Hexagon buys Canadian mine automation firm HARD-LINE

Digital technology group Hexagon on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Canadian mine automation, remote control and mine production optimisation company HARD-LINE. HARD-LINE specialises in... 

Namibia Ministry renews Deep-South's Haib copper licence

Namibia's Ministry of Mines and Energy has renewed TSX-V-listed Deep-South Resources' Haib copper licence for two years. This follows a lengthy court battle, which in March, ended with the High... 

Hecla cements Yukon position with ATAC buy

NYSE-listed Hecla Mining has cemented its potion in the Yukon with the acquisition of ATAC Resources, a company with properties stretching over 1 830 km2 in Canada’s westernmost territory. Hecla... 

Avalon signs MoU with Metso to advance Ontario's first lithium processing facility

Consistent with its strategy to become a North American vertically integrated lithium producer, Avalon Advanced Materials has  signed a memorandum of understanding to create a strategic partnership... 

Goosen to step down as Bell CEO in December

Leon Goosen will step down as CEO of JSE-listed Bell Equipment, with effect from December 31, to pursue another opportunity. He joined the Bell Equipment board in January 2009 and was the COO from... 

Danish funds invest in Greenland molybdenum developer

Danish investment funds, advised by asset management firm Maj Invest,  have invested C$3-million in Canadian company Greenland Resources. Under the terms of the placement, Greenland Resources will... 

Polymetal expands presence in Kazakhstan

Gold and copper miner Polymetal has increased its interest in the Baksy property, in Kazakhstan, from 7.5% to 75% by exercising its option to buy out one of the project’s shareholders. State-owned... 

NioCorp announces offtake term sheet with Stellantis

Canada-headquartered NioCorp Developments has signed an offtake term sheet with automotive group Stellantis, outlining the framework for a ten-year contract to supply neodymium-praseodymium oxide,... 

Ross Beaty invests in ZincX

Exploration company ZincX Resources on Thursday announced that it had closed a private placement of ten-million shares with mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty, raising gross proceeds of C$1-million.... 

Horizonte cleared to start mining activities at Araguaia

Nickel developer Horizonte Minerals has received a mining approval permit for its 100%-owned Araguaia project, in Brazil, paving the way for mining activities to get under way. “The approval allows... 

Africa’s giant Kibali mine sets course for next decade

Africa’s biggest gold mine, Kibali, stepped up production significantly in the past quarter as part of its planned ramp-up and is well on track to achieve its annual guidance, part owner and... 

Kinross closes $500m offering to refinance notes due 2024

Canada-headquartered miner Kinross Gold has closed its previously announced offering of debt securities, consisting of $500-million aggregate principal amount of 6.250% senior notes due 2033. The... 

Eskom to implement Stages 1 and 3 loadshedding on Wednesday and Thursday

Power utility Eskom will implement Stage 1 loadshedding from 05:00 to 16:00 and Stage 3 loadshedding from 16:00 to midnight on Wednesday and Thursday. Stage 3 loadshedding will also be implemented... 

Red Lake district’s Trillium undergoes name change, welcomes new leadership

Exploration company  Trillium Gold, which owns mineral properties in the Red Lake mining district of northern Ontario, has appointed Dale Ginn as executive chairperson and Nav Dhaliwal as president... 

Probe Gold resumes exploration as Quebec lifts ban

Toronto-listed exploration company Probe Gold will resume drilling on the Novador project this week, after the Quebec provincial government last week lifted the work ban in the area. The ban has... 

Implats says final condition precedent for RBPlat offer fulfilled

Platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) announced on June 30 that the final condition precedent to it offer to acquire Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) had been fulfilled. The... 

Sandfire Resources America chairperson steps down

Copper developer Sandfire Resources America said on Friday that Matthew Fitzgerald would step down as chairperson of its board on September 30. This is in conjunction with his resignation as CFO... 

Nova to acquire royalty on Newmont’s Saddle North

TSX-V-listed Nova Royalty has announced it will acquire an existing 0.25% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on the Tatogga property, which contains Newmont Gold’s Saddle North copper/gold/silver... 

TRP grants Implats a compliance certificate for RBPlat offer

The Takeover Regulation Panel (TRP) has granted platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) a compliance certificate in relation to its buyout offer for Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat).... 

