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Tantalex’s TiTan project under way
25th November 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Having recently received the mining licence for the TiTan tin and tantalum project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tantalex Lithium Resources is now setting up the concentration plant... 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
4th November 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The Prieska copper/zinc mine is now on its way towards commercial production. 


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Maelgwyn leveraging South Africa, African growth to expand business
30th September 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Owing to the considerable organic growth it has achieved in South Africa and Africa, mineral processing technologies and processes provider Maelgwyn has relocated to a new building, in Boundary... 


Songwe Hills rare earths project, Malawi
Songwe Hills rare earths project, Malawi
9th September 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Songwe Hill is one of the very few rare earths projects worldwide to have reached the definitive feasibility study stage. 


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Vametco and Vanchem operations expansion, South Africa
26th August 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Studies have been conducted to determine the optimal path to increase production at the Vametco and Vanchem operations to 8 000 t/y. 


Engineering a better world
28th July 2022

Do you thrive on solving problems? Do you have solid mathematics and science skills? Are you passionate about planning, designing and making a positive difference in the world? If your answer is... 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
15th July 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has said that it has received “highly encouraging” initial assay results from an in-fill drilling programme designed to upgrade the existing shallow inferred resource in the +105... 


Technical expert calls for power-, environment-saving lighting standards to be promulgated
14th July 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Industrial technical standards and best practices expert and nonprofit organisation CLASP energy efficiency lighting expert Michael Scholand is calling on the Department of Trade, Industry and... 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
8th July 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

On June 29, Orion Minerals announced a capital raise to fund the company’s Prieska copper/zinc mine. 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
24th June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has announced a three-tranche share placement to sophisticated and professional investors to partly fund the development of the project.  


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Bushveld considers four-stage expansion in vanadium output, capex estimated at R2.3bn
22nd June 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Integrated primary vanadium producer and energy storage solutions provider Bushveld Minerals reports that prefeasibility and feasibility studies undertaken to assess the optimal path for increasing... 


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Darwendale platinum group metals project, Zimbabwe – update
17th June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The board of directors of Kuvimba Mining House (KMH) announced in June 2022 that KMH had concluded negotiations to buy 50% of the shares in Great Dyke Investments from Afromet Joint Stock Company. 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
17th June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Only a very little portion of equity is still required for the restart of the Prieska copper/zinc mine, Orion has said. 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
20th May 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion announced its signing of a nonbinding term sheet with Canadian royalty finance company Triple Flag Precious Metals on May 9, in respect of a funding package to advance the development of the... 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
13th May 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has entered into a nonbinding termsheet for $87-million in funding to advance the development of its Prieska copper/zinc mine. 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
6th May 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

An early production assessment on the project has been fast-tracked. 


Vametco mine’s upper seam grade increases with updated resource estimate
5th April 2022 By: Donna Slater

Aim-listed integrated primary vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals reports that the magnetite grade of the upper seam of its Brits-based Vametco vanadium mine increased from 26.8% in 2020, to 49.4%... 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
1st April 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

A bankable feasibility study has confirmed the potential of Prieska to underpin a significant near-term, low-cost, copper/zinc development project, with exceptional opportunities for future growth. 


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State-of-the-art laboratories for engineering students
17th February 2022

Academic institutions require the latest laboratories (labs) to ensure that engineering students are able to design, analyse and test their creations to the most current standards and using... 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
11th February 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Market researcher S2 Research has published an updated valuation for Orion Minerals at R1.16, or A$0.11, a share, compared with its current share price valuations of R0.34, or A$0.03. 


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Engineering is a career option for students who like to know how things work
4th February 2022

IIE MSA a brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) is one of the only private higher education campuses in South Africa to offer IIE engineering degrees, the IIE Bachelor of... 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
28th January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The executive team of Orion Minerals is re-evaluating the development schedule of the project. 


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African Copperbelt a good mining destination – consultants
3rd December 2021 By: Halima Frost

The Central Africa Copperbelt is the obvious choice for miners looking to expand their copper portfolios, with the region being known for “world-class” deposits, says mining consultants The MSA... 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
26th November 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals is targeting net-zero carbon emissions from its Prieska mine by collaborating on a new megascale renewable-energy hub. 


