Chanel de Bruyn

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Chanel de Bruyn

Chanel de Bruyn is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

Kore signs final fixed-price EPC contract for its Kola project

20th November 2024 Potash development company Kore Potash, which owns 97% of the Kola and DX projects in Congo-Brazzaville, has signed a final engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with PowerChina International Group for the construction of the 2.2-million-tonne-a-year muriate of potash (MoP)... →

Amplats raises full-year refined PGM production guidance

24th October 2024 Platinum group metals (PGM) miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has raised its refined PGM production guidance for the full-year to December 31 to between 3.7-million and 3.9-million ounces, from the 3.3-million to 3.7-million ounces guided previously, on the back of a strong and stable... →

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Amplats CEO Craig Miller

Kumba's third-quarter output down 3% y/y on the back of logistics constraints

24th October 2024 South African iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore recorded a 3% year-on-year decrease in output to 9.4-million tonnes for the third quarter ended September 30, as derailments, rail breakages and speed restrictions on State-owned Transnet's rail line resulted in an 8% year-on-year decrease in ore railed... →

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The Saldanha Bay port

De Beers assessing options to lower production amid high midstream inventory levels

24th October 2024 Diamond miner De Beers maintains its full-year production guidance at between 23-million and 26-million carats, but says it is actively assessing options with its partners to reduce production going forward, as the midstream continues to hold higher-than-normal levels of inventory, while the... →

The Venetia underground mine

Neo Energy Metals to acquire two uranium, gold projects in South Africa’s Witwatersrand basin

30th August 2024 Neo Uranium Resources Beisa Mine (NURB), a subsidiary of South Africa- and London-listed Neo Energy Metals (NEO), has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Beisa North and Beisa South uranium and gold projects, in the Witwatersrand basin from Sunshine Mineral Reserve. The projects comprise... →

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A map indicating the location of the Beisa North and South projects

Kumba to treble premium iron-ore output at Sishen through ‘compelling’ R11.2bn investment

29th August 2024 The board of Kumba Iron Ore has approved a further R7.6-billion investment in ultrahigh dense media separation (UHDMS) processing technology at the Sishen mine, in the Northern Cape. This follows the completion of a full technical review of the miner’s UHDMS project and is in addition to the... →

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Kumba's Sishen mine

Updated scoping study lifts Sylvania's Volspruit pre-tax NPV to R1.2bn

20th August 2024 A updated scoping study on Aim-listed platinum group metals (PGM) producer and developer Sylvania Platinum's Volspruit project, located on the southern end of the northern limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa, has resulted in an increase in the estimated pre-tax net present value (NPV) to... →

Sylvania Platinum CEO Jaco Prinsloo

Neo Energy Metals to acquire two uranium, gold projects in South Africa's Witwatersrand basin

13th August 2024 Neo Uranium Resources Beisa Mine (NURB), a subsidiary of South Africa- and London-listed Neo Energy Metals (NEO), has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Beisa North and Beisa South uranium and gold projects, in the Witwatersrand basin from Sunshine Mineral Reserve. The projects comprise... →

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A map indicating the location of the Beisa North and South projects

June 2025 targeted for new cadastre migration

2nd August 2024 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has said the migration to a new mining cadastre system is expected to be completed by June 2025. The former Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, which has been split in the seventh administration, in February announced the appointment... →

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe

Taseko looks forward to stronger second-half output

1st August 2024 Midtier copper producer Taseko Mines has reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of C$120.7-million for the six months ended June 30. That compares with adjusted Ebitda of C$58.28-million reported for the first half of 2023. →

Taseko's Gibraltar mine

Migration to new mining cadastre expected to be completed by June 2025 – Mantashe

18th July 2024 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has said the migration to a new mining cadastre system is expected to be completed by June 2025. The former Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, which has been split in the seventh administration, in February announced the appointment... →

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe

Reflecting on Marokane's first 100 days as Eskom CEO

7th June 2024 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer reflects on Dan Marokane's first 100 days in office as Eskom CEO and the direction Eskom is taking under his leadership. →

Greater investment needed to ensure the success of Europe's CRMA

6th June 2024 Greater investment in both technology and skills is needed in Europe to ensure the successful implementation of the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), Member of the European Parliament Hildegard Bentele has stressed. Speaking at the MiningForum, in Berlin, Germany, on June 6, she said it was an... →

Member of the European Parliament Hildegard Bentele

European countries urged to continue investing in mining

6th June 2024 Europe is at risk of losing important sources of raw materials, because it is phasing out mining rather than investing in more mines, Federation of German Industries executive board member Wolfgang Niedermark told delegates at the MiningForum, in Berlin, Germany, on June 6. He stated that there... →

