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South32 reports strong manganese and coking coal performance

By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th October 2018 Diversified miner South32 on Thursday reported a record quarter at its Australian manganese operations, while metallurgical coal production was up 39% on the previous quarter. “Annual production guidance is maintained for all our operations, with Australia manganese achieving another quarterly... ?

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South32 reports strong manganese and coking coal performance
South32 CEO Graham Kerr

Strongbow unveils financing deal, still aiming for 2018 London listing

By: Mariaan Webb 17th October 2018 Strongbow Exploration, the company that is seeking to revive the South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall, south-west England, is still targeting a listing on London’s Aim exchange this year, president and CEO Richard Williams said on Wednesday, while announcing a financing and offtake agreement with... ?



Strongbow unveils financing deal, still aiming for 2018 London listing
Buildings at the South Crofty tine mine that closed in 1998.
Hudbay investor is said to seek changes to miner's board

By: Bloomberg 17th October 2018 An investor in Hudbay Minerals wants to meet with the Toronto miner to discuss replacing members of its board, as well as to seek assurances it won’t pursue acquisitions or joint venture without consulting shareholders, according to a person familiar with the matter. Waterton Global Resource... ?



Chilean gov't to seek international arbitration over Albemarle contract

By: Reuters 17th October 2018 The Chilean government said on Wednesday it would seek international arbitration over what it alleged was the failure of lithium miner Albemarle Corp to adhere to the terms of a contract drawn up in 2016. The State development agency Corfo said Albemarle had failed to reply to an agreement to... ?



Alcoa jumps on profit surprise, first share buyback since split

By: Bloomberg 18th October 2018 Alcoa reported third-quarter earnings that were double estimates and announced its first share buyback in more than a decade in a sign that the top US aluminum producer is weathering the trade war. Shares jumped 4.8% at 5:05 p.m. in New York as the company said it would buy $200-million of its... ?



Iamgold invests in blockchain-based gold system

By: Creamer Media Reporter 18th October 2018 Gold miner Iamgold has joined fellow gold miner Yamana Gold and other partners, including Sprott and Valcambi, in investing in technology company Emergent Technology Holdings (EmTech), which uses blockchain technology to track the provenance of responsibly sourced gold. EmTech's Responsible... ?



Freeport gives technical and financial muscle to Solaris’ early stage Chile project

By: Mariaan Webb 18th October 2018 Base metals junior Solaris Copper, which was recently spun out of Equinox Gold, reported on Thursday that US miner Freeport McMoRan would earn up to 80% in its early stage Ricardo property, in Chile. Freeport would be required to incur gross expenditures of $130-million or $30-million plus the... ?



Endeavour moves forward Ity gold pour

By: Mariaan Webb 17th October 2018 The Ity carbon-in-leach (CIL) gold project that Endeavour Mining’s in-house team is building in Côte d'Ivoire is tracking two months ahead of schedule and will pour its first gold at the beginning of the March 2019 quarter, rather than mid-year, the Canadian firm reported on Wednesday. In a... ?



Endeavour moves forward Ity gold pour

The process plant construction is more than 70% complete, tracking ahead of schedule.

Asanko tracking top end of H2 guidance

By: Mariaan Webb 17th October 2018 Mining operations at the Asanko Gold Mine (AGM) are ahead of plan, standing the Ghana joint venture (JV) operation in good stead to meet its full-year production guidance of 200 000 oz to 220 000 oz. The mine – a 50:50 JV between Asanko Gold and Gold Fields – produced a record 61 599 oz in the... ?



Hochschild ups production target

By: Creamer Media Reporter 17th October 2018 London-listed Hochschild has raised its production target from 38-million ounces to 38.5-million ounces of silver equivalent, following a record nine-month performance. The miner, which operates three mines in Peru and one in Argentina, reported attributable nine-month production of 29.5-million... ?



Perseus on track for full-year production

By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th October 2018 Dual listed gold miner Perseus Mining is on track to achieve its full year production targets after another strong quarter in the three months to September. The ASX- and TSX-listed company produced 72 477 oz of gold in the quarter under review, compared with the 83 881 oz produced in the June... ?



Wallbridge adds Excellon's Beschefer to its growth pipeline

By: Mariaan Webb 17th October 2018 TSX-listed Wallbridge Mining has entered into an option agreement to acquire an advanced gold exploration project near its flagship Fenelon gold property. The company announced on Wednesday that it had entered into an option agreement to acquire the Beschefer property from fellow-listed Excellon... ?



