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.

AfDB approves R2.2bn loan to DBSA

20th December 2022 Development finance institution (DFI) the African Development Bank (AfDB) group has approved a R2.2-billion line of credit to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to expand its portfolio with strategic projects in energy, infrastructure and communications technology in the Southern... →

Climate change effects weighing heavier on African citizens – EIB

20th December 2022 An Africa edition of the '2022 Climate Survey' conducted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) has found that 88% of African respondents believe climate change is already affecting their everyday life, while 61% believe that climate change and environmental damage have affected their income or... →

Ur-Energy expands triuranium octoxide delivery to 600 000 lb/y

20th December 2022 Uranium miner Ur-Energy has expanded the quantity of product to be delivered under a sales agreement concluded in August to 600 000 lb/y of triuranium octoxide, plus or minus a small optional flex, starting in 2024. The original agreement was for 400 000 lb/y of triuranium octoxide. →

High flow, record grade lithium found during Tolillar exploration – Alpha Lithium

20th December 2022 Lithium developer Alpha Lithium reports it has found record-grade lithium concentrations and significant flowrates from the latest production well – WBALT15, which was recently drilled within the Tolillar Salar, in Argentina. Test results from WBALT15 – which, like the majority of wells drilled... →

Tirupati says will not take on external debt as a result of Suni Resources deal

19th December 2022 Specialist graphite and graphene company Tirupati Graphite has clarified that it will not be taking on any external debt with its A$12.5-million acquisition from Battery Minerals (BM) of 100% of the issued share capital of BM Mozambique subsidiary Suni Resources. Tirupati, in August 2021, entered... →

Manono tailings amenable to low-cost, simple mining – Tantalex

19th December 2022 Canadian junior explorer Tantalex Lithium Resources has declared a maiden mineral resource estimate of 5.46-million tonnes of lithium oxide at a grade of 0.72% in the measured and indicated category for its majority-owned Manono lithium tailings project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The... →

Metso Outotec to provide soda pressure leaching technology for Keliber refinery

19th December 2022 Diversified metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater’s lithium mining subsidiary Keliber has partnered with technologies, services and solutions company Metso Outotec to provide its sustainable soda pressure leaching technology for Keliber’s lithium hydroxide refinery, which will be built in Kokkola,... →

Kropz CEO, COO agree to stay on until successors appointed

19th December 2022 Emerging African phosphate producer and developer Kropz reports that outgoing CEO Mark Summers and COO Michelle Lawrence have agreed to remain in their positions until the company concludes a recruitment process for their successors. Summers, who announced his resignation on July 20, and Lawrence... →

Metallurgical tests point to reduced energy costs for Hallcreek rare earths project

19th December 2022 ASX-listed explorer American Rare Earths reports that the results of recent metallurgical tests on its Halleck Creek rare earths project, in Albany County, Wyoming, in the US, indicate the possibility to establish a potentially low-cost mining and processing operation using conventional... →

Ero Copper doubles credit facility to $150m

19th December 2022 TSX- and NYSE-listed copper producer Ero Copper has amended its existing senior secured revolving credit facility from $75-million to $150-million and extended the maturity thereof from March 2025 to December 2026. The amended credit facility, expected to close by December 23, will bear interest... →

Harmony finalises Eva Copper acquisition

15th December 2022 JSE-listed gold miner Harmony Gold reports that its acquisition of the Eva Copper project from Copper Mountain Mining Corporation, has been finalised, with the R3-billion ($170-million) payment due to be made before the end of the week using cash and available revolving credit facilities. The... →

US announces $1bn investment package to accelerate African innovation

15th December 2022 The US White House’s Prosper Africa initiative the US-Africa Business Forum’s Deal Room announced on December 14 a package of investments totalling $1-billion over the next five years, to boost African exports and infrastructure and mobilise private investment to accelerate African innovation.... →

Partnership formed to use Boliden’s low-carbon copper in ABB’s electric motors

15th December 2022 Engineering company ABB is partnering with Swedish mining and smelting company Boliden to use low-carbon copper in the production of its electromagnetic stirring (EMS) equipment and high-efficiency electric motors. The aim of the partnership – to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions while driving the... →

AfDB, WWF launch biodiversity report

14th December 2022 The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have launched a regional report on the performance of African countries under the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 – 2020. The report highlights the important role that multilateral development banks can play in... →

