Megan van Wyngaardt

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Megan van Wyngaardt

Megan van Wyngaardt is Creamer Media Senior Contributing Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

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ABB supplies motor for world’s steepest funicular railway

16th January 2018 A 1.7 km funicular railway in the Swiss Alps, said to be the steepest in the world, has been brought into operation this week. The railway cable car, which can carry 36 passengers, is being powered by a 1.2 MW low-voltage electric motor designed and built by automation company ABB. →

Alt Resources buys gold tenements from Latitude

16th January 2018 ASX-listed Alt Resources has entered into a binding heads of agreement (HoA) with fellow-listed Latitude Consolidated to acquire a significant exploration tenement in the Mt Ida district, Western Australia. The landholding encompasses the historical Quinns and Mt Ida South mining centres, as well... →

Avanco takes option on Vale’s Pantera copper project

16th January 2018 ASX-listed Avanco has agreed terms for an option to acquire 100% of the Pantera copper project from Brazilian major Vale, with a payment of $500 000 paid upon signing. Located near Avanco’s existing operations in the Carajás mineral province, in Brazil, the 9 7000 ha Pantera licence has the... →

Montezuma moves to scoping study as manganese test results exceed expectations

16th January 2018 Test work carried out last year on the hydrometallurgical processing of ores from the ASX-listed Montezuma’s 100%-owned Butcherbird manganese project, in Western Australia, has triggered the decision to immediately start a scoping study, the company said on Tuesday. In a statement, Montezuma... →

Australian LNG exports surge on strong Chinese demand

16th January 2018 Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports hit 56.8-million tonnes last year, jumping 26.3% from 44.9-million in 2016, owing to a watershed year of exports to China. Combined with higher oil prices, the increase in volumes pushed up Australia’s 2017 LNG export revenue by 44.1% to... →

The Pluto LNG plant, in Western Australia.

Acwa Power buys into blockchain currency

15th January 2018 Power generation technology developer Acwa Power has adopted SolarCoin – the global reward programme for solar electricity generation – marking the first time a utility-scale generator joins the SolarCoin ecosystem. SolarCoin will provide digital tokens to Acwa Power for every MWh of solar energy... →

GMEL looking to simplify refining at Kvanefjeld rare earths project

15th January 2018 A technical optimisation programme, currently being undertaken at the Kvanefjeld project, in Greenland, has identified significant improvements at the project, Greenland Minerals and Energy (GMEL) reported on Monday. The optimisation programme, which is being carried out in collaboration with... →

Bernard Olivier appointed as Mustang MD

15th January 2018 ASX-listed Mustang Resources has appointed' Dr Bernard Olivier to its board as MD, and has created a new position of COO, which is filled by Cobus van Wyk. Olivier has stepped into the position that Christiaan Jordaan vacated in November. →

DTI invites black industrialists on Mozambique trade mission

12th January 2018 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has invited black industrialists to apply for participation in a trade mission to Mozambique from March 5 to 9. The mission forms part of the implementation of government’s Black Industrialists Programme (BIP), which is aimed at promoting... →

Aggreko 28 MW HFO plant comes online in Madagascar

12th January 2018 Electricity solutions provider Aggreko has started to supply stable power in Madagascar, using 28 MW of its heavy fuel oil- (HFO-) generated energy from its Noor 2 turbine, running alongside its joint venture partner Jovena’s Noor 1 turbines. This forms part of an extension to a 50 MW agreement... →

Enviro Loo lauded for contribution to water saving in South Africa

12th January 2018 With South Africans facing uncertainty around future water supply, particularly in the drought-stricken Western Cape, a local toilet manufacturer has received the 2017 Southern African Company of the Year award from research firm Frost & Sullivan for its efforts to save water. Enviro Loo has... →

Seifsa warns US antidumping duties could hurt local steel industry

12th January 2018 The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) is worried about the potential impact on the local steel industry of the US Department of Commerce’s (DoC’s) affirmative final determinations in an antidumping duty investigation into imports of carbon and alloy steel... →

Avocet defers sale of Burkina Faso operations at buyer’s request

12th January 2018 Aim-listed Avocet has deferred the completion of the $5-million sale of its Resolute operations in Burkina Faso, to Ghana-based Balaji Group, to January 25. The struggling miner set the sale in motion last year to stave off potential bankruptcy for its units in the West African country, with the... →