Acacia Mining says another employee arrested by Tanzania anti-corruption body

By: Reuters 17th October 2018 Acacia Mining said on Wednesday an employee and a former employee were detained by Tanzania's anticorruption authority, a week after the gold miner said another staffer had been released on bail after being charged with corruption. Tanzania's anti-corruption authority was quoted by local media as... ?



Pacton mulling milling options

By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th October 2018 ASX-listed junior Artemis Resources has entered into a strategic processing alliance with TSX-V listed Pacton Gold, leveraging opportunities at Artemis’ Radio Hill operations, in Western Australia. Pacton told shareholders on Thursday that the Radio Hill processing facility provided the... ?



Glencore chair Tony Hayward latest to drop out of Saudi conference

By: Reuters 17th October 2018 Glencore said its chairman Tony Hayward will no longer be attending the Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi Arabia, confirming a report in the Financial Times. He is the latest top executive to pull out of next week's high profile conference, amid widespread concern about the fate... ?



Euro Manganese reveals site of Czech manganese process plant

By: Creamer Media Reporter 18th October 2018 Canadian junior Euro Manganese (EMM) has secured the right to a parcel of industrial zoned land adjacent to the Chvaletice manganese tailings project, where the company plans to build its high-purity manganese processing facility. The 19.94 ha land will be acquired through EP Chvaletice (EPCS),... ?



Xanadu achieves dual-listed status

By: Creamer Media Reporter 18th October 2018 Mongolia-focused Xanadu Mines will list on the TSX on Thursday, as part of the company’s efforts to develop a broader awareness of its porphyry copper/gold discovery in Mongolia’s south Gobi. ?



Motsoaledi calls on mining industry to provide healthy working environment

By: Simone Liedtke 18th October 2018 It is estimated that more than one-million former mineworkers, who are in need of medical assessments and treatments, are without access to health services, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi told delegates at the Mine Health and Safety Summit, held in Benoni, on Thursday. He said that, with the... ?



Scotgold provides planning update, French unit be liquidated

By: Mariaan Webb 18th October 2018 Aim-listed Scotgold on Thursday expressed its hope that the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Planning Authority (NPA) would soon announce a formal decision on the Cononish gold and silver project. The company said that it had worked with the NPA to secure all the necessary agreements... ?



Alibaba’s Jack Ma to speak at Ramaphosa’s Investment Conference dinner

By: Terence Creamer 18th October 2018 Chinese tech sensation Jack Ma will deliver the keynote speech at a dinner to be hosted by President Cyril Ramaphosa on October 26 as part of the inaugural South Africa Investment Conference. The conference will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Gauteng, from October 25 to 27, in... ?



Alibaba’s Jack Ma to speak at Ramaphosa’s Investment Conference dinner
Jack Ma
Shanta revises FY18 production guidance lower

By: Creamer Media Reporter 18th October 2018 Aim-listed Shanta Gold has revised its production guidance for the full-year to about 80 000 oz of gold, compared with the previously targeted 82 000 oz to 88 000 oz, as a result of lower-than-expected mine grades, which have impact on production and increased the per unit cost. The gold miner,... ?



August mining production down 9.1% y/y

By: Creamer Media Reporter 18th October 2018 South Africa’s mining production decreased by 9.1% year-on-year in August, Statistics South Africa reported on Thursday. The decrease was driven by lower output in the iron-ore, gold and platinum group metals (PGMs) sectors. ?



Highland ups Sept quarter production

By: Mariaan Webb 18th October 2018 Aim-listed Highland Gold, which operates the Mnogovershinnoye (MNV), Novoshirokinskoye (Novo) and Belaya Gora mines in Russia, boosted its September quarter output by 4.4% year-on-year to 74 826 oz of gold and gold equivalent. Its nine-month output came to 203 747 oz and the company reported on... ?



Getting Africa fit for the future requires good governance – Africa Forum

By: Marleny Arnoldi 18th October 2018 Law firm Hogan Lovells Africa head and partner Andrew Skipper on Thursday opened the firm’s Africa Forum conference by stating that, in Africa, there is a combination of optimism and scepticism, but stressed that the available opportunities were enormous. “Currency, corruption and certainty need... ?



Getting Africa fit for the future requires good governance – Africa Forum
Business Leadership South Africa CEO Bonang Mohale
Synfuels, manganese production train and Morila mine make headlines

18th October 2018 This week Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer unpacks South Africa’s synfuels know-how, Transnet’s manganese production train and Morila mine’s agribusiness conversion. ?



