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1 week ago | 
miningweekly.com | Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Darren Parker |Terence Creamer
Metals exploration and development company Ardea Resources has secured a A$4.6-million strategic investment from Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining, further strengthening the partnership between the two companies as they advance the Kalgoorlie nickel project – Goongarrie hub. Sumitomo will subscribe for 10.73-million Ardea shares at A$0.43 apiece – representing a 7.5% premium to the last traded price and a 10% premium to the five-day volume weighted average price (VWAP) as of April 14.
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1 week ago | 
miningweekly.com | Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Darren Parker |Terence Creamer
Australia-listed Talga Group’s planned battery anode refinery in Luleå, Sweden, has been designated a net-zero strategic project under the European Union’s (EU's) Net-Zero Industry Act, the company announced on Wednesday. The status was granted by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. The Luleå anode refinery is part of Talga’s vertically integrated Vittangi anode project and is among the first initiatives to receive this classification under the EU’s new industrial framework.
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1 week ago | 
miningweekly.com | Tasneem Bulbulia |Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Darren Parker
Aim-listed Sovereign Metals says several geotechnical drilling programmes are now under way at its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi. The results of the programmes will be used to support the infrastructure layout and engineering design for the project’s definitive feasibility study (DFS), which is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter.
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3 weeks ago | 
miningweekly.com | Darren Parker |Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Mariaan Webb
Despite the platinum group metals (PGMs) slump brought about by low prices and the advent of electric vehicles (EVs), Sibanye-Stillwater CEO-designate Richard Stewart remains optimistic about the future of the PGMs market. "We're a country that produces 80% of these metals across the world. We've got to shift our thinking here, from being miners and price . . .
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3 weeks ago | 
miningweekly.com | Darren Parker |Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Mariaan Webb
Although the announcement of a 30% tariff on all exports from South Africa to the US could have a serious impact on the platinum group metals (PGMs) sector, Trade, Industry And Competition Minister Parks Tau remains confident that PGM resources may be the critical leverage needed in some of the trade discussions that will emerge out of the current turmoil.
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3 weeks ago | 
newsletter.en.creamermedia.com | Darren Parker |Sheila Barradas |Irma Venter |Schalk Burger
Aim-listed investment company Kazera Global is poised to begin receiving operational cash flows from both its heavy mineral sands (HMS) and diamond projects in the coming weeks, the company said on March 31. If granted, the mining right over the Perdevlei project in the Northern Cape, expected in the coming months, would present the opportunity to deliver both significant scale to those operations and benefit to the local community.
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3 weeks ago | 
newsletter.en.creamermedia.com | Darren Parker |Sheila Barradas |Irma Venter |Natasha Odendaal
Aim- and OTCQB-listed tin producer Andrada Mining's ongoing continuous improvement programme has resulted in processing rates reaching 141 t an hour, the highest level in the past five quarters, CEO Anthony Viljoen announced on March 31 in an operational update for the fourth quarter and 12 months ended February 28. During the fourth quarter, Andrada Mining processed 244 314 t of material, up from the 238 022 t processed in the fourth quarter of the 2024 financial year.
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4 weeks ago | 
miningweekly.com | Simone Liedtke |Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Darren Parker
Crane manufacturer Konecranes has introduced the D-series electric chain hoist, which is engineered for industries requiring high-performance lifting solutions with enhanced safety, efficiency and reliability. Initially available in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, the hoist’s availability will expand globally with additional options expected through 2026.
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4 weeks ago | 
miningweekly.com | Darren Parker |Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Marleny Arnoldi
London-listed mining, drilling, maintenance and geochemical analysis solutions provider Capital has reported a 53.5% year-on-year decline in basic earnings per share (EPS) to $0.089 in 2024, from $0.191 in 2023. Excluding the impact of exceptional items and investment gains, the adjusted EPS is $0.068, down 61.1% on $0.175 in the previous year. In its 2024 year-end results, published on March 27, the company reported a 9.3% increase in revenue to $348-million, up from $318.4-million in 2023.
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4 weeks ago | 
miningweekly.com | Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Marleny Arnoldi |Darren Parker
ASX-listed Core Lithium is advancing its restart study for the Finniss lithium operation, located 88 km south-west of Darwin Port, with promising results pointing to opportunities to enhance productivity and reduce operating costs. The study, on track for completion in the second quarter, is focusing on optimising the existing infrastructure and improving mining and processing efficiency to streamline future operations.