Federation of German Industries executive board member Wolfgang Niedermark

Botswana Diamonds expands its land holdings in the Kalahari

23rd May 2024 Diamond exploration company Botswana Diamonds has been granted four prospecting licences – covering just under 2 332 km2 – in the Kalahari of Botswana. The prospecting licences are in the same general area as Gem Diamonds' Ghaghoo mine, as well as Botswana Diamonds' own KX36 project. →

Botswana Diamonds chairperson John Teeling

George building collapse rescue, recovery operations wrapped up

17th May 2024 Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Anton Bredell has confirmed that the rescue and recovery operation at the site of a building collapse, in George, has been concluded. More than 1 000 rescue, support and volunteer workers carried out the... →

De Beers progresses diamond traceability, emissions reduction targets

9th May 2024 As part of efforts to provide increased provenance across the diamond industry, De Beers plans to bring the first non-De Beers Group goods onto its Tracr platform this year. The Tracr platform uses blockchain, AI, the Internet of Things and advanced security and privacy technology to track a... →

Caledonia's Blanket mine lifts its first-quarter output by 6% y/y

10th April 2024 Gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation has reported a 6% year-on-year increase in production from its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, to 17 050 oz for the first quarter of this year. Gold sales also increased, by 17% year-on-year, to 18 450 oz. →

Sibanye concludes restructuring negotiations at its South African PGM operations

23rd February 2024 Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater has concluded consultations with stakeholders regarding the proposed restructuring of four shafts at its South African platinum group metal (PGM) operations, with 1 208 employees granted voluntary separation or early retirement... →

Sibanye CEO Neal Froneman

Lucara expects higher revenues for 2024; announces new large diamond recoveries

21st February 2024 Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamond Corp, which owns and operates the Karowe mine, in Botswana, expects its revenues to rebound to between $220-million and $250-million this year, after a "challenging" market in 2023 resulted in revenues of only $177.4-million, compared with the $212.9-million in... →

The Karowe openpit mine

South African uranium project owner to inward list on A2X

20th February 2024 LSE-listed Neo Energy Metals, which is developing the Henkries uranium project, in the Northern Cape, will inward list its shares on A2X Markets – a South African stock exchange – to enlarge its shareholder base and provide South African investors with an opportunity to invest in a... →

Neo Energy Metals CEO Sean Heathcote

DMRE names preferred bidder to design, implement mining cadastre

31st January 2024 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), working with the State Information Technology Agency, has concluded the process to appoint a service provider for the design, implementation, maintenance and support of an electronic mining licensing system. This is in line with comments made... →

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Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe

MC Mining pleased with results of Uitkomst colliery turnaround, while Vele colliery struggles

31st January 2024 Run-of-mine (RoM) production at coal miner MC Mining’s Uitkomst Colliery steelmaking and thermal coal mine , in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, increased by 31% year-on-year to 129 272 t for the quarter ended December 31 – the second quarter of the company’s 2024 financial year. The JSE-, ASX- and... →

MC Mining MD and CEO Godfrey Gomwe

Infrastructure repairs to Impala Rustenburg’s 11 Shaft to be completed by end-Feb

31st January 2024 Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum (Implats) says infrastructure repairs to Impala Rustenburg’s 11 Shaft are expected to be completed by the end of February, with the build-up to full production targeted for April. This follows a November 2023 accident associated with a personnel... →

Photo by Jacques McCarthy
Impala Rustenburg's 11 Shaft

Electricity procurement picks up pace

19th January 2024 Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the efforts being made to reinvigorate South Africa's public procurement of new electricity capacity after recent disappointments and amid ongoing loadshedding, as well as the key messages that emerged from bidders’ conferences on the country's... →

Engineering study demonstrates viability of Saudi green pig iron project – Magnum

17th January 2024 ASX-listed Magnum Mining & Exploration has successfully completed an engineering study into the technical and economic viability of establishing a green, high-purity pig iron (GHPPI) project, in Saudi Arabia. The proposed project will make use of HIsmelt technology to produce GHPPI, with the feed... →

Antofagasta to invest $4.4bn in Centinela expansion

20th December 2023 Chilean copper miner Antofagasta has approved the construction of its Centinela Second Concentrator project, which will add 170 000 t/y of copper-equivalent to the company's production. "The Centinela Second Concentrator project is a key element of our profitable growth strategy as it will add a... →

Antofagasta's Centinela mine

Sigma enters into negotiations with finalists in strategic review process

19th December 2023 Brazil-focused Sigma Lithium’s strategic review process will continue into 2024, with the company having entered into contractual and detailed structural negotiations with finalists. The company has been evaluating strategic alternatives for the company, with parties having shown an interest in... →

