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BHP EYES COPPER AND NICKEL GROWTH TO FOLLOW OZ MINERALS TAKEOVER

Global miner’s focus turns to the integration of the OZ Minerals business to accelerate its copper and nickel operations after Q3 declines lower full year production guidance.

GENESIS MINERALS DECLARES ITSELF THE LEONORA LEADER UNDER $600M ST BARBARA DEAL

West Australian mining leader Raleigh Finlayson is close to realising the dream of consolidating ownership of the major assets in the world-class Leonora region with agreement by his Genesis Minerals to acquire the local assets of rival St Barbara. John Feary reports

GHANA CONSOLIDATION JV FORECAST TO CREATE AFRICA’S LARGEST GOLD MINE

International miners Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti are predicting significant operational synergies by optimising the mining and consolidating the infrastructure of their immediately adjacent Tarkwa and Iduapriem gold mines in Ghana.

FMG OUTLINES $200M INITIAL CAPITAL COST FOR BELINGA IRON ORE PROJECT

Fast-moving Fortescue Metals sets a H2 2023 target for first production from its international iron ore expansion, the Beninga project in NE Gabon.

DRILLING POINTS TO MORE NEAR-TERM GROWTH AT SANTANA’S LEADING KIWI PROJECT

Explorer Santana Resources has highlighted significant near-term potential for further resource growth at its 100%-owned Bendigo-Ophir project in New Zealand’s South Island after drilling assays consistently surpassed past average grades at its Rise and Shine deposit.

GLENCORE’S $1.1B SALE OF COBAR MINE HERALDS NEW AUSTRALIAN BASE METALS EMPIRE

Global miner/marketer Glencore has reached binding agreement on the $US1.1B-plus-royalty sale of long-lived Cobar underground copper mine in Australia to special purpose funder Metals Acquisition Corporation.

NEWCREST SEES MORE DECADES AHEAD WITH GO-AHEAD FOR NEW CADIA STAGE DEVELOPMENT

Newcrest Mining has given the go-ahead for the next stage development of its flagship Cadia gold and copper mine in NSW, Australia after completing a feasibility study on its panel cave PC1-2 development.

GASCOYNE RESOURCES’ DALGARANGA A VICTIM OF THE PRESSURES ON WEST AUSTRALIAN MINES

Battling West Australian miner Gascoyne Resources will turn its focus to a financial restructuring and progressing higher-grade exploration assets to support a long-term mining plan after the sudden shutdown of its flagship Dalgaranga mine.

FIREFINCH ABOUT-TURN ON RECAPITALISATION SPELLS DEATH FOR MALI’S ‘GORILLA’ GOLD MINE

Australian-based miner Firefinch has given up on its efforts to recapitalise its 80%-owned Morila gold mine in Mali, almost certainly sending the mine once known as “Morila the Gorilla” into insolvency.

GROWING LINDA PROJECT TARGET HIGHLIGHTS ZINC POTENTIAL AT FLINDERS RANGE

New laboratory assays have doubled the size of the zinc soil anomaly target at critical minerals explorer Stelar Metals’ Linda zinc project in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, with the scale and DSO grade indicating its potential for economic mineralisation at depth.

FALL OF GROUND AFTERMATH TRIGGERS ADMINISTRATION FOR RED RIVER’S THALANGA MINE

Australian miner Red River Resources has appointed administrators to its Thalanga zinc-copper-lead mine to tackle threats to its solvency due to continuing performance issues following a fall of ground incident nearly three months ago.

MALLEE RESOURCES REACTIVATES AVEBURY NICKEL MINE IN SIX MONTHS

Explorer Mallee Resources has joined the ranks of Australian nickel sulphide producers after making a successful start to the commissioning of the processing plant at its 100%-owned Avebury project in Tasmania.

MINERAL RESOURCES STILL PONDERING STRATEGIC OPTIONS FOR LITHIUM BUSINESS

Australia mining and services company Mineral Resources is continuing to evaluate “strategic options” for its rapidly growing lithium hard rock operations in the Pilbara and Goldfields regions of WA.

CAVALIER LIFTS HOPES FOR LEONORA PROJECT AFTER FIRST DRILL CAMPAIGN

West Australian explorer Cavalier Resources reports encouraging results in recent drilling that targeted extensions to the existing resource area at its 100%-owned Crawford gold project at Leonora.

CANNON RESOURCES PUTS OUT THE JV SHINGLE FOR WA’S COLLURABBIE PROJECT

West Australian explorer Cannon Resources has identified 55 areas of interest including potential targets for shallow geochemistry following analysis of historical geophysical data at its Collurabbie nickel-copper-PGE and gold project.

ELEVATE IDENTIFIES BIG URANIUM TARGET AT NAMIBIA’S KOPPIES PROJECT

Elevate Uranium has raised the potential to add significantly to its maiden 20.3Mlb U3O8 inferred mineral resource at its Koppies project in Namibia with the identification of a mineralised zone extending over 10km and up to 1,000m wide.

MID-2023 TARGET FOR APPROVAL OF HIGH-GRADE FEDERATION DEPOSIT UNDERGROUND MINE

Australian miner Aurelia Minerals has outlined the starting physical and economic picture for the development of an underground mine at its high-grade, low-cost Federation polymetallic deposit in the Cobar Basin of central-western New South Wales.

WA NICKEL EXPLORER ST GEORGE MINING JOINS THE TREND TO FOCUS ON LITHIUM

The first assays of visibly mineralised pegmatite rock samples have validated the potential for significant lithium mineralisation at St George Mining’s Mount Alexander project in the NE Goldfields of Western Australia.

