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Au 1653.91 $/oz Change: 22.86    Pt 736.50 $/oz Change: 0.08          
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7th April 2020
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Oil Search looks to raise A$1.1bn
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and gas major Oil Search is hoping to raise some A$1.1-billion to assist the company in retaining liquidity during the low oil-price environment. The equity raising will consist of an underwritten institutional placement to raise an initial A$760-million, and an accelerated...
    
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Newcrest establishes Covid-19 fund
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Newcrest Mining has established a A$20-million community support fund to assist host communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. The miner on Tuesday said that a portion of the fund would go towards vaccine research, while around half of the fund will be dedicated to assisting Papua New...
Gold Road targets A$26m exploration spend
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Gold Road Resources has set an exploration budget of A$26-million for the 2020 financial year, with the miner saying on Tuesday that it’s the majority of this work would be geared towards discoveries on the Yamarna belt, in Western Australia. Gold Road holds 4 500 km2 of land position...
Golden Investment's stake in Stanmore jumps
By: Esmarie Iannucci Takeover target Stanmore Coal has again urged shareholders not to take any action in relation to a takeover offer from suitor Golden Investments, after its shareholding in the company increased from just over 31% to around 51%. Golden Investment last week launched a takeover bid for Stanmore,...
Pure's Tech hub proves economical
By: Esmarie Iannucci An updated prefeasibility study (PFS) into the Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub (Tech) project, in Queensland, has confirmed its potential to deliver excellent economic results while remaining financially robust in a downward price cycle. Owner Pure Minerals noted that the Tech project will...
Marketing deal signed for New Elk coal
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Allegiance Coal has finalised a sale and marketing agreement with M Resources Trading over the coal produced at its New Elk mine, in Colorado. The agreement provides for an exclusive global sales and marketing arrangement spanning five years, with M Resources’ marketing fees to be...
Newcrest pulls out of GFG’s Wyoming project
By: Creamer Media Reporter Australian miner Newcrest has withdrawn from the option and earn-in agreement for the Rattlesnake Hills gold project, in Wyoming, US, TSX-V-listed GFG Resources has said. Since September 2018, Newcrest has invested $5-million in exploration expenditures on the project, which included more than 4...
Dazzler resource increases by 50%
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Northern Minerals has reported a 50% increase in the mineral resource estimate for the Dazzler rare earths deposit, at its Browns Range project, in Western Australia. The deposit is now estimated to host 214 000 t of ore, grading 2.33% total rare earth oxide for five-million kilograms...
Blackstone signs share deal with EcoPro
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Blackstone Minerals has inked a share purchase agreement with Korea’s largest nickel-rich cathode materials manufacturer EcoPro, which will result in a A$6.8-million investment into the ASX-listed company. Under the purchase agreement, EcoPro would acquire 40-million shares in Blackstone...
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Au 1647.37 $/oz Change: 0.77    Pt 733.04 $/oz Change: -6.10          
Indices supplied by IRESS as at 17:47 on 08 April 2020 CAT
8th April 2020
Resources still driving Qld exports
By: Esmarie Iannucci While coal and mineral exports continued to drive the Queensland economy in the 12 months to February, the resources sector has warned that the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic would be felt in the future. The Queensland government on Wednesday revealed that exports during the 12 months to...
    
