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SRK Consulting

SRK Consulting is an independent international consulting practice providing specialist advice and solutions to clients in the earth and water resource industries. The firm is headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, and operates through more than 45 offices across six continents, employing over 1 400 professionals. SRK Consulting offers services in mine engineering, geology, hydrogeology, environmental management, social and regulatory compliance, due diligence and resource evaluation. The company serves mining, civil engineering, oil and gas, and water sectors, working with major miners, junior explorers, financial institutions and governments. SRK Consulting is structured as a partnership owned by its senior consultants, ensuring technical independence and continuity. In Africa the firm has a substantial footprint, with offices in South Africa, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and other countries. SRK Consulting's South African operations are among the largest in the group and provide technical support for projects involving platinum-group metals, gold, coal, diamonds and base metals. The company frequently undertakes feasibility studies, resource estimates, environmental-impact assessments and technical reviews for lenders and investors. SRK Consulting was founded in South Africa in 1974 by three partners and has since grown into one of the world's leading independent consultancies in the resources sector.

SRK Consulting Updates


Location map of the Los Azules project
Los Azules copper project, Argentina – update
29th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

McEwen Copper has appointed financial services provider Societe Generale to lead the structuring and arrangement of a senior debt package to fund construction. 


Drill core from the Wheeler River
Wheeler River uranium project, Canada – update
22nd May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The Phoenix in situ recovery mine has become the first large-scale Canadian uranium mining project in more than 20 years to receive all regulatory approvals required to start construction. 


Aerial view of the Wicheeda project
Wicheeda rare earth element project, Canada – update
22nd May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Defense Metals has started a confirmatory pilot flotation plant test programme, which will be conducted at the SGS Canada metallurgical facility in Lakefield, Ontario. 


Karowe walkway to heaven
Karowe diamond mine underground project, Botswana – update
15th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The project has been materially derisked following the completion of shaft sinking in 2025. 


Location map of the Los Azules copper project
Los Azules copper project, Argentina – update
15th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

McEwen reported on May 6, 2026, that Los Azules had advanced significantly in 2025 through the approval of its application under Argentina's Large Investment Incentive Regime. 


Location map of the Minim Martap project
Minim Martap bauxite project, Cameroon – update
15th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Canyon Resources has further strengthened the logistics platform. 


Aerial view of the Platreef Mine site, showing the existing surface infrastructure, as well as an outline of the locations for the future Phase 2 and 3 concentrators, adjacent to the current Phase 1 concentrator
Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa – update
15th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction of Shaft 3, and its associated underground materials-handling and crushing infrastructure, is in the final stages of commissioning.  


An image of a mining operation
Strategic measures support Zambian mining evolution
8th May 2026

Supported by political will, robust legislation and increased investment, Zambia’s mining sector is experiencing significant growth, expanding its profile from a traditional mineral producer to... 


Image of manganese ore
HPMSM demonstration plant, South Africa – update
8th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Giyani has reported successful interim results from Phase 2 of Charge CCCV’s Digital DNA Supply Chain Qualification Program for high-purity manganese oxide produced at the Johannesburg... 


A man in PPE moving into the newly developed mine at West Wits Qala Shallows
Efficient due diligence fast-tracks mine development
1st May 2026

The rapid progress of gold explorer and developer West Wits Mining’s Qala Shallows mine – South Africa’s first gold mine in 15 years – has been underpinned by a multidisciplinary due diligence... 


Image of three headgears at Platreef
Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa – update
1st May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Three major project milestones have been achieved.  


SRK Consulting opens new practice in Zambia
SRK Consulting opens new practice in Zambia
24th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As the Zambian government renews its commitment to accelerating copper production and exploration for other minerals in the country, such as gold, iron-ore, lithium, nickel and cobalt,... 


Concrete batching plant
Longonjo neodymium/praseodymium project, Angola – update
24th April 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Pensana Rare Earths has received the first tranche of $15-million from Cascade Natural Resources as contemplated under a $165-million strategic investment, announced on March 4. 


The first batch of 99.7%-pure copper anodes from Kamoa-Kakula’s 500 000 t/y direct-to-blister copper smelter arrived at the Port of Lobito, following just a one-week journey using the Lobito Railway Corridor. The anodes are set to arrive in Europe for refining in May.
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
17th April 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Recovery efforts are advancing following the updated March 31, 2026, technical report. 


Image of the Kipushi mine
Kipushi zinc/copper/lead/germanium mine, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
17th April 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that the Kipushi concentrator delivered another record quarter in the first quarter of 2026. 


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