Nifty partnership for Cyprium and Glencore

ASX-listed Cyprium Metals on Friday announced a commercial strategic partnership with commodities major Glencore to accelerate the resumption of copper production from the Nifty mine near Port... 

South Africa at risk of missing its 2030 decarbonisation target

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the findings of a report, released by the Presidential Climate Commission, warning that South Africa may not meet its 2030 decarbonisation target;... 

Marco Sutter

This week we profile Marco Sutter, MD of Bühler Southern Africa, which builds processing equipment for the mining, food and beverage, and manufacturing industries 

Sibanye says US operation recovering from cyberattack impact

Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater confirmed on July 25 that the Columbus metallurgical complex at its US platinum group metals operations has experienced some... 

Star-Orion South diamond resource estimate upgraded

The Orion South Diamond project has a mineral resource estimate, TSX-listed Star Diamonds announced on Wednesday. The company bolstered the indicated mineral resource by 22% to 34.8-million carats... 

New Gold reports Rainy River fatality

Canadian miner New Gold said on Wednesday that it had suspended operations at its Rainy River mine, after an employee died. The TSX- and NYSE American-listed company explained that the worker was... 

Golden Shield and Tucano Gold to join forces

Canadian company Golden Shield has announced the proposed acquisition of private company Tucano Gold, expanding its gold holdings in Brazil. The proposed transaction will provide Golden Shield... 

IOC restarts ops as fire evacuation order is lifted

The Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) has begun the process of restarting operations in Labrador City, Quebec. This comes as provincial authorities on Monday lifted an evacuation order for the town... 

Reward sharpens focus on Carnarvon project and technology

Sulphate of potash (SOP) exploration and development company Reward Minerals will focus its activities and funding towards the advancement of the Carnarvon potash project (CPP), in Western... 

Diatreme’s offer for Metallica extended

Mineral sands miner Diatreme has extended its offer period for Metallica Minerals to August 6. In terms of the off-market takeover offer, Metallica shareholders will receive 1.2219 ordinary shares... 

Macro acquires noncore manganese assets from Firebird

ASX-listed Macro metals on Tuesday announced an agreement to acquire an 80% interest in three manganese projects in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia. The company entered into an... 

Usmar appointed Vale Base Metals CEO

Shaun Usmar, an international mining executive with more than 30 years’ experience, has been appointed CEO of Vale Base Metals (VBM). Usmar, a past Barrick Gold CFO and former Xstrata executive,... 

OceanaGold initiates share buyback programme

Toronto-listed OceanaGold has announced the launch of a share buyback programme following approval from the TSX. This initiative allows OceanaGold to repurchase up to 35.5-million common shares... 

IsoEnergy sells Argentina portfolio

Toronto-listed IsoEnergy has sold its Laguna Salada project, in Argentina, as the company maintains a focus on near-term production opportunities in the US and ongoing exploration work in Canada... 

Cornish sells Canada royalties to Elemental Altus

UK-focused Cornish Metals has announced the sale of its royalty interests in the Mactung and Cantung tungsten project, in northern Canada, to Elemental Altus Royalties for $4.5-million. The sale... 

BHP’s Canada potash mine reaches halfway mark

Diversified mining company BHP’s Jansen potash project has reached a pivotal milestone with construction surpassing the 50% completion mark for Stage 1, with Stage 2 also under way. The project,... 

Askari secures A$850 000 funding package to advance its Tanzanian uranium strategy

Southern African exploration company Askari Metals has secured an A$850 000 funding package, comprised of redeemable notes with professional and sophisticated investors, to "aggressively pursue"... 

Deep Yellow appoints new CFO

ASX-listed uranium project developer Deep Yellow has appointed experienced mining finance executive Craig Barnes to succeed Mark Pitts as CFO, with effect from August 1. Barnes is a Chartered... 

Artemis removes nonessential workers from Blackwater

TSX-V-listed Artemis Gold has removed all nonessential staff and contractors from its Blackwater mine site in central British Columbia. This follows a wildfire evacuation order that was issued... 

URA reports improved recovery rate at Gravelotte; readies for first trial emerald sale

London-listed gemstone miner URA Holdings will hold its first trial emerald sale for gemstones recovered from its Gravelotte mine, in South Africa, later this year. The company reports in an update... 