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Rio Tinto to press ahead with dividend amid coronavirus uncertainty
By: Reuters Global miner Rio Tinto will go ahead with its $3.7-billion dividend payment this month, its chairman told shareholders on Wednesday, as a weaker global economy forces some of its peers to forgo payouts. The mining company held the London leg of its annual general meeting via teleconference call...
Rio's 2019 taxes reached $7.6bn
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diversified miner Rio Tinto paid some $7.6-billion in taxes and royalties globally in 2019, including $4.8 billion of corporate tax. The miner on Wednesday revealed that the majority of its taxes were paid in Australia, accounting for some $6.2-billion of the taxes paid, while a further...
BHP adds to Covid-19 measures
By: Esmarie Iannucci Major BHP has announced a number of new measures being put in place to contain the spread of Covid-19 amongst its workforce. The new measures include reducing the number of fly-in, fly-out and drive-in, drive-out workers travelling to regional sites, changing rosters in some regions to reduce...
Galalar proves economic for Diatreme
By: Esmarie Iannucci An independent economic study into ASX-listed Diatreme’s Galalar silica project, in Queensland, has estimated that the project could generate annual revenues of some A$80.25-million, based on the production of 750 000 t/y of high-grade silica. Diatreme on Wednesday noted that the economic study...
Qld backs NAIF loan for Metro
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland treasury has told bauxite miner Metro Mining that it would not exercise its veto rights for a A$47.5-million loan facility from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund (NAIF), paving the way for the facility to reach financial close. The NAIF last year offered ASX-listed Metro...
Tormin restarts in South Africa
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Mineral Commodities (MRC) on Wednesday announced that operations at the Tormin mineral sands operation, in South Africa, will resume from April 13. The operation was placed on care-and-maintenance on March 26 as part of a nation-wide lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fertoz eyes US JV
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Fertoz has inked a letter of intent and supply agreement with US based PhoSul, a subsidiary of diversified commercial fertilizer provider Propeat. Under the agreement, Fertoz would supply rock phosphate for use in PhoSul for a patented fertilizer blend of phosphate and speciality...
Philippines' top nickel miners halt operations to contain coronavirus
By: Reuters The Philippines' top nickel ore producers, Nickel Asia and Global Ferronickel Holdings, are suspending mining and export operations in a southern province to comply with coronavirus-containment measures. The moves came just two days after announcing they were resuming operations because an...
Kogi Iron sees ongoing interest in Nigeria-based cast steel project
By: Simone Liedtke ASX-listed Kogi Iron is seeing ongoing interest from potential new investors in its Agbaja cast steel project, in Nigeria, where Kogi is starting to see global capital flows to the commodity sector. Owing to the rapid escalation and global impacts of the coronavirus, or Covid-19, Kogi and KCM...
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and gas major Oil Search is hoping to raise some A$1.1-billion to assist the company in retaining liquidity during the low oil-price environment. The equity raising will consist of an underwritten institutional placement to raise an initial A$760-million, and an accelerated...
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Au 1680.77 $/oz Change: 30.47    Pt 742.37 $/oz Change: 1.05          
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9th April 2020
BHP moves to shelter petroleum suppliers
By: Esmarie Iannucci The petroleum division of mining major BHP is implementing emergency measures to support cash flow to suppliers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The miner on Thursday said that it would be making immediate payments of outstanding invoices and move to seven-day payment terms for the next six months...
    
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Stanmore's coal sales soar in March quarter
By: Esmarie Iannucci Takeover target Stanmore Coal has reported another solid quarter during the three months to March, with run-of-mine (ROM) coal production reaching 813 000 t. The March quarterly ROM production was down 6% on the 864 000 t produced in the previous quarter, but up by 7% on the previous...
Orocobre restarts work in Argentina
By: Esmarie Iannucci Lithium miner Orocobre has restarted production at its Olaroz and Boraz operations, in Argentina, after the government declared the operations at ‘essential’ activities. However, on-site operations for the Stage 2 expansion of Olaroz remain suspended. Operations were suspended in March after...
New scoping at Paulsens East shows Utah Point results
By: Esmarie Iannucci A revised scoping study into the Paulsens East iron-ore project, in Western Australia, incorporating the Utah Point, at Port Hedland, as the shipping port, has confirmed the project economics. The original scoping study completed in late 2019, considered the Onslow marine supply base, at Beadon...
Red River posts solid March quarter
By: Esmarie Iannucci Metals miner Red River Resources has reported record copper production during the March quarter, along with increased zinc and lead production. The ASX-listed miner told shareholders that mine production and mill throughput improved significantly in the quarter ending March resulting in...
MMG declares force majeure on supply from Las Bambas copper mine - sources
By: Reuters Australia-based miner MMG Ltd has declared force majeure on supplies from Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, two sources from smelters told Reuters on Thursday. MMG, owned by China Minmetals, has given notice to customers on their force majeure due to the lockdown in Peru to contain the spread of...
Marenica raises capital for exploration work
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Marenica Energy will raise A$1-million after receiving binding commitments for a placement to professional and sophisticated investors. The ASX-listed company will place 26.35-million shares, at a price of 3.8c each and 26.35-million free attaching options over two tranches. The first...
Perseus donates $387 500 to assist Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire in fight against Covid-19
By: Donna Slater Gold miner Perseus Mining is donating $387 500, comprising cash and goods, to assist its host governments and host communities in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire in their efforts to fight the spread of Covid-19 in West Africa.

