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Hermosa zinc/lead/silver project, US – update
27th January 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

South32 is progressing plans to potentially produce battery-grade manganese at its Hermosa project. 


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Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
27th January 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Kore Potash has said that the financial proposal for the full construction cost of the project will be finalised soon. 


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Premier gold project, Canada – update
27th January 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Ascot Resources has finalised a financing package for the construction of the project. 


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Lake Maitland uranium/vanadium project, Australia
27th January 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

A scoping study has proposed the development of a standalone uranium operation with vanadium by-product as a potential viable alternative to the Toto’s previously proposed greater Wiluna uranium... 


SRK Consulting (SA) MD Andrew van Zyl
SRK Consulting SA appoints Andrew van Zyl MD
19th January 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Independent consulting practice multinational SRK Consulting has appointed Andrew van Zyl MD of SRK Consulting (SA), which is the South African arm of the global SRK network of consulting... 


Why project sponsors should be wary of fine-grained sand
19th January 2023

When engineers need to improve the in-situ density, the occurrence of very fine-grained sand can present a serious challenge. In fact, developers and contractors need to specifically check for this... 


SRK innovators gather in SA for global workshop
19th January 2023

Tracey Drew, principal environmental consultant and SRK’s team lead for innovation and data services Known for innovating solutions across multiple disciplines in the consulting engineering field,... 


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Prominent Hill copper/gold/silver mine expansion, Australia – update
13th January 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Takeover target OZ Minerals has reported an ore reserve increase at its Prominent Hill underground operation. 


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Kamoa-Kakula Mining Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
13th January 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Kamoa Copper’s previously announced debottlenecking programme is more than 90% complete and is progressing ahead of schedule. 


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Madaouela uranium project, Niger – update
13th January 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

GoviEx has been working with its financial adviser Endeavour Financial to develop the optimum financing solution for the mine-permitted project.  


Coburn mineral sands project, Australia – update
13th January 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Strandline is completing construction and commissioning of the mineral separation plant. 


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La India gold project, Nicaragua – update
16th December 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Condor Gold is searching for a buyer for its La India project. 


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Prieska copper/zinc project, South Africa – update
16th December 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Orion Minerals has signed definitive agreements for an $87-million funding package with Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp to advance its Prieska copper/zinc mine. 


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Madaouela uranium project, Niger
9th December 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

GoviEx's adaouela uranium project hosts one of the biggest uranium resources in the world, with 100-million pounds of uranium in measured and indicated mineral resources, and inferred resources of... 


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Mining sector aims to reduce carbon emissions
2nd December 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

Although the global mining sector has set ambitious targets to reduce its carbon emissions contribution, the sector needs to thoroughly evaluate how to go about meeting these targets amid various... 


Madaouela uranium project, Niger
Madaouela uranium project, Niger
2nd December 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The project hosts one of the biggest uranium resources in the world, with 100-million pounds of uranium in measured and indicated mineral resources, and inferred resources of 20-million pounds of... 


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Tailings critical liability in mining – consultancy
25th November 2022

Tailings storage facilities (TSFs) represent one of the most critical liabilities associated with the mining industry, says engineering and scientific consultancy SRK Consulting tailings... 


Coburn wet concentration plant, in Australia
Coburn mineral sands project, Australia – update
25th November 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Strandline Resources has achieved commercial production of heavy mineral concentrate at the project. 


Madison gets enviro go-ahead to begin drilling programme in Namibia
14th November 2022 By: Darren Parker

Uranium developer Madison Metals has been awarded an environmental clearance certificate (ECC) by the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Fisheries and Tourism for exclusive prospecting licences 8531... 


Exploration drilling at the K.Hill project in Botswana
Study confirms $1bn cash generation potential for K.Hill manganese project
14th November 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Giyani Metals Corporation says a feasibility study for the K.Hill project, in Botswana, has confirmed a low capital intensity for what can be one of the largest high-purity manganese... 


Growing rights focus in due diligence for lenders
9th November 2022

By Vassie Maharaj and Dr Vidette Bester, SRK Consulting After more than a decade since the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights was ratified, the impact of mining and... 


