Wesfarmers has delayed its final investment decision on the Mt Holland lithium project. 

Cold commissioning is expected to be completed this month. 

A sod-turning ceremony was held on November 13 in preparation for the project. 

Construction Computer Software’s Mining and Industrial (CCSMI) division MD Joe de Klerk notes that two CCS software packages can be used simultaneously throughout a mine’s project management phase... 

Fortune Minerals has cut back plans for the project. 

Canadian mining firm Fortune Minerals has cut back plans for the Nico cobalt/gold/bismuth/copper project in the Northwest Territories, reporting on Thursday that the current cobalt price... 

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has awarded the Northern Access Road rehabilitation tender. 

Savannah Resources expects to deliver a definitive feasibility study in the second quarter of next year. 

TSX-V-listed Noront Resources has secured a property in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, to build and operate a ferrochrome production facility to service its chromite deposits in the emerging metals camp... 

Construction of TSX-V- and LSE-listed Pure Gold’s Madsen Red Lake mine, in Canada, has started, with the mine “perfectly timed” to benefit from a rising gold market, president and CEO Darin Labrenz... 

MultiAlloys is a leading supplier of nickel alloys, duplex and high alloy stainless steel, titanium and other niche products. Established in 1997, MultiAlloys has grown in experience and expertise... 

The project aims to have cold commissioning concluded in the current quarter. 

A testwork programme has demonstrated that feldspar and quartz from spodumene concentrate at the project are suitable for use in glass and ceramic applications. 

South African engineering excellence was put on glittering display during the 2019 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards hosted by Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) in Midrand on Wednesday... 

Kore Potash has received a proposal from a French consortium that has identified opportunities to potentially reduce the capital cost of the Kola potash project by $415-million. 

A new study on the socio-economic impact of the Gautrain indicates that the rapid-rail system adds R6.64-billion to Gauteng economy’s gross domestic product (GDP) – or 0.56% ­– during a typical... 

Savannah Resources has added to its flagship Mina do Barroso project by exercising its option to acquire the adjacent 2.94 km2 Aldeia mining lease. 

Savannah Resources now has full ownership of the Mina do Barroso project. 

Transnet has said that its contractor, CMI Emtateni Joint Venture, has terminated its R4.2-billion contract for a megaproject to create deeper berths at the Durban Container Terminal. 

Johannesburg’s brightest young tech geniuses gathered at the Tshimologong Precinct recently to share their ideas and their creations at the Red Bull Basement Hatch event. The Red Bull Basement... 

The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) published the Guideline for the Implementation of Autonomous Systems in Mining last month, in an effort to assist in the implementation of these systems,... 

The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) published the Guideline for the Implementation of Autonomous Systems in Mining last month, in an effort to assist in the implementation of these systems,... 

Fortune Minerals has entered into an option to buy an alternative site to build the proposed refinery that will process metal concentrates from the planned NICO mine. 

Global consultancy Hatch has attained a Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment rating. “We embrace diversity as the catalyst to grow the economy by rectifying the exclusion of previously... 

Gautrain, an initiative of the Gauteng Province Government (GPG) initiated in 2000, is a state-of-art rapid rail network in Gauteng. The rail connection comprises of two links, namely a link... 

The project is under construction. 

Kore Potash has it received an engineering, procurement and construction proposal for the Kola project from a consortium after the February 28 deadline for proposals. 

For more than 15 years, the diamond industry has been telling the world about a looming shortage of gems. Instead, demand has been stubbornly underwhelming, and the miners have done a wonderful job... 

Polymetal International's POX-2 project aims to process concentrates from the company's mines at Kyzyl, Nezhda, Mayskoye, and Vor. 

A definitive feasibility study has proposed mining of the Kola sylvinite deposit, and the production of about 2.2-million tons a year of muriate of potash over a 33-year mine life. 

Canada, one of the world’s biggest economies has its eyes set on Botswana. Next month, Botswana businesses will have the chance to shine – accessing new export opportunities, financing, trade deals... 

The Northwest Territories government has signed an agreement with North Star Infrastructure to construct the Tlicho all-season road. The road will allow for concentrates produced from NICO to be... 

The Northwest Territories government has signed an agreement with North Star Infrastructure to construct the Tlicho all-season road to the community of Whati, 50 km south of TSX-listed Fortune... 

The Qiti bridge forms part of a roads safety upgrade project that is expected to be complete in July next year. The project’s purpose is to improve vehicular and pedestrian safety, says global... 

Environmental trade show Pollutec concluded a successful fortieth anniversary, in Lyon, France, last week. This year’s event saw an increase in the number of international exhibitors and also... 

Savannah Resources has added a number of leading Portuguese and international consultancy groups to its project team. 

Construction industry service and technology provider Hilti South Africa (SA) is often approached by engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms once they have completed designs for their... 

The Northwest Territories government has selected its preferred proponent to fund, construct, operate and maintain the Tlicho all-season road, which TSX-listed Fortune Minerals will use for its... 

Savannah Resources has reported the discovery of three pegmatites at the Pinheiro deposit at the Mina do Barroso lithium project. 

A prefeasibility study on the Kwinana lithium refinery and an updated scoping study on the proposed Mt Holland lithium mine and concentrator, together the Mt Holland lithium project, have confirmed... 

It is not too difficult to get carried away by one’s emotions. Only minutes before I sat down to write this article, my beloved Sharks had beaten Western Province in the Currie Cup final. That... 

The Opel Adam has walked away as the best quality passenger car in South Africa’s 2017 Ipsos Vehicle Quality Survey (VQS), followed by the Honda Civic sedan and the Audi A3 sedan. At the bottom of...