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Sheila Barradas

Sheila Barradas is Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor.

By Sheila Barradas

Iron-ore stockpiles

Bloom Lake direct reduction pellet feed project, Canada – update

9th February 2024

Champion Iron announced a final investment decision for the project in January 2024. 


Location map of the Etango uranium project

Etango-8 uranium project, Namibia – update

9th February 2024

Bannerman Energy is hoping to make a final investment decision in the first half of 2025. 


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Federation polymetallic metals project, Australia – update

9th February 2024

Aurelia has warned that heavy rainfall linked to ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily could potentially affect its project schedule. 


Drill core from the Khemisset project

Khemisset potash project, Morocco – update

9th February 2024

Emmerson is working on a six-million-tonne-a-year run-of-mine operation. 


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Kookaburra Gully graphite project, Australia – update

9th February 2024

Lincoln Minerals has accelerated its plan to update the 35 000 t/y concentrate feasibility study on the project. 


Location map of the Kouroussa gold project

Kouroussa gold project, Guinea – update

9th February 2024

The project is expected to reach commercial production in the first quarter of this year. 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update

9th February 2024

Unit 5 of Kusile was synchronised to the national grid at the end of December 2023. 


Pansana's Salt End REO separation facility

Longonjo neodymium/praseodymium project, Angola – update

9th February 2024

Pensana’s major potential customers have approved the product qualification specifications for Longonjo’s proposed mixed rare-earth carbonate product. 


Location map of the Los Azules project

Los Azules copper project, Argentina – update

9th February 2024

Canadian entrepreneur Rob McEwen is in talks to raise about $100-million for the project. 


Image of the Medupi power plant at dusk

Medupi power station project, South Africa – update

9th February 2024

Efforts are being made to return Medupi Unit 4 to service by the end of July 2024. 


Location map of the Molo

Molo graphite project, Madagascar – update

9th February 2024

NextSource expects to achieve nameplate capacity of 17 000 t/y at its Molo graphite mine by July 2024. 


Image of Patterson Lake project under way

Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project, Canada – update

9th February 2024

Fission Uranium announced a C$75-million bought-deal financing on February 5 to fund work at the project. 


Aerial view of the Phalaborwa project

Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project, South Africa – update

9th February 2024

Rainbow Rare Earths has made progress with the ongoing rare-earth oxides separation work under way at the back-end pilot plant at the facilities of its technical partner K-Technologies, in the US. 


Aerial viw of the Simandou project

Simandou iron-ore project, Guinea – update

9th February 2024

Guinea’s National Transition Council has approved a joint venture between Rio Tinto, China-backed Winning Consortium Simandou and government. 


Location map of the Thunderbird project

Thunderbird mineral sands project, Australia – update

9th February 2024

The project is on target for first bulk customer deliveries in the first quarter of 2024. 


Vidalia project site overview

Vidalia further expansion project, US – update

9th February 2024

The heating cycle for the first furnace line at Vidalia started in January 2024. 


Image of gold dust and nugget

Back River Gold – Goose mine gold project, Canada – update

2nd February 2024

B2Gold has revised the project's capital estimate. 


Periodic table symbol for nickel

Baptiste nickel project, Canada – update

2nd February 2024

FPX Nickel has closed the private placement financing for the project with new cornerstone investor Sumitomo Metal Mining.  


Imge of gold nuggets

Donlin gold project, US – update

2nd February 2024

Novagold Resources and Barrick Gold have yet to reach consensus on the path forward for the project. 


Location map of the Ewoyaa project

Ewoyaa lithium project, Ghana – update

2nd February 2024

Atlantic Lithium has welcomed Ghana’s sovereign minerals wealth fund the Minerals Income Investment Fund onto its shareholder register. 


Manganese ore from the K. Hill project

K.Hill battery-grade manganese project, Botswana – update

2nd February 2024

Giyani Metals has secured $10-million in funding from private equity fund ARCH Sustainable Resources Fund. 


Image of the Koeberg power station

Koeberg nuclear power plant steam-generator replacement project, South Africa – update

2nd February 2024

The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has approved Eskom’s request to separate the operational timelines for the two reactors of Koeberg. 


Image of graphite specimen

Lac Rainy graphite project, Canada – update

2nd February 2024

Metals Australia has announced the appointment of a new CEO to drive the development of the project. 


Image of the Langer Heinrich uranium operation

Langer Heinrich uranium restart project, Namibia – update

2nd February 2024

Langer Heinrich uranium mine has restarted production activities. 


Image of FPSO facility

Mero floating production storage and offloading project – Libra block, Brazil – update

2nd February 2024

Production has started at the second development phase in the Mero field. 


AERIAL VIEW OF THE NAL PLANT

North American Lithium carbonate plant, Canada – update

2nd February 2024

Sayona Mining has announced an operational review of the operation. 


Image of graphite ore

Orom-Cross graphite project, Uganda – update

2nd February 2024

The US International Development Finance Corporation has indicated its willingness to participate in debt funding for the project, subject to all the necessary due diligence. 


IMAGE OF RUTILE NEEDLES IN QUARTZ

Sembehun rutile project, Sierra Leone – update

2nd February 2024

The definitive feasibility study is in the final phase. 


Image of iron-ore stockpile

Simandou iron-ore project, Guinea – update

2nd February 2024

China Baowu Steel Group has raised more than $1-billion from a bond issue, in part for the giant Simandou iron-ore project. 


Artist's impression of the SKA project

Square Kilometre Array project, South Africa/Australia

2nd February 2024

A prototype dish for the SKA-Mid radio telescope array has started initial astronomical observations, known as “first light observations”. 


Image of Stellantis dealership

Stellantis automotive manufacturing facility, South Africa – update

2nd February 2024

Construction work on the project should start in May. 


Image of battery energy storage system

Mogobe battery energy storage system project, South Africa

2nd February 2024

The project involves the construction of a battery energy storage system under the first bid window of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme. 


Image of Port of Durban and SA flag

Pier 2 North Quay project reconstruction, deepening and lengthening, South Africa

2nd February 2024

The Transnet National Ports Authority has issued a tender for the reconstruction, deepening and lengthening of three berths at the Pier 2 North Quay. 


Image of solar, wind and BESS

Umoyilanga hybrid renewables battery project, South Africa

2nd February 2024

The project will produce electricity in line with a 20-year power purchase agreement ratified in August 2023. 


Image of lithium ore

Rincon salar lithium carbonate project, Argentina

2nd February 2024

A preliminary economic assessment has confirmed Rincon salar’s potential to produce high-purity, battery-grade lithium carbonate over a 14-year mine life. 


Image of bauxite in hand

Amrun bauxite operations renewable-energy project, Australia

2nd February 2024

Rio Tinto approved a new solar farm and battery storage in December 2023 to provide renewable energy for its Amrun bauxite operations. 


Image of gold nugget

Big Bell gold mine expansion, Australia

2nd February 2024

Westgold Resources plans to expand the mine through a new longhole, open stoping operation below the existing sublevel cave. 


Image of hydrogen electrolysis

Gladstone PEM50 project, Australia

2nd February 2024

The two-stage green hydrogen project will have a production capacity of up to 22 t/d of green hydrogen. 


Image of electrolysis

Phoenix Hydrogen Hub, US

2nd February 2024

Fortescue approved a final investment decision in November 2023. 


Image of gold nugget

Youanmi gold project, Australia – update

2nd February 2024

Rox Resources has confirmed Youanmi as one of the highest-grade, emerging gold projects in Australia.  


Image of chemical formula for cumene

Cumene unit, Germany – update

2nd February 2024

The project has started production. 


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