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Proyecto Touro copper project, Spain – update
26th November 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

All the documents and reports required for the environmental evaluation of the new project design for Touro have been reviewed and prepared for filing. 


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Kipushi zinc/copper/silver/germanium mine, Democratic Republic of Congo
19th November 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The definitive feasibility study for the project is substantially complete, which builds on the results of the 2017 prefeasibility study. 


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MSA Group, partner see growth potential in Egypt’s growing mining industry
8th November 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The 82 exploration permits issued by Egypt to 11 junior and major mining and exploration companies, along with the country's underexplored, but promising, mineral resources and its location, bode... 


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PGMs create opportunity for Zim
3rd September 2021 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

Mining consultancy company the MSA Group says platinum group metals (PGMs) price recovery has benefited mining operations in Zimbabwe, in that the price recovery has been largely towards palladium... 


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Machine learning reaches mineral prospecting
27th August 2021 By: Halima Frost

The partnership between mining consulting services provider The MSA Group and Canadian mining software developer Koan Analytics has resulted in machine learning being available to minerals... 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
27th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The Prieska project has confirmed its potential a significant near-term, low-cost copper/zinc development. 


Navigating the complexity of dismissals, resignations and retrenchments in a post-Covid world
19th August 2021

By Natashia Barnabas, Industrial Relations Manager at Workforce Staffing South Africa’s labour laws are constantly evolving, and as with any legislation, they are often open to interpretation, and... 


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VivoPower eyes electric Land Cruiser conversion partnership with Toyota Australia
30th July 2021 By: Irma Venter

VivoPower International has entered into a binding letter of intent (LoI) with Toyota Australia to collaborate on the electrification of Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles using conversion kits designed... 


Navigating the complexity of dismissals, resignations and retrenchments in a post-Covid world
19th July 2021

By Natashia Barnabas, Industrial Relations Manager at Workforce Staffing South Africa’s labour laws are constantly evolving, and as with any legislation, they are often open to interpretation, and... 


UNLOCKING INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT 
Zambia’s wealth of high-demand minerals provides opportunities for explorers, producers and service providers to share in the revenue-generating opportunity
Resolving tax, policy uncertainty could boost majors
14th May 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

If the Zambian government and the mining companies invested in the country can reach consensus on how mines should operate, how they should be taxed, and if they can apply this consistently, then... 


Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa
Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa
25th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Diversified metal explorer and developer Orion Minerals is targeting production startup in 2024. 


Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
5th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals announced a A$25-million capital raising on February 25 to fast-track the development of its two base metal production centres in South Africa – the Prieska and Okiep copper complexes. 


Deep-South appoints consultancy to update Haib resource estimate
26th February 2021 By: Donna Slater

TSX-V-listed explorer and developer Deep-South Resources has appointed mining consultancy company the MSA Group of South Africa to produce an updated National Instrument (NI) 43-101 resource... 


Agreement between Mahindra SA, SsangYong comes to an end
25th February 2021 By: Irma Venter

Mahindra South Africa (MSA) says the multiyear agreement between itself and the SsangYong Motor Company (SYMC) has ended, which means that MSA will no longer act as the local distributor for SYMC,... 


MSA and SYMC contract reaches natural end
25th February 2021

The multi-year agreement between Mahindra South Africa (MSA) and the SsangYong Motor Company (SYMC) has ended, which means that MSA will no longer act as the distributor for SYMC from 28 February... 


Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa
Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa
29th January 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has reported an encouraging set of results from its high-impact exploration drilling programmes targeting near-mine and regional volcanogenic massive sulphide copper/zinc and... 


Darwendale platinum group metals project, Zimbabwe – update
Darwendale platinum group metals project, Zimbabwe – update
11th December 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Great Dyke Investments has sold a 4.4% stake in the project to Fossil Mines. 


Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa
Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa
20th November 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has reported massive copper and zinc sulphide intersections at two near-mine prospects at the project. 


Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa
Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa
6th November 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The Prieska project has the potential to underpin a significant near-term, low-cost, copper/zinc development project, with exceptional opportunities for future growth. 


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