George building collapse death toll rises to 12

The George municipality has confirmed that three more bodies have been retrieved from the site of a collapsed building, taking the death toll to 12. Eighty-one people were on-site at the time of... 

Just Energy Transition 2024: Investing in the future

Amid the global transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources, Creamer Media’s ‘Just Energy Transition 2024: Investing in the future’ report underscores the urgent need for this shift to be... 

Gowans and Deranger retire from Cameco board

Canadian uranium producer Cameco has announced the election of eight board members at its annual meeting on Thursday. The board comprises Daniel Camus, Tammy Cook-Searson, Catherine Gignac, Tim... 

Montage receives enviro permit for Côte d'Ivoire project

TSX-V-listed Montage Gold has received a signed Ministerial order from Côte d'Ivoire granting the environmental approvals necessary for the development of its 300 000 oz/y Koné project. In... 

Battery storage procurement faces some delays

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses South Africa's approach to procuring battery storage, the delays that some of the battery storage bid windows face and the likely market reaction... 

Denzil Steyn

This week we profile Denzil Steyn, MD of Intellisec South Africa, which installs smart site management systems to reduce costs, increase security and manage production and site facilities on a... 

Manuka raises cash to bring Mt Boppy into production

Exploration and development company Manuka Resources has announced an A$8-million capital raise that it plans to use to bring the Mt Boppy gold mine into production this year. The capital will be... 

Caprice ventures into West Arunta with project acquisition

Perth-based Caprice Resources on Thursday announced plans to acquire a project in the West Arunta region of Western Australia. Spanning over 1 479 km2, the Bantam project comprises four contiguous... 

Standard Lithium and Equinor form US lithium partnership

TSX-V-listed Standard Lithium on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with NYSE-listed energy group Equinor to accelerate the development of lithium projects in Arkansas and Texas. In terms... 

NexGen secures $250m uranium purchase deal

Canadian uranium exploration company NexGen has inked an agreement with MMCap International for the procurement of 2.7-million pounds of uranium concentrate. The deal is valued at $250-million,... 

MinRes abandons Lake Johnston buy

ASX-listed Mineral Resources (MinRes) has decided to withdraw from the proposed acquisition of the Lake Johnston nickel concentrator plant and mining rights, in Western Australia. MinRes in March... 

Pan African confident of meeting upper end of full-year production guidance

South African gold producer Pan African Resources has revised its full-year production guidance to between 186 000 oz and 190 000 oz, compared with previous guidance of 180 000 oz to 190 000 oz,... 

US Gold receives CK operating permit

The CK gold mining project, in Wyoming, is on track for all the necessary permits for development by the middle of the year, US Gold Corp CEO George Bee reported on Wednesday, announcing the... 

Experienced project leader appointed to head Critical Minerals Queensland

Queensland's critical minerals sector received a strategic boost with the appointment of seasoned project leader Paul Holden at the helm of Critical Minerals Queensland (CMQ). This newly... 

Telecommunications to play a critical role in upcoming elections

As South Africa approaches its 2024 national elections, scheduled for May 29, telecommunications infrastructure will play a key role in ensuring seamless communication among voters, electoral... 

Panel highlights the urgency of climate change governance

A panel experts recently underscored the critical importance of climate change governance for businesses and governments worldwide in a webinar hosted on April 17, 2024, by Creamer Media Webinars... 

West Red Lake announces C$30m bought-deal offering

West Red Lake, the owners of the Madsen gold mine in Ontario, has announced a C$30-million bought deal public offering of units. The TSX-V-listed firm entered into an agreement with Raymond James... 

Spar Group to list on A2X

Retailer Spar Group has been approved for a secondary listing on A2X Markets (A2X) and its shares will become available for trade on the exchange from May 15. Spar has wholesale warehousing and... 

De Grey raises A$600m for WA gold project

Western Australian gold explorer and developer De Grey Mining has launched a fully underwritten A$600-million equity raising, derisking the equity component of the financing for the Hemi project.... 

Sierra Rutile to restart Area 1 operations

ASX-listed Sierra Rutile on Tuesday announced the planned to restart of Area 1 mining operations, pending a contract for additional power generation capacity and assuming that a new fiscal regime... 