Synfuels, manganese production train and Morila mine make headlines
Increased urgency to improve mine health, safety – Mantashe

By: Simone Liedtke 18th October 2018 The increase in mining fatalities in South Africa’s mining sector over the past two years has increased the urgency of improving health and safety in the sector, Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday. Speaking at the opening of the Mine Health and Safety Summit, in Benoni, he... ?



Increased urgency to improve mine health, safety – Mantashe
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Resources Watch

18th October 2018 Plea for government to awaken to massive economic potential of mining and, Chinese delegation to witness proudly South African logging system ?



Resources Watch
South African slump batters smaller neighbours protecting rand peg

By: Bloomberg 18th October 2018 South Africans aren’t the only ones struggling through the country’s economic slump. The fortunes of Lesotho, Namibia, and eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, are beholden to developments in their larger neighbor with their exchange rates pegged to the rand, the worst-performing major currency... ?



Alkane reconsiders Peak Hill

By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th October 2018 ASX-listed Alkane Resources is considering the development of an underground operation at its Peak Hill gold mine, some 15 km from its Tomingley gold project, in New South Wales. The junior company said on Thursday said that an inferred mineral resource of 1.02-million tonnes, grading 3.29 g/t... ?



Zambia's finance minister says new mining taxes will not hit operations

By: Reuters 18th October 2018 Mining companies operating in Zambia will still meet their operational costs even after the government imposes higher taxes in Africa's No.2 copper producer, its finance minister said on Wednesday. Zambia plans to introduce new mining duties, replace Value Added Tax with sales tax and increase... ?



Sales and production soar at Woodside

By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th October 2018 Australia’s Woodside Petroleum has seen an increase in both production and sales revenues for the third quarter, as its Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project continued to contribute strongly to operations. “Production at Wheatstone LNG continued ahead of plan, underpinning a 13.8% rise... ?




Falling grades bring down Mt Cattlin production - Galaxy

By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th October 2018 Lithium miner Galaxy Resources has seen a 35% fall in production during the September quarter, as grades at the Mt Cattlin operation, in Western Australia, declined. Lithium concentrate production during the third quarter reached 31 156 t, down from the 47 901 t produced in the previous quarter. ?



Volt granted graphite mining licence in Tanzania

By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th October 2018 ASX-listed Volt Resources has been granted two mining licences covering the Stage 1 and Stage 2 developments of its Bunyu graphite project, in Tanzania. The Stage 1 development is based on a mining and processing plant throughput rate of 40 000 t/y of ore to produce on average 23 700 t/y of... ?



Santos revenue jumps on higher oil price, volume growth

By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th October 2018 Oil and gas major Santos has reported a 6% increase in production during the third quarter ended September, while sales revenue increased by 10%. “Santos’ third-quarter results serve to highlight the benefits of a cash generative core asset portfolio and our low-cost, disciplined operating... ?



Kwale expansion delivering results for Base

By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th October 2018 Minerals sands miner Base Resources has reported a 35% increase in mined tonnes during the three months to September, following the successful implementation of the Kwale Phase 2 mine optimisation project, at its operation in Kenya. The Kwale project produced a record 25 125 t of rutile and 9 683... ?



Vital pulls the plug on Bouli

By: Esmarie Iannucci 18th October 2018 ASX-listed Vital Metals on Thursday announced its withdrawal from an earn-in agreement into the Bouli gold project, in Niger, citing concerns over the ‘geopolitical situation’ in the region. Vital in July this year announced that it would proceed with A$5-million earn-in over a two-year period,... ?



Keep coal’s current share of the energy mix, says NUM

By: Kim Cloete 18th October 2018 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called for coal to be retained far more strongly in the country’s energy mix. In its submission on the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2018, the NUM Western Cape said it was concerned that coal’s share in the energy mix was set to be reduced. “As... ?



Renewable energy industry comments on draft IRP

By: Kim Cloete 17th October 2018 The renewable energy sector in South Africa has welcomed the draft Integrated Resource Plant (IRP) 2018, but has also expressed concerns. “While the IRP forecasting is rational in its choices, it unfortunately requires us to accept some overly optimistic assumptions,” said the South African... ?



Endeavour moves forward Ity gold pour

By: Mariaan Webb 17th October 2018 The Ity carbon-in-leach (CIL) gold project that Endeavour Mining’s in-house team is building in Côte d'Ivoire is tracking two months ahead of schedule and will pour its first gold at the beginning of the March 2019 quarter, rather than mid-year, the Canadian firm reported on Wednesday. In a... ?



