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Pleasing Orion bankable points to fast project payback

By: Martin Creamer 24th June 2019 Zinc and copper exploration and development company Orion Minerals pleasantly surprised the market on Monday when it announced a bankable feasibility study (BFS) that paves the way for financing, concentrate offtake and mine construction of the Prieska project in the Northern Cape. The BFS... →

Many Advantages With Stainless Steel Handrailing

24th June 2019 Blurb for online platforms Safety of personnel and hygiene continue to plague a number of market sectors and the cost in downtime and lost profit to companies amounts to thousands of Rands every year. Both issues can be addressed using stainless steel handrailing. →

EPA gives thumbs up to new A$1.27bn Fortescue mine

By: Esmarie Iannucci 24th June 2019 The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has recommended environmental approval for iron-ore major Fortescue’s Eliwana iron-ore mine, in the Pilbara. The Fortescue board in May last year approved the $1.27-billion Eliwana mine and rail project, which will entail a new... →

Silver Mines’ enviro study confirms minimal impact, to be submitted soon

By: Marleny Arnoldi 21st June 2019 ASX-listed Silver Mines confirmed on Friday that the environmental impact statement (EIS) for its Bowdens silver project, in New South Wales, was in the final stages before being submitted for development consent to the New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment. The EIS affirms... →

Bushveld reports 1.58% vanadium grade for Brits project

By: Marleny Arnoldi 21st June 2019 Aim-listed Bushveld Minerals on Friday announced the maiden mineral resource estimate for its Brits vanadium project, in South Africa’s North West province. Bushveld reported a 66.8-million-tonne aggregate inferred and indicated mineral resource across three seams at the project, grading at an... →

Azure’s Mexico project receives all regulatory approvals

By: Simone Liedtke 21st June 2019 ASX-listed Azure Minerals has received all regulatory approvals necessary for its planned mining operation at Oposura, Mexico, including openpit and underground mining permits, environmental clearances, explosives permits and surface land-use agreements. The fully-funded zinc/lead/silver project... →

Champion’s Bloom Lake feasibility study doubles yearly production

By: Marleny Arnoldi 21st June 2019 TSX- and ASX-listed Champion Iron on Thursday announced positive results from its Phase 2 feasibility study for the Bloom Lake mining complex, in Quebec. The study envisioned further exploiting Bloom Lake, which would increase overall capacity from 7.4-million tonnes a year to 15-million tonnes... →

Company completes smelter welding project

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 21st June 2019 South Africa-based foundry and engineering company, Thos Begbie, successfully, and timeously delivered erosion-resistant copper coolers, which are being installed, to a smelter in Southern Africa. Thos Begbie started the project in March this year and delivered the coolers at the end of April,... →

New drive technology meets industry demands

21st June 2019 The current trend of rolling high-strength materials requires higher torque capabilities at the drive train in metallurgical plants and stainless steel technical services and products provider SMS group’s drive technology meets this demand. “SMS group drive technology features rolling mill drive... →

MACA supports Blackham expansion plans

By: Esmarie Iannucci 20th June 2019 Integrated service contractor MACA will provide gold miner Blackham Resources with a A$12-million working capital facility to progress its transition to the Stage 1 expansion sulphide development at its Western Australian operations. Under the agreement, MACA will provide Blackham with working... →

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