Donna Slater

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Donna Slater

Donna Slater is Creamer Media Features Deputy Editor and Chief Photographer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

Firefinch distances itself from Bamako court proceedings, search for Morila owner continues

14th February 2023 ASX-listed, Mali-focussed gold miner Firefinch reports that a “preventive procedure” has been opened at the Commercial Court of Bamako, in Mali, suspending or prohibiting all individual lawsuits for the Morila gold mine. Firefinch, with a minority representation on the board of Morila SA, remains... →

Exxaro receives benchmark ESG rating

14th February 2023 Diversified energy company Exxaro reports that its commitment to a just energy transition (JET) has resulted in the organisation becoming the only basic resources company, globally, with an improved environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating of Level 4. As a result of its actionable... →

Intellidex launches inaugural Africa Impact Investment Awards

14th February 2023 As impact investing gains momentum worldwide, capital markets and financial services research organisation Intellidex has launched the inaugural Africa Impact Investment Awards. Intellidex MD Dr Graunt Kruger says the awards are being introduced to recognise organisations across Africa that are... →

Private equity fund launched to replace R12bn Section 12J tax incentive

14th February 2023 The Twelve B Green Energy Fund – South Africa’s first private equity fund enabling green energy investors to qualify for South African Revenue Service-approved tax deductions – was launched on February 14. The fund, regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, has a mandate to invest in... →

Gemfields evacuates Moz exploration camp following nearby insurgent attack

14th February 2023 Gemstone miner Gemfields has evacuated operational employees and contractors from its 75%-owned Nairoto Resources exploration camp following an insurgent attack in the village of Nairoto in the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique. The village of Nairoto lies about 15 km southwest of the Nairoto... →

SAWEA applauds appointment of Electricity Minister

13th February 2023 The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has voiced its support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s leadership and firm commitment to fixing South Africa’s electricity crisis, as stated in his State of the Nation Address (SoNA) of February 9. Of significance, says SAWEA, is Ramaphosa’s... →

Platinum Guild launches new information portal on responsible platinum

13th February 2023 Platinum marketing organisation Platinum Guild International (PGI) has launched an information portal on responsible platinum to help the jewellery trade and consumers learn about how platinum is responsibly sourced, abiding by industry-leading guidelines concerning environmental standards,... →

Goldplat appoints new chairperson

13th February 2023 Aim-listed Goldplat has appointed Gerard Kemp chairperson, with immediate effect. He succeeds Gerard Kisbey-Green who is stepping down as chairperson, but will remain as an independent nonexecutive director. →

Construction of Singida over 90% complete – Shanta

13th February 2023 East Africa-focused gold producer, developer and explorer Shanta Gold reports that the overall construction activity at its Singida gold project, in Tanzania, is 93% complete, with all essential equipment for operation of the gold mine now being delivered to site. The stockpile of crushed ore... →

Seifsa launches loadshedding impact survey

13th February 2023 The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) is conducting a loadshedding impact assessment to assist the organisation in its advocacy initiatives on energy. “South Africa’s energy crisis is having devastating consequences for the manufacturing sector. As part of... →

Worrying mismatch between climate change activism, corporate lobbying – report

10th February 2023 New analysis – conducted by climate think tank InfluenceMap – on climate policy lobbying in South Africa shows that oppositional industry voices are significantly more engaged than pro-climate corporations on key policies – the Climate Change Bill and the Carbon Tax Act. In turn, this means such... →

Pan African to report lower interim earnings on the back of exchange rate, gold price volatility

10th February 2023 Aim- and JSE-listed gold miner Pan African Resources’ headline earnings and earnings a share for the six months ended December 31 are expected to be between 31% and 41% lower year-on-year, at $0.14 to $0.16. The decreases in earnings and headline earnings a share for the six month period,... →

Implats nonexec director Davey passes away

10th February 2023 Platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) reports that independent nonexecutive director Peter Davey, who served on the board since June 2013, passed away on February 7 after a short illness. Implats says Davey added immense value to the company during his tenure, having been a... →

Renewed interest in Cape Town, Durban office space – Emira

10th February 2023 Real estate investment trust Emira Property Fund says it has received increased enquiries for office space in Cape Town and Durban – welcome news in markets that have suffered from rising vacancies in the wake of corporate downsizing and restructuring in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Emira... →

Newlands Terraces

Renewable energy, social upset key themes for miners in 2023 – Fitch Solutions

10th February 2023 Capital expenditure of mining companies is increasingly being aimed at renewable energy projects and associated grid development – a trend that is likely to continue throughout this year, financial risk management, solutions and insights company Fitch Solutions commodities analyst Amelia Haines... →

