Growing awareness around the importance of wetlands is prompting the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to request specialist hydropedological studies from companies applying for water use licences under certain conditions. Hydropedology – the st…
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The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises says State-owned diamond miner Alexkor is in trouble. The committee was on Wednesday briefed by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and Alexkor on progress made in addressing the miner’s governance c…
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Specialty chemicals company Clariant has launched a new centre of excellence in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has also concluded a new partnership, with both of these measures aimed at supporting the growing African mining industry. During a tour of …
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South Africa must continue to leverage its considerable coal resource and must embolden this industry to bolster the economy and engender job creation, Canyon Coal executive chairperson Vuslat Bayoglu said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Coaltrans Southe…
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The benefits of using domestic coal resources to generate affordable electricity in African countries are often overlooked, Lemur Holdings CEO Prince Nyati said on Wednesday. Speaking during a panel discussion at the Coaltrans Southern Africa conferenc…
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Research firm Fitch Solutions Macro Research has revised its 2019 zinc price forecast downwards to an average of $2 500 /t, compared with the previously forecast of $2 600 /t. This revision comes on the back of a steady decline in investor sentiment fe…
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Canada-headquartered B2Gold has reported positive drill results from the Mamba zone, which is located within the Anaconda area about 20 km from its Fekola mine, as well as positive infill drill results from the Fekola mineral resource area and step out…
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Dual-listed Jubilee Metals Group says there continues to be interest from small to medium-sized mining operators that are keen to have their copper material refined at Jubilee’s Sable Refinery, in Zambia. This aligns well with the AltX- and Aim-listed …
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Aim-listed Petra Diamonds achieved a solid operational performance for the financial year ended June 30, generating operating free cash flow of $70.5-million, despite a weaker market, and during the company’s transition from its expansionary capital ex…
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Aim-listed AfriTin Mining has announced a maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee- (Jorc-) compliant measured, indicated and inferred mineral resource estimate of 71.54-million tonnes of ore at a grade of 0.134% tin, for 95 539 t of contained tin, for the …
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