As of April 6, there continues to be no cases of Covid-19 infection reported...
Sayona's Canada lithium project still on time
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Sayona Mining on Thursday said that the approvals process for its Authier lithium project remained on track, after receiving feedback from Quebec’s Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change over its environmental impact study (EIS) for the project. The EIS was...
By: Esmarie Iannucci While coal and mineral exports continued to drive the Queensland economy in the 12 months to February, the resources sector has warned that the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic would be felt in the future. The Queensland government on Wednesday revealed that exports during the 12 months to...
Charter flights now insured to ship gold to ease supply logjam - LBMA
By: Reuters Insurance firms have started covering charter flights to carry gold, helping to ease logjams in the bullion supply chain that caused prices to diverge sharply in different markets, the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) said on Thursday. Gold is usually moved between countries in the...
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Au 1731.00 $/oz Change: 41.80    Pt 766.25 $/oz Change: 20.60          
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14th April 2020
Hastings gets enviro nod for Yangibana rare earth project
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Hastings Technology Metals has been granted a Commonwealth environmental permit for its Yangibana rare earths project, in Western Australia. “We have now received all material approvals required for the development of the Yangibana rare earths project. This environmental permit...
    
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Antemina halts production in Peru
By: Esmarie Iannucci Peruvian base metals miner Compania Minera Antamina has temporarily suspended operations at its Antamina copper/zinc mine, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Mining major BHP, which holds a 33.75% interest in Antemina, on Monday said that the Peruvian company had been operating with a reduced...
Gascoyne posts record production
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Gascoyne Resources has reported a record quarter of production from its Dalgaranga project, in Western Australia, for the three months to March. Gold production in the Mach quarter reached 18 841 oz, up from the 12 088 oz produced in the previous corresponding period, with Gascoyne...
MMG nixes Las Bambas copper mine guidance as virus curbs reduce supply
By: Reuters Australia-based MMG is formally withdrawing its 2020 production guidance for the Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, it said on Monday, after the South American country extended a state of emergency to contain the spread of coronavirus. The miner, which is majority owned by State-run China...
Woodside weighs hydrogen in Japan
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and gas major Woodside last week inked an agreement with a Japanese consortium to study exporting hydrogen as ammonia for use in decarbonising coal-fired power generation in Japan. The consortium, which consists of JERA, Marubeni and IHI, received approval from Japan’s New Energy and...
Anova adjusts capital raise
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold hopeful Anova Metals has announced a revision to its earlier entitlement offer as part of its efforts to raise A$6.9-million. The company at the beginning of March announced an entitlement offer of one new share for every two shares held, priced at 1c a share, to raise A$3.4-million.
Sandstone resources grow
By: Esmarie Iannucci The share price of gold miner Middle Island Resources closed 25% higher on Tuesday after the company announced a 500 000 oz inferred mineral resource estimate for the Two Mile Hill deeps gold deposit, at its Sandstone project in Western Australia. The ASX-listed company told shareholders that...
Australian Potash inks supply agreement
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Australian Potash has inked a second binding term sheet with Migao International to supply 50 000 t/y of premium sulphate of potash (SOP) from its Lake Wells project, in Western Australia. The offtake agreement will span an initial ten-year term, and would include K-Brite (SOP) sales...
Australian Mines raises cash for Sconi
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Australian Mines will raise A1.45-million through a share placement to a single UK-based institutional investor. The company would place 181.25-million shares, at a price of 0.8c each, along with one free attaching unlisted option for every four shares subscribed for, at an exercise price...
Gold’s powerful rally brings $1 800 into view as spreads yawn 
By: Bloomberg Gold extended a rally to hit the highest level in more than seven years on concern that the coronavirus pandemic will have a devastating effect on the global economy, hammering corporate earnings while supercharging demand for havens. Bullion has soared as the outbreak tipped economies into...
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Au 1717.10 $/oz Change: -5.28    Pt 774.20 $/oz Change: 9.14          
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15th April 2020
Oz maintains outlook following first quarter
By: Esmarie Iannucci Copper/gold miner Oz Minerals has maintained its production guidance for the full 2020 following a strong start to the financial year, and despite the impacts wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. “Despite the Covid-19 pandemic constraints and response to protect the health of our employees, other...
    
