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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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FLOODS/POWER CUTS HIT SA MINING PRODUCTION

 

Widespread flood-generated power cuts are shutting down mining operations across South Africa

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Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited

Exchange Code: 
JSE:HAR, NYSE:HMY
Website: 
http://www.harmony.co.za

Major South African headquartered gold miner, with mining and exploration projects in South Africa and Papua New Guinea

Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats)

Exchange Code: 
JSE:Imp, LSE:Ipla, ADR:Impuy
Website: 
http://www.implats.co.za

Headquartered in Johannesburg the company focuses on mining and refining platinum group metals, nickel, copper, and cobalt in its operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Sibanye Gold Limited (Sibanye-Stillwater)

Exchange Code: 
JSE:SGL, NYSE:SBGL
Website: 
https://www.sibanyestillwater.com

Westonaria-based independent mining group holding a diverse portfolio of gold, platinum group and copper mining and exploration projects in South Africa, elsewhere in Southern Africa, North and South America.
Feb 2013: Hived off from Gold Fields in February 2013.
Aug 2017: Started trading as Sibanye-Stillwater

Anglo American Plc

Exchange Code: 
LSE:AAL, JSE:AGL, Pink Sheets (OTC) AAUK, SIX:AAM, BSE:ANGLO,NSX:ANM
Website: 
http://www.angloamerican.com

London-based international miner with iron ore, manganese, base and precious metals operations in Southern Africa, North and South America and Australia.

De Beers Group

Website: 
http://www.debeersgroup.com

UK-based company, established in 1888, leader in exploration, mining and marketing of diamonds.
Owned 85% by Anglo American

Kumba Iron Ore Limited

Exchange Code: 
JSE:KIO
Website: 
http://www.angloamericankumba.com

South African-based iron ore producer, member of the Anglo American plc group

Anglo American Platinum Limited

Exchange Code: 
JSE:AMS
Website: 
http://www.angloplatinum.co.za

South African based member of Anglo American plc group, the company is world leader in mining, smelting and refining platinum group metals. 

Gold Fields Limited

Exchange Code: 
JSE:GFI, NYSE:GFI, NASDAQ Dubai:GFI, NYX:GFLB, SWX:GOLI
Website: 
http://www.goldfields.co.za

Johannesburg-based international gold producer with operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa

Petra Diamonds

Exchange Code: 
LSE:PDL
Website: 
http://www.petradiamonds.com

Jersey-based company holding a portfolio of eight producing diamond mines, seven in South Africa and one in Tanzania

AngloGold Ashanti Limited

Exchange Code: 
NYSE:AU; JSE:ANG; ASX:AGG; LSE:AGD
Website: 
http://www.anglogoldashanti.com

Johannesburg-based global gold major with operations in South Africa, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, DR Congo and Tanzania in Continental Africa, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia in South America and Australia.
May 2022: Approved for secondary listing on South Africa's A2X markets.

South32 Limited

Exchange Code: 
ASX:S32, LSE:S32, JSE:S32
Website: 
http://www.south32.net

Perth-based company with production, development and exploration assets in aluminium, manganese, nickel, silver and coal across Australia, Southern Africa and South America.
May 2015: Established via the demerger of BHP Billiton base metal projects 

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