First electricity from Imaloto slated for 2021

By: Simone Liedtke 17th October 2018 Aim-listed Bushveld Minerals, parent company of coal and energy company Lemur Holdings, on Wednesday announced that the Imaloto project is on track to deliver electricity to south-western Madagascar by 2021. The Imaloto project is a developing integrated thermal coal mining and independent power... ?



First electricity from Imaloto slated for 2021
Bushveld Minerals CEO Fortune Mojapelo
Asanko tracking top end of H2 guidance

By: Mariaan Webb 17th October 2018 Mining operations at the Asanko Gold Mine (AGM) are ahead of plan, standing the Ghana joint venture (JV) operation in good stead to meet its full-year production guidance of 200 000 oz to 220 000 oz. The mine – a 50:50 JV between Asanko Gold and Gold Fields – produced a record 61 599 oz in the... ?



Amplats sets new benchmark with two Kom-Vision equipped vehicles at Mogalakwena complex

By: Simone Liedtke 17th October 2018 Platinum mining major Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has acquired two Kom-Vision-equipped Komatsu 930E earthmoving vehicles that have entered into production at the Mogalakwena Complex, setting a new benchmark for the miner. Amplats’ safety strategy is based on four pillars, namely systems,... ?



Hochschild ups production target

By: Creamer Media Reporter 17th October 2018 London-listed Hochschild has raised its production target from 38-million ounces to 38.5-million ounces of silver equivalent, following a record nine-month performance. The miner, which operates three mines in Peru and one in Argentina, reported attributable nine-month production of 29.5-million... ?



GE calls for more coal power within the IRP

By: Kim Cloete 17th October 2018 General Electric (GE) has called on the South African government to reconsider investing in a further 1 600 MW of coal-fired power generation capacity, describing it as "the lifeblood" of South Africa’s economy, a significant job creator and important source of foreign exchange. “The removal of 1... ?



Acacia Mining says another employee arrested by Tanzania anti-corruption body

By: Reuters 17th October 2018 Acacia Mining said on Wednesday an employee and a former employee were detained by Tanzania's anticorruption authority, a week after the gold miner said another staffer had been released on bail after being charged with corruption. Tanzania's anti-corruption authority was quoted by local media as... ?



India’s Coal Ministry passes strictures on Coal India

By: Ajoy K Das 17th October 2018 Passing strident strictures on Coal India Limited (CIL) for failing to effectively review production and supplies, the Coal Ministry has directed the miner to immediately start liquidating coal stockpiles to mitigate shortages at power plants across the country. The Coal Ministry, in a rare... ?



Indian potash import prices surge 21%

By: Ajoy K Das 17th October 2018 Indian potash import prices have surged 21% to about $290/t for deliveries contracted between September 2018 and July 2019. Importers have warned that higher prices, coupled with a sharp depreciation of the Indian rupee below the Rs73 a dollar mark, would sharply increase the landed price of... ?



Gulf cornerstone investor pulls out over mining moratorium risk

By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th October 2018 Manganese ore and alloy developer Gulf Manganese has lost a cornerstone investor in the midst of uncertainty around a moratorium on all mining activities in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Gulf Manganese in August this year announced a A$10.8-million investment from Indonesian businessman Bapak... ?



Greek PM-wannabe says unblocking Skouries a priority

By: Bloomberg 17th October 2018 Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he’s a man with a mission. The leader of New Democracy, currently Greece’s main opposition party – who will become Prime Minister if his party wins general elections next year – says what the country needs more than anything else is investment. With that in mind, he says... ?



Greek PM-wannabe says unblocking Skouries a priority
The Skouries project.
Explorer Central Timmins lists on TSX-V

By: Creamer Media Reporter 17th October 2018 Ontario explorer Central Timmins Exploration has listed on the TSX-V this week, after closing its initial public offering (IPO), which raised C$1.5-million. The junior, which has assets prospective for gold and base metals in the Porcupine mining district, offered 15-million common shares at... ?



IDM sinks drills at Red Mountain

By: Creamer Media Reporter 17th October 2018 TSX-V-listed IDM Mining is back drilling at the Red Mountain mine, west of Stewart, British Columbia, announcing on Tuesday that two core rigs had started operating at the underground project, An estimated 7 600 m in over 30 holes are planned for the exploration programme, which will test four.