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Lynas applies for leeway in Malaysia
By: Esmarie Iannucci Rare earths miner Lynas has applied for approval to operate its Lynas Advanced Materials Plant, in Malaysia, as that country extends its lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Lynas in March temporarily suspended operations at its Malaysian plant as part of a country-wide initiative to halt the...
Panoramic halts Savannah but continues funding talks
By: Esmarie Iannucci Nickel miner Panoramic Resources has temporarily suspended operations at its Savannah project, in Western Australia, amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The miner on Wednesday said that while there were currently no cases of Covid-19 reported at the Savannah nickel mine, the pandemic was adversely...
BHP establishes petroleum Covid-19 fund
By: Esmarie Iannucci Major BHP on Wednesday announced that it would establish a $2-million fund to support communities in proximity to its petroleum operations in North America and Trinidad and Tobago, as part of its efforts to combat Covid-19. “BHP stands shoulder to shoulder with the communities where we operate....
Advantage shareholders back Orocobre play
By: Esmarie Iannucci The shareholders of Canadian takeover target Advantage Lithium have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a takeover from dual listed lithium miner Orocobre. Orocobre in February inked a definitive agreement to acquire Advantage, offering that company’s shareholders 0.142 Orocobre shares for every...
Glencore extends graduate programme in Aus
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed a decision by diversified miner Glencore to extend its 2021 Graduate Development Programme, providing graduate opportunities in regional Australia. With a focus on local talent from regional communities, the company’s Graduate Development...
Medusa restarts Co-O
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Medusa Mining has resumed operations at the Co-O gold mine, in the Philippines. Operations were temporarily suspended last week after the province in which the Co-O mine is located was placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine following an Executive Order issued by the Provincial...
Australia shares fall as recession worries deepen, oil stocks weigh
By: Reuters Australia's main stock index fell on Wednesday as prospects of a deep global recession and its impact on the demand for crude oil hammered energy stocks and offset better-than-expected trade data from China, the country's biggest trading partner. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.3% by 0039...
Blackstone exercises option in Vietnam
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Blackstone Minerals has exercised its option to acquire a 90% interest in the Ta Khoa nickel/platinum group metals project, in Northern Vietnam. The company in May last year inked an option agreement with owner AMR Nickel to acquire a 90% stake in the project, and under that agreement,...
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Au 1724.38 $/oz Change: 13.66    Pt 780.90 $/oz Change: 9.21          
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16th April 2020
Whitehaven taking no expansion decisions in 2020
By: Esmarie Iannucci Coal miner Whitehaven Coal on Thursday said that it would not be making a final investment decision on any of its growth projects, including the A$700-million Vickery extension project, during 2020. The miner told shareholders that studies continued to be carried out at its three main...
    