AMEA Power to build 120 MW solar PV plant near Klerksdorp

14th December 2022 Renewable energy company AMEA Power has been selected as a preferred bidder under Bid Window (BW) 6 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The company submitted a bid to build a 120 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project, the Doornhoek PV project, in... →

Johannesburg-based high-purity manganese sulphate demo plant progressing – Giyani

14th December 2022 Manganese project developer Giyani Metals Corporation reports that the construction of its demonstration plant in the north-west of Johannesburg, in South Africa, is progressing, with engineering currently 85% complete and procurement 40% complete. The demonstration plant will be capable of... →

Half of newly announced Maatla orders completed, deliveries under way

14th December 2022 Paramount Land Systems, a subsidiary of aerospace and defence group Paramount, reports that 50% of the newly announced Maatla 4x4 light-protected vehicle (LPV) contracts have already been completed with deliveries underway to customer countries. The new multirole Maatla – meaning power in... →

Paramount Land Systems' Maatla light protected vehicle

LBMA launches second version of Global Precious Metal Code

14th December 2022 The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) has launched the second version of its Global Precious Metal Code, which sets out the minimum standards and best practice expected from market participants in the precious metals market. This year, the Global Precious Metal Code Working Group reviewed... →

Diversification of critical minerals supply chain key to sustainability of energy transition – Pensana

12th December 2022 The UK needs to establish independent, sustainable and resilient supply chains to diversify its sourcing of critical minerals and reduce dependence on such minerals being sourced from China, said UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre chairperson Paul Atherley, who is also chairperson of magnet... →

Caracal’s Kilimapesa secures $3m financing

12th December 2022 East Africa-focused gold producer Caracal Gold’s 100%-owned Kenyan operating subsidiary Kilimapesa Gold has secured non-dilutive financing of $3-million through a prepaid gold purchase agreement with Philoro Global Trading. This follows the securing of an initial $10.5-million conditional... →

Oriole defines maiden Bakassi Zone 1 resource estimate of 305 000 oz at 2.19 g/t

12th December 2022 West Africa-focussed gold explorer Oriole Resources reports that its Cameroon-based 90%-owned Bibemi orogenic gold project’s Bakassi Zone 1 has been delineated with a maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee- (Jorc-) compliant inferred gold resource of 305 000 oz, grading at 2.19 g/t. Bakassi Zone 1... →

Initial drilling at Ziatoyah provides Hamak Gold with encouraging results

12th December 2022 Liberia-focused gold explorer Hamak Gold reports “encouraging” results from its maiden three-hole diamond drilling programme at the Ziatoyah prospect at the company’s 100%-held Nimba permit, in Liberia. Results for the initial three diamond drill holes drilled on an extensive gold-in-soil... →

Walkabout’s Lindi Jumbo project passes independent environmental audit

12th December 2022 Walkabout Resources’ Tanzania-based Lindi Jumbo graphite mine has passed an independent environmental audit by a registered environmental firm NAK – the first to take place since the commencement of construction activities. Under the environmental approvals obtained for construction of the mine,... →

South African economy slowly recovering post-pandemic – TIPS

9th December 2022 The latest Real Economy Bulletin (REB), published by economic research institution Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) on December 8, points to an upswing in South Africa’s economy and its trade and investment performance, with gross domestic product (GDP) exceeding pre-Covid-19 levels... →

AfriTin buoyed by exploration of Namibia licence ML133

9th December 2022 Tin miner AfriTin Mining is progressing with exploration of mining licence ML133, located about 35 km south-east of the company’s Uis mine in Namibia, having found thus far 13 m of mineralisation grading at 1.93% lithium oxide, 0.10% tin and 36 parts per million (ppm) of tantalum in sample T78.... →

Solar-supported South Deep consolidates future-mine strategy

9th December 2022 South Deep, Gold Fields’ Westonaria-based flagship gold mine, is entering the final stage of a four-part strategic journey it embarked on in 2017 to stabilise the operation, improve sustainability and longevity, reduce operational costs, improve efficiencies and ensure it meets the criteria to be... →

Solar-supported South Deep consolidates future-mine strategy

9th December 2022 South Deep, Gold Fields’ Westonaria-based flagship gold mine, is entering the final stage of a four-part strategic journey it embarked on in 2017 to stabilise the operation, improve sustainability and longevity, reduce operational costs, improve efficiencies and ensure it meets the criteria to be... →

TFR to increase emerging manganese miners’ rail allocation to 4Mt/y

6th December 2022 State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) says it is easing the requirements for emerging manganese miners to transport their ore and products to the ports of Gqeberha and Saldanha, starting with new contracting and capacity allocation processes in an effort to avail capacity allocation. With a... →