Berkeley plunges on Spain permit uncertainty

By: Mariaan Webb 17th October 2018 The stock of triple listed Berkeley Energia plunged on Wednesday, after news reports that the Spanish government has decided not to issue the permits needed for its Salamanca uranium mine. Berkley, which on Monday alerted investors to a delay in receiving an urbanisation licence, traded nearly... ?



Berkeley plunges on Spain permit uncertainty
Alkane takes a stake in Calidus

By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th October 2018 The board of ASX-listed Alkane Resources has approved a A$3.6-million investment into fellow-listed Calidus Resources. Alkane will subscribe for 125-million shares in Calidus, priced at 2.95c a share, giving the diversified junior a near 8.8% interest in Calidus at the close of the transaction. ?



Openpit mining starts at Wiluna

By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th October 2018 Openpit mining has started at the Wiluna gold mine, in Western Australia. ASX-listed Blackham Resources said on Wednesday that the restart of mining at Wiluna was expected to increase plant feed grade, reduce haulage costs and significantly reduce mine sequencing risks due to more mining areas. ?



Vector secures $35m in additional debt

By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th October 2018 ASX-listed junior Vector Resources has secured a $35-million debt funding for its Adidi-Kanga gold project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dubai-based FT General Trading will provide the funding, which will be used for payments relating to the acquisition of the Adidi-Kanga project, the...


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Brazilian assets start to deliver for Oz

By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th October 2018 Copper/gold producer Oz Minerals has reported an increase on copper production for the three months to September, following the addition o f the Antas copper project, in Brazil. Copper production in the September quarter was up to 31 919 t, up from the 27 131 t produced in the previous quarter,... ?



Soil sampling gets under way at Red Rock’s DRC copper/cobalt licence

By: Creamer Media Reporter 17th October 2018 A soil sampling programme has started at a copper/cobalt licence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) owned by Aim-listed natural resources development company Red Rock Resources. The licence was recently acquired from a private seller. ?



Troy reports wall failure at Karouni’s Smart 3 pit

By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th October 2018 Gold miner Troy Resources has suspended operations in the Smarts 3 pit, at its Karouni operation, in Guyana, following a geotechnical event which resulted in a small failure of the northern wall of the pit. Troy said that while no injuries or damages were reported as a result of the wall... ?



BHP iron-ore output up, FY copper guidance trimmed

By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th October 2018 Diversified giant BHP has reported increases in copper and iron-ore production during the three months to September, while petroleum and coal production fell. Iron-ore production for the three months to September was up by 10% on the previous corresponding period, to 61-million tonnes of ore,... ?



BHP iron-ore output up, FY copper guidance trimmed

BHP CEO Andrew Mackenzie
Lynas raises storage red flag

By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th October 2018 ASX-listed Lynas could well be faced with another dilemma if the Malaysian government is lax to respond to a request to extend the company’s permission to store NUF at the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP). NUF is one of the two solid residues produced at LAMP. NUF is not a radioactive... ?



Sibanye, Lonmin merger hearing postponed to November

By: Creamer Media Reporter 17th October 2018 The Competition Tribunal's hearing into the proposed merger between precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater and platinum miner Lonmin has been postponed to November, the tribunal reported on Wednesday. The hearing was meant to start on October 18 but has been "postponed in agreement with all... ?



Sibanye, Lonmin merger hearing postponed to November
Samarco could begin partial production in 2020 after dam burst – Vale CEO

By: Reuters 17th October 2018 Samarco, a joint mining venture between Brazil's Vale and BHP Billiton, could resume production at a third of its capacity at the beginning of 2020, Vale's CEO said on Tuesday. Samarco halted operations in late 2015 after one of its dams collapsed, killing 19 people and causing one of Brazil's... ?



Zambian power firm CEC divests from telecoms business

By: Reuters 17th October 2018 Copperbelt Energy Corp (CEC) has sold its 50% stake in CEC Liquid Telecom to Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecommunication Holdings, the power firm said on Tuesday. CEC, Zambia's main supplier of power for its mines, and Liquid Telecom were equal partners in the joint telecoms firm since... ?



Freeport CEO may be ready to sell, but does anyone want to buy?

By: Bloomberg 17th October 2018 Freeport-McMoRan’s annual LME Week party is usually an opportunity for CEO Richard Adkerson to hobnob with the traders and consumers who buy copper from his mining company. At this year’s event, he was surrounded by investment bankers. With its biggest stock overhang – a deal around its... ?