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Santos to sell a stake in Barossa
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and gas major Santo has inked a letter of intent (LOI) to divest of a 12.5% interest in its Barossa project, in Northern Australia to project partner JERA. The Barossa gas field sits within Santos’ Northern Australia portfolio, one of the company’s core long-life, natural gas asset regions....
Lower prices cut into Woodside profits
By: Esmarie Iannucci Lower realised prices and impacts related to the Covid-19 pandemic has seen oil and gas major Woodside report a significant fall in revenue during the three months to March. While production was up by 12% on the previous corresponding period, to 24.2-million barrels of oil equivalent, revenue...
BHP faces water use lawsuit brought by Chilean state
By: Reuters A Chilean environmental court said on Tuesday it would investigate a complaint brought by the government against global miner BHP over allegations of damage to the northern Punta Negra salt flat. The First Environmental Court, based in the northern Chilean city of Antofagasta, said the...
Force majeure forces Core Gold's hand in Ecuador
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Titan Minerals has announced that its 91%-held subsidiary Core Gold would indefinitely suspend all of its production operations and commercial activities in Ecuador, owing to a force majeure resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Canadian gold miner in March temporarily suspended...
Lucapa cuts costs and looks at restarting ops
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diamond miner Lucapa on Thursday said that it was reviewing various funding scenarios and financing restructuring possibilities amid the global pandemic. A care-and-maintenance and security programme is being implemented at its Mothae operation, in Lesotho, after the South African government...
AngloGold restarts surface operations on limited basis 
By: Martin Creamer The surface operations of gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti have restarted on a limited basis following the granting of recommencement permission by South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. The company said in a media release on Wednesday that the restart involved the...
Alto denies counter offer from new shareholder
By: Esmarie Iannucci Takeover target Alto Metals on Thursday confirmed that it was in talks with privately held Adaman Resources around the potential divestment of its Sandstone project, but denied that it had received a competing takeover offer from the company. Alto was responding to reports that it had received...
Atrum's Canada project scoping proves a winner
By: Esmarie Iannucci A scoping study into the Elan hard coking coal project, in Alberta Canada, has demonstrated the project’s economics for ASX-listed Atrum Coal. The scoping study considered to development options for the Elan project, namely a 10-million tonne a year run-of-mine (ROM) production and a...
Resolute finds more oxide ore at Syama
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Resolute Mining has identified new oxide mineralisation at satellite deposits at its Syama gold mine, in Mali. The company on Thursday said that exploration at Syama North had demonstrated potential for a return to oxide mining at areas near the previously mined Beta and BA01...
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17th April 2020
Rio cuts capex and copper expectations
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diversified major Rio Tinto on Friday announced that it will cut its capital expenditure by some $2-billion in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, while also lowering its copper production guidance for the full year. The miner told shareholders that capital expenditure for the full year would be...
    
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A$10bn Surat gas project gets green light
By: Esmarie Iannucci Energy major Shell has taken a final investment decision to develop the first phase of integrated coal seam gas (CSG) company Arrow Energy’s A$10-billion Surat gas project, in Queensland. The company said on Friday that the decision would bring up to 90-billion cubic feet per year of new gas to...
LNG revenues poised to fall - EnergyQuest
By: Esmarie Iannucci New data from energy advisory firm EnergyQuest has revealed that the value of Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports could fall by as much as A$20-billion over the next year. In its March research report, EnergyQuest CEO Dr Graham Bethune noted that while Australia’s LNG export revenues...
Salt Lake to raise A$20m for Lake Way
By: Esmarie Iannucci Potash developer Salt Lake Potash has received binding commitments to raise A$20-million through a share placement to new and existing institutional investors. The company on Friday announced that it would issue 58.8-million shares at a price of 34c each, to raise the cash, enabling Salt Lake to...
Sandfire posts solid March quarter
By: Esmarie Iannucci Copper/gold miner Sandfire Resources has reported a solid quarter of production during the three months to March, but has withdrawn its full year production guidance amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The miner on Friday reported that copper production for the March quarter reached 17 936 t, down...
Enlarged Fort Cady a winner for ABR
By: Esmarie Iannucci An enhanced definitive feasibility study (DFS) into the Fort Cady borate mine, in Southern California, has established an increased production capacity, ASX-listed American Pacific Borates (ABR) said on Friday. The initial DFS, completed in late 2018, was modified in 2019 to include a low...
Lance cleared for low pH extraction
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Peninsula Energy has been granted final approval from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to use low pH recovery method within the Ross permit area, at its Lance uranium project. Peninsula on Friday said that switching from an alkaline in-situ recovery to a low pH in-situ...
Karlawinda reserves increase
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Capricorn Metals has reported a 35% increase to the ore reserve at its Karlawinda gold project, in Western Australia. The project’s ore reserve has now increased from 892 000 oz to more than 1.2-million ounces, while the mineral resource has increased by 41%, from 2.14-million ounces to...
By: Esmarie Iannucci Coal miner Whitehaven Coal on Thursday said that it would not be making a final investment decision on any of its growth projects, including the A$700-million Vickery extension project, during 2020. The miner told shareholders that studies continued to be carried out at its three main...
By: Esmarie Iannucci Copper/gold miner Oz Minerals has maintained its production guidance for the full 2020 following a strong start to the financial year, and despite the impacts wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. “Despite the Covid-19 pandemic constraints and response to protect the health of our employees, other...
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20th April 2020
South32 cuts costs, reports solid quarter
By: Esmarie Iannucci Triple-listed diversified miner South32 has suspended the remaining $121-million of its current on-market share buy-back programme and has lowered its sustaining capital expenditure (capex) guidance for the 2020 financial year to $500-million as the miner moved to conserve cash amid the outbreak...
    