Karora shareholders approve Westgold transaction

Shareholders in Karora Resources have overwhelmingly approved the merger with Westgold, which is now set to complete the transaction over the coming weeks. At the Karora meeting on Friday, 99% of... 

EOH names new CFO

Information and Communications Technology company EOH has announced that Ashona Kooblall has been appointed executive director and group CFO, with effect from Jully 22. Kooblall will succeed... 

Economic growth a top priority for GNU

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the key themes of interest to business raised during President Cyril Ramaphosa's Opening of Parliament speech; the ongoing and new reforms that... 

Citizens can help find solutions to South Africa’s deteriorating water quality

Citizen science, where the public collects and analyses scientific data, can contribute to monitoring and testing of water quality in South Africa, delegates at the third yearly IIE MSA Water... 

Weartech

Founded in 1984, Weartech has established a highly-respected reputation as a trusted specialist supplier of welding, thermal spray and other speciality products.  Weartech offers a comprehensive... 

Jacques van Tonder

This week we profile Jacques van Tonder, executive director and COO of mining company Vedanta Zinc International  

Student teams take top prize in 2024 Xylem Global Student Innovation Challenge

More than 4 400 student innovators from 150 countries have proposed new solutions to water and sustainability threats in this year’s Xylem Global Student Innovation Challenge. Teams from the... 

AfDB approves R18.85bn loan for Transnet's business recovery plan

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved an R18.85-billion, or $1-billion, corporate loan to South Africa's State-owned freight transport and logistics group Transnet for its recovery... 

$21m investment incentive for Arizona’s Prairie project

Lithium project developer Arizona Lithium has been approved for up to $21.6-million in investment incentives from Saskatchewan, Canada. The province has approved transferable royalty credits under... 

Evolution reports strong June quarter results

Gold company Evolution Mining has started the 2025 financial year with impressive momentum, bolstered by a robust performance in the June quarter. The gold miner achieved multiple operational... 

Quantum Graphite receives $300m Exim funding offer

Graphite producer Quantum Graphite has potentially secured $300-million in funding from the Export–Import Bank of the United States (Exim) for a project that will support an end-to-end supply chain... 

DFS demonstrates robustness of Centamin's Doropo project

The results of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) on London- and Toronto-listed gold miner Centamin's Doropo project, in Côte d'Ivoire, has demonstrated that it is a robust project that meets the... 

Florida Canyon sells Mexican mines to Heliostar

Canada-based junior producer Florida Canyon on Wednesday announced a binding agreement to sell its Mexican business unit to Heliostar Metals. The assets include Florida’s interests in the San... 

URA adds another emerald project to its portfolio

London-listed URA holdings, which owns and operates the Gravelotte emerald mine in Limpopo, South Africa, has acquired a majority interest in Prasinus Exploration, the owner of the Curlew emerald... 

Engie starts construction on 75 MW Grootspruit solar PV plant

Independent power producer Engie has broken ground on the construction of the 75 MW Grootspruit solar PV power plant, which is being built and will be operated in partnership with Pele Green... 

Foran upsizes placement to C$360m

Foran Mining, which this week approved the C$604-million construction of a new mine in Saskatchewan, has upsized its proposed brokered placement to C$360-million. The TSX-listed company will... 

Evolution searching for new CEO to advance Tanzania graphite project

ASX-listed Evolution Energy Minerals CEO Phil Hoskins has resigned and will leave the company by no later than October, it was announced on Tuesday. Evolution has started a process to identify a... 

Clara completes Ashford coking coal buy

ASX-listed Clara Resources on Wednesday announced the completion of the Renison Coal acquisition and is now the sole owner of the Ashford coking coal project, in New South Wales. Clara bought the... 

Aris on track to meet guidance, expansion projects progress

Toronto- and New York-listed Aris Mining expects to achieve the lower-end of its full-year production guidance of 220 000 oz to 240 000 oz, having produced just short of 100 000 oz in the first six... 

Star Diamond dusts off Buffalo Hills file

Toronto-listed Star Diamonds has announced it will buy the remaining 50% stake in the Buffalo Hills project, in Alberta, gaining full ownership of the asset. Early last year, Star dusted off the...