Africa – Page 14 – M i N M E T

Eastplats announces termination of PGM modular plant project

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 admin Eastern Platinum, PGM metals

Vancouver, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum announces that as at January 25, 2022, the project framework agreement between its subsidiary,

Africa Base Metals

Glencore & Managem partner for cobalt production from recycled batteries

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 admin Cobalt, Glencore, Morocco

Glencore and Managem are pleased to announce that they have entered into a partnership to produce Cobalt from recycled cobalt,

Africa Precious Metals

Endeavour’s mines in Burkina Faso unaffected by political situation

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 admin Burkina Faso, Endeavour Mining, Gold producer

LONDON – Endeavour Mining announces that its operations and supply chains in Burkina Faso have not been affected by the

Africa Precious Metals

Barrick’s Tanzania gold mines advancing to tier one status

January 27, 2022January 26, 2022 admin Barrick Gold, Gold, Tanzania

Bulyanhulu Gold Mine – North Mara and Bulyanhulu, which were moribund gold mines when Barrick took over their management two

Africa Precious Metals South Africa

Sibanye-Stillwater: Gold operations at Kloof 1 shaft recommences

January 27, 2022January 26, 2022 admin Gold producer, Sibanye Stillwater

JOHANNESBURG – Sibanye-Stillwater has provided an update regarding the commencement of operations following the safety-related interventions and stoppages that were

Africa Ferrous Metals South Africa

Arcelormittal SA profits improve more than 100% YoY

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 admin ArcelorMittal South Africa, steelmaking

VANDERBIJLPARK – Based on the information currently available, Arcelormittal South Africa expects: The earnings per share to improve from R1,80

Africa Precious Metals

Kibali delivers performance and grows mineral reserves

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 admin Barrick Gold, Gold producer, Kibali mine

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The Kibali gold mine produced a total of 812,152 ounces1, well within guidance for

Africa Base Metals South Africa

Early Production for Prieska Copper-Zinc Project to be Fast-Tracked

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 admin Orion Minerals, Prieska Copper-Zinc Project

Orion Minerals has advised that it has commenced workstreams to assess the merits of phasing the development of its flagship

Africa Precious Metals

Pan African Resources production increases by 9.9%

January 24, 2022January 23, 2022 admin Gold producer, Pan African Resources

Group production for the current reporting period increased by 9.9% to 108,085oz (2020: 98,386oz). The gold production (Six months ended

Africa Base Metals

Trigon Metals produces first concentrate at Kombat Mine, Namibia

January 23, 2022January 21, 2022 admin Namibia

TORONTO, ON – Trigon Metals has announced the first copper concentrates production at the Kombat Mine in Namibia on Thursday. Teams

Africa Precious Metals South Africa

Pan African achieves record gold production in excess of 108,000oz

January 21, 2022January 20, 2022 admin Gold producer, Pan African Resources

Rosebank, RSA – Pan African has again delivered an excellent operational performance, achieving record gold production in excess of 108,000oz

Africa Precious Metals South Africa

Impala Platinum releases mandatory offer for Royal Bafokeng Platinum

January 21, 2022January 20, 2022 admin Impala Platinum, PGM metals, Royal Bafokeng Platinum

Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlats) shareholders received a circular for the mandatory offer from Impala Platinum (Implats). The bid price is

Africa Precious Metals South Africa

Tharisa: strong operational performance from mining through to processing

January 19, 2022January 15, 2022 admin chrome concentrate, PGM metals, Tharisa plc

In its market update Tharisa says the PGM spot markets were weaker than the past several quarters, but early indications

Africa Ferrous Metals South Africa

Steelmaker AMSA: Comeback from existential crisis to record profits

January 18, 2022January 17, 2022 admin ArcelorMittal South Africa, steelmaking

In 2020, ArcelorMittal SA’s sustainability had being questioned by its most important stakeholders who wondered if the country’s only upstream

Africa Base Metals

Alphamin finishes 2021 on a strong note

January 18, 2022January 15, 2022 admin Alphamin Resources, Bisie Tin Project, Tin

Alphamin Resources has reported record tin production from its Bisie mine, which it achieved during the final quarter of 2021.

Africa Ferrous Metals South Africa

Merafe ferrochrome production increases by 42.7% YoY

January 16, 2022January 15, 2022 admin ferrochrome smelter, Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture, Merafe

Merafe’s attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture in the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2021

Africa Precious Metals

Tharisa: Best quarter on record kicks off a transformative year

January 15, 2022January 14, 2022 admin chrome concentrate, PGM metals, Tharisa plc

Tharisa, the platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome co-producer has announces production results for the first quarter of FY2022. First

Africa Base Metals

Alphamin produces record tin volumes in 4th quarter 2021

January 13, 2022January 12, 2022 admin Alphamin Resources, DRC, Tin

MAURITIUS – Alphamin Resources, a producer of 4% of the world’s mined tin from its high grade operation in the

Africa Non-Metal South Africa

MC Mining: Makhado Coal Project update

January 13, 2022January 12, 2022 admin MC Mining, Metallurgical coal, Thermal coal

On 14 January 2019, MC Mining announced that its subsidiary, Baobab Mining & Exploration, completed the acquisition of the Lukin

Africa News South Africa

Eskom blamed for billions of rands worth of production lost in mining

January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 admin Eskom

Billions of rands worth of production in the mining industry has been lost since 2008 when the inability of Eskom

Africa News South Africa

Speedy implementation to stop and root out corruption in public sectors

January 10, 2022January 9, 2022 admin Corruption, State Capture

Johannesburg – The Minerals Council South Africa endorses, and urges, the speedy implementation of the recommendations made in the first

Africa Base Metals

Kamoa-Kakula surpasses annual copper guidance, Phase 2 on track

January 9, 2022January 6, 2022 admin Copper, DRC, Ivanhoe Mines, Kamoa-Kakula

TORONTO, CANADA – Ivanhoe Mines has announced that Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 1, 3.8 million-tonne-per-annum (Mtpa) concentrator plant in the Democratic Republic