Potash developer Karnalyte said on Monday that it had received a requisition for a special meeting of shareholders from a group of dissident shareholders, comprising former company directors Peter Matson, Greg Szabo and Mark Zachanowich.
The sharehold…
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Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel is collaborating with the iron-ore major Vale and global trading and investment company Mitsui on providing low carbon dioxide (CO2) iron metallic and iron-making solutions.
Kobe says the direct reduction iron-making tec…
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LSE-listed explorer Panther Metals has acquired additional mining claims, enlarging its Big Bear project area, in the Schreiber-Hemlo greenstone belt of Canada.
The company bought an additional 19 mining claims, which include coverage for the southerl…
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Almost all coal exporters are now looking to cut production quite significantly. Prevailing weak export markets, combined with fixed price take-or-pay rail and port contracts, are combining to ensure losses for almost every tonne mined now. Higher qual…
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The much respected former CEO of Eskom, Ian McRae, died in the early hours of Sunday morning July 12, 2020. He was 90 years old. Born in Germiston on September 24, 1929, Ian Campbell McRae started his career as an apprentice fitter and turner at Eskom….
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Gold and silver mining company Great Panther Mining’s mines in Mexico have returned to stable production, following the lifting of government mandated restrictions on mining, and in Brazil, its Tucano mine has “outperformed” despite the challenges of t…
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Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks foreign mineworkers returning to South Africa, platinum having the highest number of Covid-19 related deaths and government’s hydrogen society roadmap.
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Tim Williams, who until recently was operations chief for Chile project developer Rio2, is joining Marathon Gold as COO with effect from July 13.
Williams is a professional engineer with more than 25 years of experience in mine construction and operat…
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Mining Weekly incorrectly reported on July 7 that ASX-listed Kogi Iron had received a large investment from European funds management company Torridon Investments Research to develop its Agbaja cast steel project, in Nigeria. However, Torridon, which i…
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This week: Covid kills 13 mineworkers, no foreigners back at work; Platinum group metals in pole position to benefit from global decarbonisation thrust; and, Intensive communication playing key role in curbing Covid at South Deep