Monty copper/gold development on time, below budget

12th January 2018 The Monty copper/gold deposit in Western Australia, which forms part of ASX-listed Talisman’s Springfield joint venture (JV) project with Sandfire Resources, has since the start of ground-breaking activities in July 2017, seen site activities having been ramped-up considerably; on time and under... →

WISP, Sarebi embark on Western Cape waste recycling programme

12th January 2018 The Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP) is recruiting candidates for an enterprise development programme that will result in the establishment of businesses in the province to make use of certain waste streams to create new products. Through the programme, WISP aims to divert waste... →

Stavely signs earn-in, JV deal for copper tenement

12th January 2018 ASX-listed Stavely Minerals has agreed terms for an earn-in and joint venture (JV) agreement with Black Range Metals – a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASX-listed Navarre Minerals for Black Range’s exploration licence EL5425. The licence is adjacent to Stavely’s Yarram Park project and surrounds the... →

Environmental dept aims to boost recycling, waste management through enterprise support

12th January 2018 The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has opened a request for proposals to receive comprehensive business plans and project proposals from start-up or emerging waste management and recycling companies requiring development or support from the department’s recycling enterprises support... →

DSV ByBox hits the 20 000 parcel mark

11th January 2018 A partnership between South African oil and gas company Engen and logistics group DSV Global Transport and Logistics, which has seen the placement of automated parcel lockers known as DSV ByBoxes at Engen service stations since 2014, has reached its 20 000 parcel mark. There are currently 65 DSV... →

Gold set to gain from retail, geopolitical risks, hedging

11th January 2018 The gold price is expected to increase in the year ahead, driven by stronger interest from Asian retail investors and consistent interest in global gold exchange-traded funds, according to research firm Thomson Reuters GFMS. The firm highlighted on Thursday that the efficient frontier theory... →

Protestor killed during community uprising at RBPlat’s North shaft

11th January 2018 Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) on Thursday said a person was killed after a group of more than 100 protestors – including former employees and unknown persons – attempted to gain unlawful access to the shaft premises at its North Shaft, near Rustenburg, on Wednesday evening. The premises were... →

Dell to recycle gold from e-waste for use in new motherboards, jewellery

11th January 2018 Technology company Dell is piloting a project to recover gold from used electronics for use in new computer motherboards and jewellery. Dell has partnered with Wistron GreenTech, which uses an environmentally responsible extraction process to break the used electronics down into individual... →

Cora Gold to continue drilling at Mali projects

11th January 2018 West Africa-focused gold exploration company Cora Gold has completed Stage 1 of its reconnaissance drilling programme at the company’s flagship Sanankoro gold discovery, in southern Mali. CEO Dr Jonathan Forster noted that the programme was encouraging, with initial assay results targeted for... →

Dragon updates mineral resources for Nordic mines

11th January 2018 ASX-listed Dragon Mining has updated its mineral resources for its Nordic projects, returning a combined total mineral resource of 13.6-million tonnes, grading 3. 3 g/t gold for 1.43-million ounces. This represented a 2.28% decrease in tonnes and a 0.35% decrease in ounces after depletion for... →

Troy delivers highest production since March 2016 quarter

11th January 2018 ASX-listed Troy Resources produced 6 224 oz of gold during December 2017, bringing the company’s quarterly production to 16 109 oz, Not only was this a 17% month-on-month increase, but it was also 25%, or 3 224 oz, higher than the three months ended September and marked the highest quarterly... →

Pantoro reports 44% y/y production increase

11th January 2018 During the three months ended December, ASX-listed gold miner Pantoro produced a record 13 841 oz, compared with 13 282 oz in the previous quarter and 9 598 oz in the same period in the prior year. This represents a 44% year-on-year production increase. →

Potash sampling confirms Carnegie potential

11th January 2018 Brine analysis results for an initial auger sampling programme completed at the Carnegie Potash Project (CPP), owned by Kalium Lakes Limited (KLL) and BCI Minerals (BCI), through their Carnegie joint venture (CJV), has returned potassium grades of up to 4 790 mg/L, which is equivalent to a... →

Industry heavyweights praise State capture inquiry head appointment

10th January 2018 South African business and industry on Wednesday lauded the appointment of Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to head the commission of inquiry into State capture. This followed President Jacob Zuma's decision on Tuesday to appoint a commission of inquiry following an order issued by the North... →