The Grota do Cirilo mine

Cordoba to start engineering, design work at Colombia project in early 2024

19th December 2023 Minerals exploration company Cordoba Minerals Corp plans to start detailed mine engineering and design work at its flagship joint venture (JV) Alacran copper/gold project, in Colombia, in early 2024, after a feasibility study confirmed the project's economic attractiveness. The feasibility study... →

The Alacran project area

Dundee Precious Metals sees growth potential as it moves to buy Osino

18th December 2023 TSX-listed gold miner Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TSX-V-listed Osino Resources Corp and, in turn, Osino's high-quality, long-life Twin Hills openpit gold project, along with other exploration assets, in Namibia. DPM has offered Osino... →

The Twin Hills project area

Arizona Lithium raises A$16.5m for Canadian project

18th December 2023 ASX-listed Arizona Lithium has raised A$16.5-million in an oversubscribed flow through financing placement, with the funds to be used for exploration at its Prairie project, in Saskatchewan, Canada. The proceeds from the placement will strengthen Arizona Lithium's balance sheet, enabling it to... →

EU to invest nearly €204m in Fortescue's proposed green ammonia plant in Norway

18th December 2023 The European Union (EU) has endorsed and chosen to significantly invest in Australia-headquartered green technology, energy and metals company Fortescue’s plans for a flagship green ammonia plant in Norway, awarding the Holmaneset project a grant of €203.77-million as part of its Innovation Fund.... →

An artist's impression of the proposed green ammonia plant in Norway

Li3 Lithium Corp sells stake in Zim project as it shifts focus to Nevada copper project

18th December 2023 TSX-V- and FSE-listed Li3 Lithium Corp has decided to shift its focus to copper and to its 485 ha Northern Lights copper project, in Nevada, in the US. Given the company's lack of sufficient funds and management resources to simultaneously undertake work on the Northern Lights project and on its... →

Petra announces potential sale of Koffiefontein

13th December 2023 London-listed Petra Diamonds has entered into a nonbinding term sheet on an exclusive basis with an undisclosed interested party for the potential sale of the Koffiefontein diamond mine, in South Africa. The diamond miner has been exploring a responsible exit from Koffiefontein since April 2022,... →

The Koffiefontein mine

Logistics challenges force Kumba to cut its production guidance for 2024, 2025

8th December 2023 Although South African iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore has continued to deliver improved operational stability at both its Sishen and Kolomela mines, the logistical constraints facing the country has resulted in “unsustainable levels” of stock building up at the two operations. “In light of... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Nadine James
The Sishen mine

Mining 2030 Commission names members, welcomes investor support

22nd November 2023 Collaborative investor-led initiative the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030, also known as the Mining 2030 Commission, has, to date, gained the support of 82 investors with over $11-trillion in assets under management (AUM). The commission, which has also announced the names of its 24... →

Wheaton to add South African PGMs, gold streams to its portfolio

16th November 2023 Royalty and streaming group Wheaton Precious Metals and its subsidiary Wheaton Precious Metals International (Wheaton International) have entered into a definitive agreement with certain entities advised by Orion Resource Partners to acquire existing streams in respect of Ivanhoe Mines’ Platreef... →

The Platreef underground mine

B2Gold confident of meeting full-year output guidance at lower cash operating cost

9th November 2023 On the back of a strong operational and financial performance for the first nine months of this year, international gold producer B2Gold expects to meet its production guidance of one-million to 1.08-million ounces for the full 2023 financial year. It notes that cash operating costs for the year... →

B2Gold's Otjikoto mine in Namibia

First boiler at South32's Worsley Alumina converted to natural gas

19th October 2023 Diversified mining and metals company South32's Worsley Alumina operation, in Western Australia, has completed the conversion of the first of its coal-fired boilers to natural gas, helping to reduce the operation’s greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. The operation includes a bauxite mine, near the... →

Alumina powder being loaded onto a ship

Gold Fields commits to improving workplace culture as review uncovers ‘deeply concerning’ findings

30th August 2023 The world’s seventh-largest gold miner by production, Gold Fields, says it is committed to eliminating inappropriate and harmful behaviour in the workplace after an independent review confirmed that many employees and contractors have experienced bullying, sexual harassment and racism. The... →

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Gold Fields interim CEO Martin Preece

Congo-Brazzaville govt pledges fervent support for Kore’s Kola project

21st August 2023 Emerging potash developer Kore Potash has received a letter of support from the Congo-Brazzaville Ministry of Mines regarding the company’s development of the Kola potash project. Kore first published a definitive feasibility study on the Kola project, which is based in the Sintoukola Basin of... →

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