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Revival expands US gold portfolio with Ensign acquisition
TSX-V-listed Revival Gold has announced the acquisition of Ensign Minerals, owner of the Mercur gold project, in Utah, marking the company’s expansion in the US. The acquisition, in an all-share...
Two workers lose their lives at Newmont mine
Gold major Newmont has confirmed the passing on Tuesday of two of its workers at the Cerro Negro mine, in Argentina. The deceased, both part of Newmont’s technical services team, lost their lives...
Koba acquires high-grade Canada uranium project
ASX-listed Koba Resources has entered into a four-year option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Harrier uranium project, in eastern Canada. Amid strong uranium prices, the transaction...
Northern Star production impacted by weather, strong momentum expected in June quarter
In the wake of significant weather disruptions across the northern Goldfields, Northern Star Resources has reported that gold sales for the March quarter totalled 401 000 oz. This marks a slight...
Tribunal approves Afrimat, Lafarge merger with conditions
The Competition Tribunal has conditionally approved the proposed large merger wherein Afrimat intends to acquire the entire issued share capital of Lafarge South Africa Holdings. The tribunal’s...
Great Southern to raise cash for Duketon project
Exploration company Great Southern has announced a placement to raise A$1.24-million to grow its Western Australian gold resource base and test several advanced targets in the Duketon Belt. In...
Wildcat makes another lithium pegmatite discovery at Tabba Tabba
Australian lithium explorer and developer Wildcat Resources on Wednesday announced the discovery of the Luke pegmatite, in addition to further exceptional results at the Leia pegmatite from ongoing...
Phiri to succeed Mngomezulu as Merafe chairperson in May
JSE-listed Merafe Resources has announced that Abiel Mngomezulu will retire as chairperson at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) on May 15. "The board would like to thank Mr Mngomezulu for...
Arafura appoints COO among other leadership changes
Perth-based Arafura Rare Earths on Wednesday announced appointments to several key executive leadership positions, including a new COO, as momentum builds towards delivering the Nolans project,...
Berkeley affirms commitment to Salamanca project amid investment dispute
Uranium project developer Berkeley Energia remains steadfast in its commitment to the Salamanca project and remains open to discussions with Spanish authorities, the company said on Wednesday....
DBSA launches African Journal of Infrastructure Development
Development finance institution the Development Bank of Southern Africa this week held its second yearly Infrastructure Research Colloquium at the DBSA Campus, in Midrand. The colloquium provided a...
Coeur Rochester achieves commercial production milestone
Precious metals miner Coeur Mining has achieved commercial production at its newly-expanded Rochester silver and gold mine, in Nevada, on March 31. The company reported this week that the new...
Tharisa reports strong operational performance for the March quarter
Platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome miner Tharisa performed well, operationally, in the quarter ended March 31, CEO Phoevos Pouroulis says. The company produced 35 300 oz of PGMs in the quarter...
Strandline makes key appointments, gives operations update
Mineral sands company Strandline Resources has announced the appointment of Rober Ierace as CFO and Robert Stevenson as GM of operations for its Coburn project, in Western Australia. Ierace was...
Peninsula strengthens board and management team
ASX-listed Peninsula Energy has appointed David Coyne as nonexecutive director and Willie Bezuidenhout as interim CFO. Coyne and Bezuidenhout start their respective new roles at an exciting time...
Orion sells $100m stake in Sweetwater Royalties
Metals and materials investment firm Orion Resources Partners has announced the sale of a minority interest in private industrial minerals royalty Sweetwater Royalties to a Canadian pension fund....
Ascot begins ore processing at Premier
Canadian miner Ascot Resources has started ore processing at the Premier gold project (PGP) in British Columbia, marking a key milestone in commissioning the new mine. Rock was introduced into the...
Aris appoints CFO, senior VP for capital markets
Toronto-listed Aris Mining has announced the appointment of Richard Orazietti as CFO and Oliver Dachsel as senior VP of capital markets. Welcoming the two new additions to Aris’ management team,...
Fortescue forges green hydrogen, ammonia partnership with OCP in Morocco
Fortescue Energy, part of Australian iron-ore major Fortescue, on Tuesday unveiled a joint venture with Morocco-headquartered plant nutrition and phosphate-based fertiliser supplier OCP Group. The...