SRK’s Global Teams Meet to Strategise in South Africa
4th November 2022

In its first gathering of global practices since the start of COVID-19 lockdowns, over 200 of SRK Consulting’s decision-makers and experts met in South Africa for a week in September for an... 


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Coburn mineral sands project, Australia – update
4th November 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

First ore has been processed in the wet concentrator at the project. 


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Dugbe gold project, Liberia – update
4th November 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has a potential five-million-tonne-a-year throughput. 


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Kamoa-Kakula Mining Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
4th November 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Kamoa Copper has selected a mining machinery company to supply a high-capacity direct blister furnace to expand the project. 


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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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Saltend Chemicals Park rare-earth oxide separation facility, UK/Angola – update
4th November 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Pensana has progressed to the construction phase at its Longonjo rare earths mining project, in Angola, and its Saltend processing hub, in the UK. 


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Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
28th October 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Kore Potash’s local subsidiary company has received a letter from the Minister of Mines of Congo-Brazzaville regarding progress at the Kola project. 


Flood resilience must now be a key focus for S Africa
21st October 2022

As flood events become more frequent and severe, South Africa will need to lift its game in disaster management to become more resilient. This means not just better maintenance of infrastructure,... 


SRK Global chairperson Alejo Sfriso
SRK Global appoints Alejo Sfriso chairperson
19th October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Engineering consultancy SRK Global has appointed SRK Consulting Argentina practice leader Alejo Sfriso as chairperson, succeeding Mark Noppé, who is leaving to take up the position of director of... 


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The geotechnical case study of an openpit gold mine in West Africa has highlighted the importance of incorporating structural complexity into numerical slope stability modelling to achieve meaningful modelling results
West Africa case study gives slope failure insights
14th October 2022

The complexity of shear zones in openpit mines came under the spotlight at the recent RocScience Africa conference in Accra, Ghana. Presenting a paper on a case study from a West African mine,... 


Manganese ore from the K.Hill project
K. Hill manganese project, Botswana – update
14th October 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Giyani Metals Corp has announced the results of a life-cycle assessment, prepared by Minviro, based on the feasibility study for its K.Hill battery-grade manganese project. 


Drill rig and the Kola project
Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
14th October 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation – a subsidiary of Power Construction Corporation of China – has delivered the engineering, procurement and construction proposal for the construction... 


GoviEx delivers feasibility study for $343m Niger uranium project
21st September 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian developer GoviEx has confirmed the strength of its Madaouela project, in Niger, delivering a positive feasibility study at a time when inflationary pressures are having a significant... 


Toro puts a cost on Lake Maitland
21st September 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Capital cost estimates for a standalone uranium/vanadium operation at Lake Maitland, at the Wiluna project, in Western Australia, amount to A$270-million, or $202.5-million. ASX-listed Toro Energy... 


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Municipalities struggle to address key infrastructure challenges
16th September 2022 By: Nadine Ramdass

Dysfunctional wastewater treatment plants pose a health hazard for residents living downstream along watercourses and have a negative impact on the environment, says consultancy firm SRK Consulting... 


Goldfields gold project, Canada
Goldfields gold project, Canada
2nd September 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Fortune Bay is doing a preliminary economic assessment to define the optimal development path for the Goldfields project before initiating further resource delineation drilling and/or development... 


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Engineering benefits women
26th August 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

The local working environment has changed to allow women to benefit from opportunities in engineering-related industries, says consulting engineers SRK Consulting MD Vis Reddy. This has set in... 


Drill rig at the Kola potash project
Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville
19th August 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

A 2022 optimisation study has decreased the cost of the project by $520-million. 


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Kamoa-Kakula Mining Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
19th August 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Kamoa Copper’s dedbottlenecking programme is progressing according to schedule. 


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Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa – update
19th August 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that underground mine works are advancing well. 


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Doors opened by women engineers, scientists
12th August 2022

Women working as consulting engineers and scientists are opening doors of opportunity in mining by breaking down discriminatory attitudes and creating role models for the future, with the... 


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Donlin gold project, US – update
12th August 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The 2022 drill programme at the Donlin gold project has been “extremely exciting” and “rewarding", Novagold CEO Greg Lang has said. 


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