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BHP establishes contractor fund in Chile
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diversified miner BHP has established a $25-million fund to aid contractors in Chile after the miner was forced to progressively reduce the number of contractors at its operations amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The miner has limited the number of employees in its operations from 7 310 to 4 910 and...
Strandline inks offtake at Coburn
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Strandline Resources has inked three sales contracts over its Coburn mineral sands project, in Western Australia. The agreements are forecast to have a combined value of some $400-million over the five year period, based on the pricing structures contained within each.
Alto doubts Goldsea success
By: Esmarie Iannucci Takeover target Alto Metals has urged shareholders to reject a takeover offer from shareholder Goldsea Group, after the suitor declined to waive a minimum acceptance condition to the offer. Goldsea in March lodged a bidder’s statement offering 6.5c a share in cash for every Alto share held, and...
Northern Minerals finds funding as Baogang deal slips
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Northern Minerals has raised A$22-million through a subscription agreement with various investors, after the federal Treasurer prohibited an earlier raising. Northern Minerals on Monday said that the Australian government would be prohibiting a A$20-million share placement to China’s...
Rio implements more tests for Pilbara workers
By: Esmarie Iannucci Major Rio Tinto has introduced additional measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 to its Western Australian operations, starting rapid screening trials at the Perth Airport and at its nearby Operations Center. The new screening will form part of an enhanced five-layer screening process...
More gold promised at Theta
By: Esmarie Iannucci An optimised mine schedule for the Theta openpit starter project, in South Africa, has added 40 000 oz of gold, ASX-listed Theta Gold Mines said on Monday. The optimised mine schedule reflects an increase in the production rate from 500 000 t/y to 600 000 t/y, and includes mining of several old...
Orocobre clinches Advantage deal
By: Esmarie Iannucci Dual-listed lithium miner Orocobre has completed the acquisition of Advantage Lithium. Orocobre in February inked a definitive agreement to acquire Advantage, offering that company’s shareholders 0.142 Orocobre shares for every one Advantage share held, valuing the takeover target’s shares at...
Medusa posts solid quarter
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Medusa Mining has reported an increase in production from its Co-O mine, in the Philippines, during the three months to March, compared with the previous quarter. Gold production in the March quarter reached 24 802 oz, up from the 20 792 oz produced in the December quarter, with gold...
Uranium surges 31% amid shutdowns to become year’s top commodity
By: Bloomberg ​​​​​​While most commodities are getting hammered by the coronavirus crisis, uranium prices are skyrocketing. The radioactive metal used in nuclear fuel has climbed 31% this year, making it the world’s best-performing major commodity. The gains have been spurred by mine shutdowns that have wiped...
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BHP predicts tough June quarter for demand
By: Esmarie Iannucci Major BHP has reported production declines across its commodity portfolio, apart from nickel, during the three months to March, as measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic took a toll. Despite the tough quarter, the miner has reported record production at its Western Australian iron-ore...
    