Image says WA mineral sands project advances to Minister approval
The Atlas mineral sands project, north of Perth, is advancing to final Ministerial approval, ASX-listed Image Resources said on Monday. This comes as a three-week review period following the...
South32 earns majority stake in Minsud’s Argentina subsidiary
Diversified miner South32 has earned a majority stake in Minera Sud Argentina (MSA), an indirect subsidiary of TSX-V-listed Minsud that owns and operates the Chita Valley project. Minsud has...
Court approves Winsome’s Renard project option
Australia-listed Winsome Resources has paid a C$4-million option fee to secure the acquisition rights for the Renard project, in Quebec. This comes as the Superior Court of Quebec approved an...
Roads, Rail & Ports 2024: Inefficiencies reach new lows
Creamer Media’s ‘Roads, Rail & Ports 2024’ report reflects upon the current state of South Africa’s roads, delving into the some of the issues that are plaguing the sector such as maintenance...
Mt Gibson on track to meet shipping guidance
Australian iron-ore miner Mount Gibson is on track to meet its 2024 guidance, having shipped 0.7-million wet metric tonnes of high-grade iron-ore fines from Koolan Island in the March quarter. The...
Panelists unpack the implications of new sustainability reporting standards for Africa
In the wake of increasing global attention on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations, the significance of ESG reporting has never been more pronounced. The recently introduced...
Stanmore buys rest of Eagle Downs
Australian coal miner Stanmore Resources is taking full control of the Eagle Downs assets, in the Bowen basin of Queensland. The company entered into an agreement with China Baowu Steel Group...
Battery storage, renewables procurement make headlines
Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the latest developments with regard to the procurement of new electricity generation capacity and storage.
Teck Q1 coal sales in line with guidance
Canadian mining company Teck Resources has reported first-quarter steelmaking coal sales of 5.9-million tonnes, which is in line with its guidance of 5.9-million to 6.3-million tonnes. The...
Iamgold strengthens balance sheet with gold prepay changes
Canadian miner Iamgold has announced the execution of a forward gold sale arrangement and a partial amendment to an existing gold prepay agreement to optimise its financial position. The net...
Abra Mining goes into administration
Richard Tucker and Robert Hutson of KordaMentha Restructuring have been appointed as voluntary administrators of Abra Mining, which owns and operates a lead and silver mine in the Gascoyne region...
Explorer Snowline announces C$25m placement
Snowline Gold, a TSX-V-listed company focusing on projects in Yukon Territory, on Wednesday announced a bought-deal private placement of 3.2-million “flow-through” shares to raise about...
Australian Rare Earths diversifies with Overland uranium option
In a move towards broadening its exploration horizons and aligning with the global energy transition, Australian Rare Earths (AR3) has unveiled plans to incorporate uranium into its portfolio. The...
ERA appoints Rio Tinto to manage Ranger rehabilitation
Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has brought in major shareholder Rio Tinto’s global expertise in mine closure to manage the rehabilitation of the Ranger uranium mine, in Northern Territory....
C2C Metals stakes another US uranium project
CSE-listed C2C Metals has acquired its second US uranium project acquired through claim staking. Identified and drilled by URADCO in 1981, the Blue Jay mine project lies in San Juan county, Utah,...
Scottie agrees royalty with Franco-Nevada
Gold company Scottie Resources has announced a C$8.1-million financing package with Franco-Nevada, encompassing a 2% gross production royalty on all minerals produced on Scottie’s claims in the...
Argentinean entrepreneur Elsztain acquires 5% in Challenger, eyes larger investment
Argentinean businessman and entrepreneur Eduardo Elsztain has acquired an initial 5% stake in Challenger Gold and has signalled an intention to take a larger stake pending a more detailed due...
Whitehaven completes metallurgical coal buy from BHP
Australian miner Whitehaven coal has completed its acquisition of the Daunia and Blackwater metallurgical coal mines from BHP and Mitsubishi Development. The BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) sold the...
Sedgman acquires MinSol Engineering
Engineering-led construction, mining and services group Sedgman has acquired firm MinSol Engineering, marking its third acquisition in the critical minerals processing sector. The acquisition,...
Firefly raises A$52m for Canada project
Canada-focused FireFly Metals has announced A$52-million in funding to accelerate resource growth at its Green Bay copper and gold project, in Newfoundland. The Australia-listed company last week...
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