KINGSLAND MINERALS DRILLING BREATHES LIFE BACK INTO CLEO URANIUM PROJECT

Australian explorer Kingsland Minerals has laid the foundation to grow the footprint of the Cleo uranium mineralisation based on initial assay results from its maiden drilling program in the historic Pine Creek mining region in the NT.

EXPLORATION SUCCESSES CARRY BELARAROX TO NEW PHASE IN NSW SEARCH

Australian explorer Belararox is considering the release of a mineral resource estimate next month as it progresses metallurgical testwork on targets at the historical Native Bee mine site, part of its 100%-owned Belara project in NSW.
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LEONORA PROVINCE PLAN SETS THE STRATEGY FOR ST BARBARA’S PLANNED BARDOC ACQUISITION

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St Barbara looks to years of growth in the West Australian Goldfields through its planned acquisition of Bardoc Gold’s tenements to support the expansion and addition of refractory ore processing capacity of its Leonora processing plant.

CHINESE MINES AND INDUSTRIES HEAD INTO LENGTHY NEW YEAR-OLYMPIC SHUTDOWNS

(ENVIRONMENT)
Extended shutdowns are starting now for mines and industries across a wide swathe of northern China as authorities seek to present blue skies and clear air for the winter Olympic and Paralympic that follow the annual Chinese New Year pause.

FORREST’S WYLOO METALS OUT-MUSCLES BHP IN THE BATTLE FOR NORONT RESOURCES

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BHP cautions it can’t see “adequate long-term value” in matching Andrew Forrest’s audacious $600M-plus takeover offer for Noront Resources and its high-grade Eagle’s Nest nickel-copper-platinum-palladium project in Northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire region.

DESPITE CLIMATE AMBITIONS, GLOBAL COAL ENERGY USE REBOUNDS TO 2021 RECORDS

The amount of electricity generated worldwide from coal is surging towards a new annual record in 2021, undermining efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and potentially putting global coal demand on course for an all-time high next year.

ICMM MEMBERS PUSH GLOBAL MINING TO NEW LEVELS OF CONTRACT AND TAX TRANSPARENCY

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The International Council on Mining and Metals has taken a significant new step towards transparency with a new commitment for the 28 world mining leaders comprising its membership to disclose all their mineral development contracts and taxes.

WGC REPORT HIGHLIGHTS DISPROPORTIONATE GOLD MINING CONTRIBUTION TO HOST ECONOMIES

(ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE) New report by World Gold Council provides quantitative insights into how large-scale mining, specifically by WGC’s member companies, contributes to advance economies and improve livelihoods at a global, national and local community level.

RECOVERY IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY FALLS FAR BEHIND CLIMATE GOALS, IEA WARNS

Global energy efficiency has made a strong recovery in 2021 after plunging in the COVID-inflicted world-wide economic disruption last year, but the IEA warns it is less than half the rate that will be needed to match the rate required to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

REBUFF WON’T DISSUADE DEEP YELLOW INTENT TO BUILD TIER 1 URANIUM ENTITY THROUGH M&A

(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS) International uranium hopeful Deep Yellow remains fixed on pursuing growth opportunities in the global sector despite the blunt rebuff of its proposed first step, a merger with Australian developer Vimy Resources.

ORION MINERALS PRESSES FOR LEADING ROLE IN SOUTH AFRICA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY PUSH

(ENVIRONMENTAL) Developer Orion Minerals is exploring the potential to play a pivotal role in the global push for net zero carbon emissions by sourcing the power needs of its Prieska copper-zinc project from a planned South African renewable energy hub.

SOUTH AFRICA’S MINERS DEMAND URGENT REFORMS TO PROTECT ECONOMIC GROWTH

Minerals Council South Africa pushes for urgent government action to control debt and initiate long-awaited structural reforms to encourage greater private sector participation in core segments of the economy and spur critical economic growth and job creation.

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AUSTRALIA’S PILBARA AND EYRE PENINSULA WELL PLACED FOR A ‘GREEN’ STEEL BOOST

(COMMENTARY) Mining of the long-neglected magnetite iron ore could be a major beneficiary of Australian ambitions to become a global leader in the drive to achieve net zero, under a solution that would see green hydrogen plants developed next to green steelworks to boost efficiency and kickstart both industries.

DESPITE POLITICAL DIATRIBES, LIDDELL CLOSURE POINTS TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE

(COMMENTARY) The closure this month of Australia’s oldest coal-fired power station, the 52-year-old Liddell facility in New South Wales, will end one era but simultaneously lead to another in which the nation could open up new energy opportunities.

NEWCREST OFFERS CONDITIONAL COURTING RIGHTS AFTER REBUFFING SUITOR NEWMONT

(MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS) Australian gold major Newcrest Mining has kept itself in play for more possible mergers and acquisitions discussions after rebuffing a $US16.9B second feint from Newmont Corporation and posting solid advances in the December half-year.

US GOVERNMENT BACKS IONEER PROJECT AS KEY TO CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY SECURITY

(DEVELOPMENT) The US government has recognised the potential value of Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada to the national push for security of critical minerals supply with the offer of a $700M development loan.

SAUDI MINING GIANT SEEKS MORE GROWTH THROUGH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

(EXPLORATION) Saudi Arabia’s majority government-owned mining company Ma’aden has unveiled three new initiatives using partnerships with international miners and the nation’s massive investment capacity to advance a new phase of domestic and international growth.

GLOBAL COAL USE REACHING ALL-TIME HIGH ... BUT INDUSTRY TRENDS POINT TO RAPID DECLINE

(COMMENTARY) The global use of coal for electricity generation will hit record levels this year, but lack of new investment in export-driven coal projects supports the expectation that peak coal has been reached and will rapidly decline in the face of global pressure on fossil fuels.
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