Freeport CEO may be ready to sell, but does anyone want to buy?
Richard Adkerson
Chile's State copper firm outlines lifeline plan for Salvador mine

By: Reuters 17th October 2018 Chile's State copper miner, Codelco, has submitted an environmental impact assessment of its plans to overhaul its aging Salvador deposit that would sharply increase its production and extend its life by 40 years. The Rajo Inca project would convert the existing mine, which has been in operation... ?



Second activist targets Canadian miner Detour; seeks board changes

By: Reuters 16th October 2018 US hedge fund Livermore Partners is calling for an overhaul of the board at Detour Gold Corp and a strategic review, becoming the second activist to target the Canadian mining company. Livermore, which has engaged in other activist campaigns including at Canadian and UK media firm Entertainment... ?



Ramp-up for Anglo American's Minas Rio mine likely delayed to 2021

By: Reuters 16th October 2018 Anglo American should restart operations at its Brazilian Minas Rio iron ore mine in November or December but a planned ramp-up to 26.5-million tonnes per year is likely to be pushed back to 2021 from 2020 as previously expected, the miner's Brazil chief said on Tuesday. The company halted... ?



Ramp-up for Anglo American's Minas Rio mine likely delayed to 2021
Calls for greater transformation in the energy industry

By: Kim Cloete 16th October 2018 Calls for greater participation by black professionals in the energy industry were made during public hearings into the Integrated Resources Plan (IRP), held at Parliament, on Tuesday. The Black Energy Professionals Association, an organisation of black professionals that practice their trade... ?



Organisations oppose coal in IRP public hearings

By: Kim Cloete 16th October 2018 Public hearings into the Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) kicked off in Parliament on Tuesday, with several organisations voicing their concerns about the plan’s provision for new coal-fired power stations. Attorney Robyn Hugo of the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) told Parliament’s... ?



Honeywell, ERG to collaborate on mine efficiencies

By: Marleny Arnoldi 16th October 2018 NYSE-listed Honeywell and Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop innovative technologies that will increase productivity at ERG’s operations in Kazakhstan, Brazil and several African countries. Under the terms of the MoU, Honeywell will... ?



Zambian mining group says tax changes will hit mineral exploration

By: Reuters 16th October 2018 Zambia's proposed mining tax increases will hit mineral exploration and production in Africa's second biggest copper producer, companies involved in exploration said on Tuesday. Zambia plans to introduce new mining duties, replace Value Added Tax with sales tax and increase royalties to help... ?



Metal Tiger T3 mine feasibility study ‘progressing well within budget’

By: Simone Liedtke 16th October 2018 The T3 mine feasibility study for Aim-listed strategic natural resource investor Metal Tiger’s joint venture project with ASX-listed MOD Resources in the Kalahari copperbelt, in Botswana, is “progressing well within budget”, and is due for completion in March 2019, Metal Tiger said on Tuesday.... ?



Court to hear MFSA’s application against DMR

By: Marleny Arnoldi 16th October 2018 The Mining Forum of South Africa (MFSA) says the Mafikeng High Court will, on October 26, hold a hearing into an application lodged by the MFSA against the Mineral Resources Minister over allegations that platinum miner Lonmin is not complying with its social and labour plans (SLPs). The... ?



URU Metals completes geophysics survey at Zebediela project

By: Simone Liedtke 16th October 2018 The ground-based geophysics survey over a portion of Aim-listed exploration and development group URU Metals’ Zebediela nickel/sulphide project, in Limpopo, has been completed. The purpose of the programme was to assist with the accurate placement of further planned exploration drill holes and to... ?



Arc Minerals reports elevated copper intersections at Zambia project

By: Simone Liedtke 16th October 2018 Aim-listed Arc Minerals on Tuesday reported additional reverse circulation and diamond drill assay results from the company’s 11 000 m drilling programme at the Kalaba prospect, which is part of its Zamsort copper/cobalt project, in Zambia. The results found that mineralisation continues to be... ?



Coeur buys Alio Gold's ‘noncore’ Nevada assets for $19m

By: Mariaan Webb 16th October 2018 NYSE-listed Coeur Mining is expanding its footprint in Nevada, announcing on Tuesday that it would buy a property package adjacent to its Rochester operation from Alio Gold, which deemed the Lincoln Hill, Wilco and Gold Ridge projects as noncore. In terms of a definitive agreement, Coeur Mining... ?


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