Mining production slipped 7.2% y/y in 2022

9th February 2023 South Africa’s total mining production contracted by 7.2% year-on-year in 2022, following growth of 11.6% year-on-year in 2021 and a contraction of 10.4% year-on-year in 2020, reports Statistics South Africa. In December 2022, mining production decreased by 3.5% year-on-year, brought down... →

Ireland, Austria join AfDB’s Africa Climate Change Fund with €3m contribution

9th February 2023 Ireland and Austria have joined the African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) with contributions of €2-million and €1-million, respectively, to support the fund’s work. The ACCF is a multidonor trust fund that backs the AfDB group’s target of tripling its climate... →

Steinmüller Africa celebrates 60 years of growing its African business

9th February 2023 Steam generation and high-pressure piping solutions company Steinmüller Africa celebrated 60 years of business in Africa on November 7, 2022. The company started its presence in South Africa in 1962 with nothing but a post box, which was checked only when the company’s first MD Werner Oehler... →

Steinmüller Africa's current Pretoria-based 30 000 square metre facility under roof, which enables one-million productive hours each year. The company also has workshops in Sasolburg and Bethal.

MSA Group to establish Saudi Arabia office to meet soaring consultancy demand

9th February 2023 With the opening up of the mining regulatory and investment sectors in Saudi Arabia, exploration and mining consultancy MSA Group, together with joint venture (JV) partner Saudi Arabian company the Al-Rushaid Group, is establishing a consulting company in the country – MSA Arabia. MSA Group MD Dr... →

Edenville stockpiles Rukwa run-of-mine coal to mitigate rain’s impact on production

9th February 2023 Aim-listed coal developer Edenville Energy, which is being impacted by heavy rainfall at its Rukwa coal project, in Tanzania, is taking steps to stockpile run-of-mine (RoM) coal to mitigate, as far as practicable, the impact of the rainy season, which is under way. The subsequent production of... →

Govt of Guinea appoints Egis as technical adviser for Simandou project

9th February 2023 Consulting, engineering, construction and mobility services company Egis has received the signature of a contract with the government of Guinea to act as technical adviser for the construction of the Simandou iron-ore mining project’s infrastructure. Located 550 km southeast of Conakry, the... →

Afrimat Nkomati Anthracite opens newly renovated, extended Steenbok Clinic

8th February 2023 Completed in January, the newly renovated and extended Steenbok Clinic, in Steenbok, Mpumalanga, was recently opened to the public following a partnership to renew it by JSE-listed industrial minerals, bulk commodities and construction materials miner Afrimat, the Mpumalanga Health Department and... →

A portion of the newly renovated and extended Steenbok Clinic, in Steenbok, Mpumalanga.

Unique investment opportunities in South Africa, despite challenges

8th February 2023 Despite several ongoing challenges, South Africa has untapped potential and investment opportunities, Brand South Africa (SA) research GM Shamiso Hlatshwayo has said. Speaking to Creamer Media at the Investing in African Mining Indaba on February 8, she revealed that Brand South AfricaBrand South... →

World Coal Association adds Menar to its ranks

7th February 2023 Coal industry member advocacy and think tank the World Coal Association (WCA) welcomed South African coal miner Menar to its roster of progressive coal members on February 7. On the sidelines of the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, WCA CEO Michelle Manook formalised Menar’s WCA... →

WCA chairperson July Ndlovu, WCA business development and membership director Daleen Lopez-Ruiz, Menar chairperson Mpumelelo Mkhabela and Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu at the 2023 edition of the Investing in African Mining Indaba.

Manufacturing excellence key to doing business in modern times – PwC

7th February 2023 Professional services firm PwC reports that South Africa’s manufacturing industry has to keep evolving to remain competitive in the face of global competition through implementing what it calls manufacturing excellence programmes. The firm notes that while there has been a longstanding battle... →

Attacq appoints new nonexecutive directors

7th February 2023 JSE-listed real estate investment trust Attacq has appointed Fikile de Buck and Dr Gustav Rohde as nonexecutive directors, effective February 1. De Buck, with over 23 years of executive-level experience in financial reporting, and Rohde, with 20 years of strategic leadership, are seasoned leaders... →

Attacq's new nonexecutive directors Fikile de Buck and Dr Gustav Rohde

Etihad Cargo, Astral Aviation sign MoU to boost Africa-UAE logistics

7th February 2023 The cargo and logistics division of Etihad Airways, Etihad Cargo, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Astral Aviation to expand the partnership between the two parties and enhance the cooperation between the regions of Abu Dhabi and Nairobi, further growing Etihad Cargo’s reach... →

