Sheila Barradas

https://staging1.creamermedia.com/

Sheila Barradas

Sheila Barradas is Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor.

Koeberg nuclear power plant steam-generator replacement project, South Africa – update

13th September 2024 Eskom has confirmed that it is likely to apply for a licence to operate Koeberg beyond the 20-year envelope that it has secured for Unit 1. →

Longonjo neodymium/praseodymium project, Angola – update

13th September 2024 Pensana has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with Japanese trading group Hanwa for the offtake of up to 20 000 t/y of mixed rare-earth carbonate. →

Madsen gold project restart, Canada – update

13th September 2024 West Red Lake Gold Mines has provided an update on activities at the Madsen mine as it advances towards its targeted restart date. →

Manna lithium project, Australia – update

13th September 2024 Global Lithium will implement corporate and operational changes, owing to a likely protracted downturn in the global lithium market. →

Murchison gold project, Australia – update

13th September 2024 The project is fully approved, paving the way for development to start. →

Premier gold project, Canada – update

13th September 2024 Ascot has suspended operations just months after its first gold pour. →

Blackwater gold project, Canada – update

6th September 2024 Artemis Gold is complying with an Environmental Assessment Office order to vacate the Chu campsite, which has been used to house transmission-line construction workers for the project. →

Booysendal South platinum mine project, South Africa – update

6th September 2024 The Booysendal South mine is now beyond the project phase. →

Browns Range heavy earths pilot plant development project, Australia – update

6th September 2024 Northern Minerals has received approval under the Environmental Protection Act for strategic amendments to its project. →

Copper World Complex, US – update

6th September 2024 Hudbay Minerals has received an aquifer protection permit from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. →

Eland mine complex, South Africa – update

6th September 2024 Prevailing market conditions have resulted in decline development being temporarily suspended. →

Hemi gold project, Australia – update

6th September 2024 The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility has agreed to terms for a loan to support development of the project. →

High-purity alumina First project, Australia – update

6th September 2024 Construction on Stage 2 has started. →

Kanyika niobium project, Malawi – update

6th September 2024 Globe Metals and Mining has announced a letter of intent with master alloys supplier Affilips. →

Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi – update

6th September 2024 Sovereign Metals has started a hydraulic mining trial as part of the ongoing pilot phase of its pilot mining and land rehabilitation programme. →

Lance Projects – Ross and Kendrick production areas, US – update

6th September 2024 Peninsula Energy has reported “solid progress” on an operational restart before year-end. →

Lobito Corridor Railway project, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo – update

6th September 2024 Funding of up to $200-million has been approved for the Lobito Corridor Railway project. →

Loviisa nuclear power plant modernisation, Finland – update

6th September 2024 The first batch of VVER-440 fuel assemblies has been loaded into Unit 2 of the nuclear power plant. →

Multipurpose fast-neutron research reactor project, Russia – update

6th September 2024 A pilot batch of fuel elements has successfully passed acceptance tests. →

Nuclear power plant project, Poland – update

6th September 2024 Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has applied to the head of Pomorskie Voivodeship for a permit to start preparatory works required for the construction of the NPP. →

Okiep copper project, South Africa – update

6th September 2024 Orion Minerals has been granted two high-priority prospecting rights over the greater Flat Mines Area surrounding the Flat Mines mining right. →

Sleeping Giant gold project, Canada – update

6th September 2024 The results from the underground diamond drilling campaign at the Sleeping Giant mine have been announced. →

Swedish Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm, Sweden – update

6th September 2024 Vattenfall has decided to pause the development of Kriegers Flak. →

Thacker Pass lithium project, US – update

6th September 2024 Lithium Americas has reported that automaker General Motors has delayed the second tranche of investment in the project. →

Zondereinde solar photovoltaic project, South Africa – update

6th September 2024 Final approvals are pending. →

Zondereinde – Western extension project, South Africa – update

6th September 2024 Underground tunnel development within the Western extension section has progressed to plan, according to Northam Platinum. →

Graspan solar PV project, South Africa

6th September 2024 Engie, in partnership with Pele Green Energy, is building a solar PV project in the Northern Cape. →

Grootspruit solar PV project, South Africa

6th September 2024 Engie, in partnership with Pele Green Energy, is building a solar PV plant in the Free State. →

Malmesbury solar power projects, South Africa

6th September 2024 Sustainable Power Solutions has acquired two solar projects, in the Western Cape, through the acquisition of its shareholding in Slimsun Too. →

Sishen solar PV project, South Africa

6th September 2024 Kumba Iron Ore is undertaking the construction of a solar PV plant that will reduce Scope 2 carbon emissions by about 33% →

Ngarluma Solar Farm, Australia

6th September 2024 Rio Tinto is building a solar farm to supply renewable energy to its iron-ore operations in the Pilbara. →

Apolo iron-ore project, Brazil

6th September 2024 Vale plans to build a mine, a processing plant and an 8 km rail branch to connect to the Vitória a Minas. →

McIlvenna Bay underground copper/zinc project, Canada

6th September 2024 McIlvenna Bay's current mineral reserves could potentially support an 18-year underground mine operation capable of producing an average of 65-million pounds a year of copper equivalent. →

Doropo gold project, Burkina Faso

6th September 2024 Centamin plans to build a gold mine between Comoè National Park and the international border with Burkina Faso. →

Turquoise Ridge Complex, US

6th September 2024 A gold mine about 64 km north-east of Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nevada. →

Cozamin mine, Mexico

30th August 2024 A copper mine in the mineral-rich state of Zacatecas, in Mexico. →

Eland mine complex, South Africa

30th August 2024 Decline development is being suspended for the short term. →

Okiep copper project, South Africa

30th August 2024 A bankable feasibility study for one of the initial deposits at the Okiep copper project – Flat Mines – is being finalised. →

Jaguar nickel sulphide project, Brazil

30th August 2024 The outcomes of a feasibility study have demonstrated the potential for the project to become a sustainable, long-term and low-cost producer of low-emission nickel for global markets. →

Lac Jeannine iron tailings project, Canada

30th August 2024 CoTec Holdings Corp plans to extract and reprocess tailings from the Lac Jeannine project. →

Kangankunde rare earths project, Malawi

30th August 2024 A feasibility study on Stage 1 of the development has confirmed a technically low-risk and economically robust project. →

Photo by Lindian Resources
Elevated view of the recovery circuit and tailings thickener

About

Engineering News is a product of Creamer Media.
www.creamermedia.co.za

Other Creamer Media Products include:
Mining Weekly
Research Channel Africa
Polity

Newsletters

Sign up for our FREE daily email newsletter

Receive daily sector news alerts

More

Subscriptions

We offer a variety of subscriptions to our Magazine, Website, PDF Reports and our photo library.

Subscriptions are available via the Creamer Media Store.

View store

Advertise

Advertising on Engineering News is an effective way to build and consolidate a company's profile among clients and prospective clients. Email advertising@creamermedia.co.za

View options

Subscribe