What is considered to be one the world’s highest-grade rare earths mine, Steenkampskraal, in South Africa, has received all the necessary regulatory approvals to complete construction and be in production in 12 to 18 months.
The mine’s infrastructure…
Steenkampskraal mine fully permitted for 2 700 t/y production Read More »
JSE-listed Gemfields earned revenue of $27-million from an emerald auction held in Singapore from November 18 to 21.
The company sold 33 out of 38 lots of high-quality rough emeralds at an average price of $85.26/ct, which the company on Friday said …
Gemfields generates $79m from emerald auctions in 2019 Read More »
Aim-listed Kodal Minerals has been granted two new three-year exploration licences for the Fariedele and Sogola Nord prospects near its Bougouni lithium project, in Mali.
The licences replace the former Madina licence area which was due for a final e…
Kodal awaits enviro approval, granted new Mali exploration licences Read More »
The Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs) has shared details of the first phase of its ethics barometer initiative, finding that the overall “ethical fitness” of 15 participating companies was rated at 73, on a scale of zero to 100. Fifteen orga…
Companies mostly behave ethically, but internal issues persist Read More »
Diversified miner Exxaro Resources and industrial equipment provider Barloworld Equipment (BWE) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to formalise a partnership that will see contractors gain access to mining equipment at competitive …
Exxaro, Barloworld partner to help contractors acquire equipment Read More »
The Ghanaian Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has approved the recommendation for the granting of a ten-year mining lease on Aim-listed GoldStone Resources’ Akrokeri and Homase licences, in Ghana.
The company now awaits the issue of a lease by…
Ghanaian Ministry keen on granting lease for GoldStone’s project Read More »
The 23 MW renewable energy power station built at JSE-listed Gold Fields’ Agnew mine, in Australia, has started operating.
Global distributed energy producer EDL installed the power station that integrates 4 MW photovoltaic solar power with 19 MW of …
Gold Fields marks milestones as its Agnew renewables plant starts operating Read More »
World Diamond Council (WDC) president Stephane Fischler says that although the Kimberley Process (KP) requires a political process, it is in the collective interest of all participants that rough diamonds meet the expectations of the market.
He opene…
If stronger scope is not agreed at KP meeting, reform has ‘failed’, says council Read More »
Environmental and advisory solutions firm SLR Consulting South Africa has invited public comment into the environmental-impact assessment (EIA) for the proposed construction of a new zinc smelter and associated infrastructure at the Gamsberg zinc mine’…
Black Mountain launches enviro assessment exercise for proposed zinc smelter Read More »
Research agency Fitch Solutions Macro Research has created a new set of assumptions on electric vehicle (EV) sales to determine future EV battery metals demand in the US, China and Europe over the coming years.
Using its existing EV forecasts, the re…
China, EU markets to demand most battery metals up to 2028 Read More »