Arc, Anglo American extend date for Zambia project JV

7th February 2023 Africa-focussed base metals junior explorer Arc Minerals and diversified miner Anglo American have agreed to extend an exclusivity agreement in terms of which the latter wants to buy up to a 70% interest in a joint venture (JV) holding Arc’s copper interests in Zambia's North Western province, to... →

Uis mineral resource upgraded after 2022 drilling

6th February 2023 Aim-listed African technology metals miner Andrada Mining has updated the mineral resource estimate of its flagship Uis mine, in Namibia, increasing the average lithium grade from 0.63% lithium oxide to 0.73% lithium oxide. As a result of a 7000 m drilling campaign in 2022 to expand and increase... →

Twin Hills definitive feasibility study progressing – Osino

3rd February 2023 TSX-V-listed gold explorer and developer Osino Resources is progressing with developing a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Twin Hills gold project, in Namibia, and is conducting trade-off studies and assessing risks and opportunities for infrastructure enhancement, water and power... →

Research team develops concept to generate power in disused mine shafts

3rd February 2023 An international team of researchers have developed a method to store kinetic energy, which can later be converted to electrical energy, using decommissioned underground mines. The Underground Gravity Energy Storage (UGES) concept, developed through a study led by the International Institute for... →

An illustration of how the Underground Gravity Energy Storage concept works

Mining fatalities reach a new low of 49; injuries, disease also decrease

31st January 2023 South Africa’s mining industry suffered 49 fatalities in 2022 – a 34% improvement on the 74 fatalities of 2021 and a record low, thereby continuing the downward trend many in the mining industry have been rallying behind. “There has been no mine disaster or an accident where five or more people... →

Godongwana says Eskom, crime key impediments to efforts to woo investors

27th January 2023 Ahead of South Africa’s government delegation traveling to Davos, Switzerland, to take part in the upcoming yearly World Economic Forum, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says South Africa’s electricity crisis and high crime rates are chief among the challenges faced by the country, requiring... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Donna Slater
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana

Renewable energy, social upset key themes for miners in 2023 – Fitch Solutions

26th January 2023 Capital expenditure of mining companies is increasingly being aimed at renewable energy projects and associated grid development – a trend that is likely to continue throughout this year, financial risk management, solutions and insights company Fitch Solutions commodities analyst Amelia Haines... →

Kearney appoints energy sector veteran Reddy as equity partner

26th January 2023 Management consulting firm Kearney has appointed energy specialist Prashaen Reddy as an equity partner. A business leader with over 13 years of experience in consulting, including six years focused on strategy and transformation in key sectors like energy, mining and chemicals, Reddy's... →

Energy specialist Prashaen Reddy

Mining Indaba introduces InfraTech platform to look at mining innovation

26th January 2023 The organiser of the yearly Investing in African Mining Indaba, Hyve Group, reports that this year’s event will see the launch of a three-day InfraTech content platform that will include discussions on innovation in mining technology and how global pandemics and geopolitical realities act as... →

Torsa launches Johannesburg office as its gateway to Africa

25th January 2023 Spanish mining technology company Torsa has launched its pan-African business hub in South Africa, with plans to “drastically” reduce mining incidents, and most importantly fatalities, in line with a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa and Spain’s President Pedro... →

An example of Torsa's collision avoidance system

Barrick’s North Mara, Bulyanhulu deliver higher output, socioeconomic benefits

25th January 2023 Gold and copper miner Barrick Gold’s two gold mines in Tanzania – North Mara and Bulyanhulu – lifted their combined output to 547 000 oz in 2022, achieving another step towards their potential Tier One status in the group’s asset portfolio as a combined complex. In addition, Barrick reports that... →

Ramelius reports quarterly results

25th January 2023 Western Australian gold producer Ramelius produced 56 756 oz of gold at an all-inclusive sustaining cost (AISC) of A$2 153/oz during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022. Ramelius owns and operates the Mt Magnet, Edna May, Vivien, Marda, Tampia and Penny gold mines. →

Cadence completes sale of Yangibana tenements

25th January 2023 Early-stage investment and development company Cadence Minerals has completed the sale of 30% of its working interests in the Western Australia-based Yangibana rare earths project tenements to Australia-based rare earths company Hastings Technology Metals. Cadence received 2.45-million (worth... →

Fresnillo meets 2022 guidance

25th January 2023 London-listed Fresnillo has met its 2022 guidance, producing 53.7-million ounces of silver and 635 900 oz of gold from its mines in Mexico. Silver production was slightly above 2021’s output, with production from the Juanicipio mine and increased volumes of ore processed at Fresnillo, both in the... →

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