Partnership formed for circular, recycled battery materials

6th December 2022 Recycling technology and supply chain platform ACE Green Recycling (ACE) and diversified miner Glencore have entered into a long-term supply agreement for recycled lead, as well as key battery metal based end products from recycled lithium-ion batteries. This strategic partnership will help... →

Edenville places shares to raise £400 000 to deal with capital constraints

6th December 2022 Aim-listed energy company Edenville Energy has issued 5.71-million shares in an effort to raise £400 000 that it will use to provide additional working capital, to settle outstanding creditors and provide sufficient funds to meet any unexpected adverse judgement as a result of a legal claim. The... →

Energy crisis driving an acceleration in renewables installations – IEA

6th December 2022 The global energy crisis is driving an unprecedented acceleration in the installation of renewable power, with total capacity growth worldwide set to almost double in the next five years to reach 2 400 GW by 2027, according to the ‘Renewables 2022’ report published by the International Energy... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Donna Slater
The International Energy Agency’s renewables growth forecast is 30% higher than the amount of growth that was forecast just a year ago

RBPlat clarifies independent expert findings following Northam TRP complaint

2nd December 2022 Northam Platinum has submitted a complaint to the Takeover Regulation Panel (TRP) in terms of Section 168(1)(a) of the Companies Act in response to RBPlat’s independent expert finding that Implats’ offer to acquire all outstanding shares in RBPlat that it does not already own, is fair and... →

Tsodilo launches online landing pages to update market on Xaudum licence litigation

2nd December 2022 As a result of “overwhelming” interest in diamond and metals explorer Tsodilo Resources’ legal action against the Botswana Ministry of Minerals & Energy (MME), the former has established landing pages on its website that it says are regularly updated to include all records related to the... →

Thungela, Inyosi Coal share swap a ‘great’ empowerment deal – Balfour

2nd December 2022 A successful R1-billion transaction on November 24, in which Anglo Coal’s black economic empowerment partner Inyosi Coal acquired shares in JSE-listed Thungela Resources, is being labelled a “great achievement” in terms of black economic empowerment, according to Inyosi chairperson Yoliswa... →

Horizonte Minerals awards long-term port agreements for Araguaia project

1st December 2022 Aim- and TSX-listed nickel project developer Horizonte Minerals has entered into two long-term port agreements, securing access for the import of required raw materials and the export of final ferronickel product, for its 100%-owned Araguaia nickel project, in Brazil. The contracts have been... →

Kropz draws down first R307.5m of R550m ARC fund loan

1st December 2022 Aim-listed emerging African phosphate producer and developer Kropz made its first drawdown request under the new R550-million convertible equity facility from the company's largest shareholder African Rainbow Capital (ARC) Fund, on December 1. The first drawdown is for R307.5-million, comprising... →

Several PMI indices increase in November – Absa

1st December 2022 Financial services provider Absa’s seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has risen firmly to 52.6 points in November, placing it back into expansionary terrain, suggesting that the manufacturing sector could experience another slight expansion in the fourth quarter.  The rise to... →

Karo Mining’s $50m VFSX bond extended after strong demand

1st December 2022 Karo Mining, an 85%-owned subsidiary of JSE- and LSE-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome co-producer Tharisa, reports that the subscription closing date to raise $50-million by way of introduction on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFSX) has been extended. Karo Mining has received... →

Canadian govt approves the enviro assessment of Generation PGM’s Marathon mine

1st December 2022 The Canadian government has approved the environmental assessment of TSX-listed Generation PGM’s Marathon palladium/copper project. Generation will now proceed with obtaining any additional authorisations and permits from federal departments, including an approval from Fisheries and Oceans... →

Autonomous UV-C disinfectant robot launched in SA

30th November 2022 Automation, electrical components and inspection systems company Omron has partnered with medical equipment supplier Mamello Clinical Solutions to launch an autonomous mobile disinfectant device in South Africa – the Hero21. Manufactured by Germany-based medical device company ICA Health, the... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Donna Slater
The Hero21

Amplats progressing with Hydrogen Valley value addition

29th November 2022 The Hydrogen Valley project has helped platinum group metals miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) map out a blueprint for the ‘art of the possible’ for green hydrogen to develop and scale up in South Africa, Amplats market development principal Fahmida Smith has noted. The Hydrogen Valley... →

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