Creamer Media Reporter

Ivanhoe's Kamoa-Kakula achieves another quarterly production record

5th July 2022 The Phase 1 and 2 concentrator plants at the Kamoa-Kakula mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, produced 30 379 t of copper in concentrate in June – the third consecutive month that the mine has surpassed its 7.6-million-tonne-a-year throughput design capacity. It also contributed to another... →

Galantas starts underground production at Omagh

5th July 2022 Dual-listed Galantas Gold has started underground production at the Omagh project, in Northern Ireland, with longhole drilling commencing in the first series of stopes. Installation of the secondary egress from the 1 096 to 1 052 level is in the final stage of completion and is expected to be... →

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1st July 2022 Savant, in partnership with Sibanye-Stillwater iXS, are looking for the next generation of South African innovators disrupting sectors such as greentech, renewable energy, agritech, medtech, and IoT, to join the Sibanye-Stillwater and Savant BUILD programme. The structured incubation programme is... →

South Africa's worst-ever bout of load-shedding

1st July 2022 Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about South Africa's worst-ever bout of load-shedding and what has led to Eskom having to resort to implementing Stage 6 load-shedding for several days; how other stakeholders have responded to this situation; and... →

Orea in talks to buy out sanctioned partner in Montage d’Or JV

1st July 2022 TSX-listed Orea Mining is pursuing a potential transaction to own 100% of the five-million-ounce Montage d’Or gold deposit in French Guiana, announcing on Thursday that it has initiated negotiations with Nordgold to obtain its 55.02% interest in the joint venture (JV). Owning the Montagne d’Or... →

Eastplats appoints new CEO

30th June 2022 Platinum group metals miner Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has appointed Wanjin Yang as CEO, effective immediately. He is a senior exploration geologist with over 30 years’ of experience in major mineral exploration projects, corporate management and corporate development. He previously was the... →

Petra ends its financial year with strong sales in the latest tender

30th June 2022 London-listed Petra Diamonds' sixth tender for the 2022 financial year earned it $93-million in revenue from the sale of 569 496 ct of diamonds. “The Tender 6 results conclude a strong year for Petra’s diamond sales both in terms of pricing and the demand we have seen. The significant interest... →