JUWI South Africa now has 400 MW of EPC projects under way in the mining sector

Solar, wind and hybrid project developer, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and operations and maintenance company JUWI South Africa now has 400 MW of EPC projects in advanced stages... 

Akobo appoints new mining operations head

Scandinavia-based Akobo Minerals, which holds gold exploration assets in Ethiopia, has appointed Helge Rushfeldt as head of its mining operations, with effect from July 1. With more than 20 years'... 

Sage Potash forms US lithium subsidiary

TSX-V-listed Sage Potash has announced the formation of a US subsidiary, Sage Lithium, which will operate as a standalone unit exploring mineral leases for lithium and other soluble saline... 

Kinross announces $500m unsecured notes offering

Canada-based Kinross Gold has priced an offering of debt securities consisting of $500-million aggregate principal amount of 6.250% senior notes due 2033. The notes will be senior unsecured... 

Manenzhe to stay on as RBPlat interim CFO until December 31

As a result of the ongoing mandatory buyout offer by Impala Platinum (Implats), Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) has extended interim CFO Rotshidzwa Manenzhe's appointment to December 31. Her... 

Third-quarter European benchmark ferrochrome price set at $1.51/lb – Merafe

Ferrochrome producer Merafe Resources says the European benchmark ferrochrome price for the third quarter of 2023 has been set at $1.51/lb. That is 12.2% lower than the $1.72/lb price set for the... 

ICMM members commit to improving diversity, equity and inclusion in the mining industry

Members of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) have made a collective commitment to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the mining and metals industry and positively... 

Kavango secures option over Zimbabwe gold project

Southern Africa-focussed metals exploration company Kavango Resources has signed an exclusive two-year option to acquire a producing gold exploration project in southern Zimbabwe. The Nara project... 

AngloGold to add wind, solar capacity at Tropicana mine

Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has entered into an agreement with Pacific Energy to build one of the largest renewable energy projects in Australia’s natural resource sector, and to integrate it into... 

ARM's investor relations exec to step down

Jongisa Magagula will step down as African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) investor relations and new business development executive director, with effect from July 31. “I would like to express our... 

Andrada pleased with higher first-quarter production, lower costs

London-listed technology metals mining company Andrada Mining increased the tin concentrate production at its Uis mine, in Namibia, by 50% year-on-year to 359 t for the quarter ended June 30 – the... 

Implats lifts RBPlat stake to 56.3%

Platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) has concluded agreements to acquire a further 547 346 shares in Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat). Those shares represent about 0.19% of... 

Serra Verde starts commissioning Brazil rare earths mine

Serra Verde, the developer of an integrated rare earth element (REE) mining and processing operation in Brazil, has begun commissioning the first phase of operations at its Pela Ema deposit, paving... 

New TSM protocol to change the face of Canada’s mining sector

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) on Thursday published a new Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) protocol, focused on improving performance in the areas of equity, diversity and inclusion... 

Recipients of next round of MICA projects announced

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Thursday announced a further C$15-million investment in innovative mining solutions to equip the mining sector to be a major... 

Teck’s Trail awarded Zinc Mark

Canadian miner Teck Resources’ Trail Operations, in southern British Columbia, has become the first stand-alone zinc processing site globally to receive the Zinc Mark. This was achieved using the... 

NextSource's Molo mine produces first SuperFlake graphite concentrate

TSX-listed NextSource Materials has produced its first SuperFlake graphite concentrate at the Molo mine, in Madagascar. The first tonne of production comprises +48 mesh jumbo size, or SuperFlake,... 

Implats raises stake in RBPlat to 56.18%

Platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) has concluded agreements to acquire a further 223 000 shares in Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat). The shares represent about 0.08% of RBPlat's... 

Nevada Lithium closes Boekhoorn-led financing

Mineral exploration and development company Nevada Lithium has welcomed Dutch entrepreneur and investor Marcel Boekhoorn as a strategic investor, following an investment by his company SF... 

Harmony confident of meeting full-year production, cost targets

Gold and copper mining and exploration company Harmony Gold is on track to meet its production and cost guidance for the financial year ending June 30, as well as surpassing its guidance on... 

Marimaca secures C$20m from Mitsubishi for Chile copper project

Toronto-listed Marimaca Copper has secured a C$20-million equity investment by Mitsubishi, the proceeds of which will be used to advance and accelerate the development of its copper project in...