Deputy Chief Justice Ray Zondo

Business seems more confident as political developments change landscape

10th January 2018 Business sentiment in South Africa showed yet another month-on-month improvement, with the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) reporting a 1.3 index point uptick in its Business Confidence Index (BCI) for December. The index now stood at 96.4, following on the improved business... →

BCI Minerals signs MoU with Sinosteel to develop Buckland

10th January 2018 Australian iron-ore miner BCI Minerals has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sinosteel Australia to support the development of BCI's 100%-owned Buckland project in the West Pilbara region. The project comprises proposed mines, a private haul road and a new port at Cape... →

SCA postpones silicosis class action hearing

10th January 2018 The ongoing silicosis and tuberculosis class action litigation against South African gold miners has been postponed, following a request by representative attorneys to the registrar at the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to do so. The SCA has granted approval for the postponement. The joint letter... →

Burkina Faso project acquisition opens multi-metal opportunity – Pegasus

10th January 2018 ASX-listed Pegasus Metals on Wednesday announced that it would buy Scorpion Minerals, which holds the rights to acquire up to a 70% joint venture (JV) interest in the Dablo palladium/platinum/gold/nickel/copper exploration project, located in Burkina Faso for A$360 000. This will be paid through... →

Plymouth advances feasibility study at San Jose

10th January 2018 After completing a successful $6.5-million capital raising in December, ASX-listed Plymouth Minerals has started the San Jose feasibility study, which it intends to complete during this year. To finalise the process of lodging the mining licence application (MLA), which earned Plymouth its... →

Stellar finds ‘attractive’ bolt-on for Heemskirk tin project

10th January 2018 Exploration and development company Stellar Resources has added to its portfolio of Tasmanian tin properties with the recent grant of an exploration licence at the Mount Razorback prospect. The licence is located 10 km to the east of Stellar’s Zeehan mineral resource, and has an unsealed road... →

Rustenburg Water Trust opens tenders for Bospoort treatment works expansion

10th January 2018 The Rustenburg Water Services Trust has invited companies to tender for the mechanical and electrical works for the upgrade of the Bospoort Water Treatment Works (WTW). As implementing agent for the Rustenburg local municipality, the trust is seeking bids from suitably qualified and experienced... →

CMTI Group gears up to supply gold, platinum mines

9th January 2018 Mining equipment and machinery supplier CMTI Group, which started operations at its Gauteng-based factory last year, aims to raise $20-million before the close of the first quarter of this year to increase its production capacity. Initial indications and expressions of interest from potential... →

Photo by Ilan Solomons
CMTI MD Danie Burger

Talisman Mining expands NSW landholding

9th January 2018 ASX-listed Talisman Mining on Tuesday said it would expand its landholding in the prospective Lachlan fold belt of New South Wales through a farm-in agreement with private company Bacchus Resources and a purchase agreement with ASX-listed Kidman Resources. Under the agreements, Talisman may earn... →

St Barbara ups full-year guidance on solid half-year performance

9th January 2018 ASX-listed gold miner St Barbara has updated its 2018 production guidance from between 350 000 oz and 375 000 oz, to between 365 000 oz and 385 000 oz following production of 197 768 oz in the first half of the financial year. At its Gwalia deposit, which forms part of the Leonora operations in... →

Ivanhoe’s DRC copper mines connected to grid as hydropower plant is upgraded

8th January 2018 TSX-listed miner Ivanhoe Mines on Monday said its Kakula mine development site, 10 km south of Kamoa’s initial Kansoko mine site, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), started receiving power from the national grid in December. Kakula’s development is being fast-tracked, with a... →

Construction industry making progress with deals to transform the sector

8th January 2018 In a move that will see local construction companies further honour their agreements with government to ensure inclusivity for black contractors in the South African construction sector, the Competition Commission has recommended a number of merger deals to the Competition Tribunal for approval.... →

DevEx seeks to raise project development funds

8th January 2018 Exploration firm DevEx Resources on Monday announced a one-for-two non-renounceable rights issue to raise up to $2.84-million for its lithium and copper/gold projects. The company said it planned to fast track drilling at its projects, including the recently identified lithium anomaly at the... →

Mustang secures A$19.95m from US investor for Mozambique mines

8th January 2018 ASX-listed Mustang Resources has secured A$19.95-million in funding from US institutional investor Arena Investors and announced a rights issue to further advance its projects in Mozambique. Arena has agreed to invest the funding through an unsecured convertible note facility, to be drawn down in... →

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