Firebird advances feasibility of manganese sulphate production in China

Australia’s Firebird Metals has announced promising results from its feasibility study for the production of battery grade manganese sulphate in China. The study, focused on the first stage of... 

Glencore sells stake in Peru zinc miner Volcan

Swiss-headquartered Glencore has announced a definitive agreement to sell its stake in Volcan Compañia Minera to a subsidiary of Integra Capital. Transition Metals will pay Glencore $20-million... 

South Star makes first graphite sale from Santa Cruz

TSX-V-listed South Star on Tuesday announced a binding sales agreement for the initial purchase of 100 t of graphite concentrate from the Santa Cruz mine, in Brazil. The material will be shipped... 

Silver Hammer pulls the plug on Shafter project purchase

Junior resources company Silver Hammer Mining has called off its definitive share purchase agreement with Aurcana Silver concerning the Shafter deposit, in Texas. Silver Hammer CEO Peter Ball said... 

Savanna reports passing of former CEO David Archer

London-listed Savannah Resources, the developer of the Barroso lithium project in Portugal, on Tuesday reported the sudden and unexpected passing of former CEO, David Archer. Archer was the CEO of... 

Patriot discovers new high-grade zone

Dual-listed Patriot Battery Metals has announced the discovery of a new high-grade zone at the CV13 spodumene pegmatite following the recently completed winter drill programme at Corvette, in... 

Bellevue accelerates next leg of growth strategy

Western Australian miner Bellevue Gold has initiated expansion studies at its namesake gold project, in Western Australia, following the successful commissioning and ramp-up of the new mine.... 

Eastplats reports record revenue for 2023 financial year

JSE- and TSX-V-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has reported net income attributable to shareholders of $13.8-million for the 2023 financial year, compared with a loss of $900 000 for the 2022... 

Sibanye appoints Peter Hancock as nonexec director

Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater has appointed Peter Hancock as independent nonexecutive director, with effect from May 6. Hancock is a mining industry executive... 

Walkabout warns of short-term impact on Tanzania exports following cyclone

ASX-listed Walkabout Resources says its Lindi Jumbo graphite mine, in Tanzania, was only mildly impacted on by heavy rains and a brief power interruption as a result of cyclone Hidaya, which passed... 

Theta raises $10m

ASX-listed Theta Gold Mines, which owns gold assets in South Africa, has received a firm commitment from Hong Kong Ruihua Investment Management to invest $10-million in the company through a share... 

Hot Chili arranges nearly A$30m for Chile copper project

ASX-listed copper miner Hot Chili has arranged about A$30-million in funding to accelerate its Costa Fuego copper project, located in the coastal range of Chile. The company, which also trades on... 

Harmony reports second fatality in a week

A rock drill operator has died following a fall-of-ground incident at Harmony Gold Mining Company's Doornkop mine, in Gauteng, on May 2. “We are deeply saddened by this loss of one of our... 

Tirupati offers to meet with shareholders who sought the removal of three directors

Specialist graphite producer Tirupati Graphite says its directors have offered to meet with shareholders who have requested a general meeting be held to allow shareholders to vote on the removal of... 

O3 terminates option to acquire Aurbel mill

Exploration and development company O3 Mining has terminated its option with Eldorado Gold to acquire the Aurbel mill, which is located about 10 km from its Alpha property in Quebec. In 2022, O3... 

Reigniting growth in South Africa's real economy

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer talks about the highs and lows of South Africa's real economy in the 30 years of democracy, as well as what could be done to reignite the manufacturing... 

Canadian junior kicks off exploration programme in Bougainville

Island Passage Development Canada Limited (IPDC) has announced the initiation of a large-scale mineral exploration programme on Bougainville island, marking the first major exploration effort since... 

Kathleen Valley nearing first production

Lithium developer Liontown is getting closer to first production – scheduled for mid-year – with the miner this week reaching the key milestone of crushing first ore at its flagship Kathleen Valley... 

Copper miner Austral placed in receivership

Copper miner Austral Resources has been placed in receivership. Creditor Wingate has appointed Jason Tracy, Grant Sparks and Sean Holmes as joint and several receivers and managers. “The business... 

John Harris

This week we profile John Harris, executive director: business solutions and finance at Infinitus Reporting Solutions, a provider of software and services in the corporate performance management space