phase 3 concentrator has reached commercial production. 

Shanjin International Gold’s buyout of Osino Resources is expected to expedite project development. 

A updated scoping study on Aim-listed platinum group metals (PGM) producer and developer Sylvania Platinum's Volspruit project, located on the southern end of the northern limb of the Bushveld... 

Southern Palladium has submitted the environmental-impact assessment report to the Department of Mineral Resource and Energy. 

The Angolan Sovereign Wealth Fund has confirmed approval for a $10-million strategic investment in Minbos Resources. 

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that, over the first six months of 2024, Kamoa-Kakula produced 187 015 t of copper in concentrate. 

First concentrate production for Phase 1 is planned for the third quarter of 2024. 

This week we profile William Joughin, Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) president and partner at SRK Consulting, a firm of consulting engineers and scientists 

First production from the developing Thaba Joint Venture (JV) chrome and platinum group metals (PGMs) recovery project on the northern part of the western limb of South Africa’s well-endowed... 

European Lithium has announced a shareholders agreement with Obeikan Group to build and commission a large-scale hydroxide processing plant, in Saudi Arabia, to process concentrate from the... 

GoviEx Uranium is reinvigorated to publish its feasibility study later this year. 

GoviEx Uranium has indicated that it is prepared to pursue all necessary legal avenues to defend its rights and protect its investments with regard to the project, after the government of Niger... 

Galan Lithium has opted to recalibrate its construction schedule for the first phase of the project. 

The South African mining industry continues to be a key contributor to the fiscus, with local producers and suppliers paying about R14-billion in royalties and R90-billion in taxes in the year... 

Metso has been awarded orders for the delivery of grinding plant equipment.  

GoviEx no longer has rights over the perimeter of the Madaouela mining permit. 

The South African mining industry continues to be a key contributor to the fiscus, with local producers and suppliers paying about R14-billion in royalties and R90-billion in taxes in the year... 

Southern Palladium has completed an initial resource drilling campaign as part of a prefeasibility study, and all assays have been received. 

Ivanhoe Mines announced the completion of construction and the restart of the historiccal ultra-high-grade Kipushi mine on July 2. 

Construction of Shaft 2 headgear is 55% complete. 

The project is fully permitted. 

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has evolved to being driven by external factors such as shareholder activism and investor confidence, rather than regulatory frameworks, finds a panel... 

A prefeasibility study drilling campaign has emphasised the robustness of the upper group two reef. 

Ivanhoe Mines has achieved first concentrate production at the Phase 3 concentrator. 

GoviEx Uranium has received its radiological certificate for the project. 

BMW has transferred $15-million to a subsidiary of Critical Metals Corp for the offtake of battery-grade lithium hydroxide from the project. 

Giyani Metals Corporation has appointed Wood as the lead consultant on its definitive feasibility study