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Independence takes major stake in New Century
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Independence Group will take an 18.4% stake in base metals miner New Century Resources as part of that company’s A$51.1-million capital raise. New Century on Tuesday said that the capital raise will consist of a share placement and fully underwritten accelerated non-renounceable...
BHP reviewing Chile, Canada project timelines amid Covid outbreak
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diversified giant BHP on Tuesday reported that it was reviewing the scheduling of two of its major projects following the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. BHP told shareholders that the schedule for the $2.46-billion Spence Growth Option, at the Spence copper mine, in Chile, was being...
Australian Vanadium gets state assistance
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has awarded the Australian Vanadium project Lead Agency status. “Formal recognition of the of the importance of the Australian Vanadium project to Western Australia by the state government is a crucial step forward. The...
EPA firms up greenhouse rules in WA
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has published its greenhouse gas emissions guidance, following more than 20 weeks of consultation and almost 7 000 submissions from the community and industry. The new guidelines reaffirmed the draft greenhouse gas emission...
Port Kembla plans ammended for more gas
By: Esmarie Iannucci The New South Wales government has approved a modification to the development consent for the Port Kembla gas terminal (PKGT) being development by Australian Industrial Energy (AIE), allowing for increased volumes through the terminal. The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s...
Manono to cost $545m - AVZ
By: Esmarie Iannucci A definitive feasibility study (DFS) into the Manono lithium/tin project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has estimated that it would produce around 700 000 t/y high grade lithium and 45 475 t/y of primary lithium sulphate over a 20-year mine life. ASX-listed AVZ Minerals told shareholders...
Resolute delivers strong quarter, production unaffected by pandemic
By: Tasneem Bulbulia ASX-listed Resolute  delivered a solid production result for the quarter ended March 31, while completing the sale of Ravenswood and achieving important debt refinancing objectives, CEO and MD John Welborn said on April 20.  “We have started 2020 with a strong operating result, delivering 100 000...
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Atrum raises A$22m for Elan work
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Atrum Coal has raised A$22-million through a share placement to progress its Elan hard coking coal project, in Alberta Canada, through prefeasibility study (PFS) and the formal permitting application. Atrum issued 95.7-million shares, priced at 23c each, over two tranches to...
    
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Orocobre sales and production fall
By: Esmarie Iannucci Lithium miner Orocobre has reported a difficult quarter in the three months to March, with production down 11%, to 2 732 t at its Olaroz lithium facility, in Argentina. Orocobre on Wednesday noted that quarantine restrictions imposed by the Argentine government to combat the spread of Covid-19,...
Fall in Chinese demand halts Syrah supply
By: Esmarie Iannucci Declining demand from China during the March quarter has seen graphite miner Syrah Resources reporting declines in both production and sales for the three months under review. Syrah on Wednesday noted that graphite production from its Balama operation, in Mozambique, reached 12 000 t during the...
Gruyere's outlook remains strong - Gold Road
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Gold Road Resources has maintained its full year production outlook for its Gruyere joint venture with South Africa’s Gold Fields, in the Pilbara. Gold production at Gruyere reached 59 595 oz during the first quarter ending March, down from the 70 023 oz produced in the previous...
Lynas makes it to the first phase of US defence contract
By: Esmarie Iannucci The US Department of Defense (DoD) has told rare earths miner Lynas of its intent to award the Australia-based company with a Phase 1 contract for a US-based heavy rare earths separation facility. The Phase 1 funding will allow Lynas and its joint venture partner Blue Line to complete detailed...
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DGO raises cash
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed DGO Gold has raised A$10-million from a share placement to sophisticated and professional investors. The junior on Wednesday noted that it placed 6.25-million shares, at a price of A$1.60 each in two tranches. The first tranche consisted of more than 1.6-million shares, and was placed...
Gold to reach $3 000/oz —50% above its record, Bank of America says
By: Bloomberg Bank of America raised its 18-month gold-price target to $3 000/oz – more than 50% above the existing price record – in a report titled “The Fed can’t print gold.” Analysts including Michael Widmer increased the target from $2 000 previously, as policy makers across the globe unleash vast...
Torian/Dampier JV starts
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Zuleika project farm-in joint venture (JV) in Western Australia between ASX-listed Torian Resources and fellow-listed Dampier Gold has kicked off. Under the terms of the 2019 agreement, Dampier could acquire a 75% interest in the Zuleika gold project by spending A$1-million over a four-year...
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Santos hit by lower oil prices
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and gas major Santos has reported a 14% drop in revenue for the three months to March, as both production and oil prices tumbled. Production for the quarter was down 4%, from the 18.7-million barrels of oil equivalent produced in the December quarter, to 17.9-million barrels, on the back of...
    
 
    
Evolution rakes in the cash despite drop in production
By: Esmarie Iannucci Higher gold prices in the March quarter has seen gold miner Evolution Mining report a 10% increase in mine operating cash flows for the quarter, and a 33% increase in free cash flows, compared with the previous quarter. Evolution on Thursday announced that mine operating cash flows for the...
New gas project on Victorian horizon
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gas infrastructure developer Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) is mulling a A$200-million investment to develop the Golden Beach gas project, offshore Victoria. The company on Thursday announced that it had entered into a non-binding transaction process deed with unlisted GB Energy,...
Galaxy launches soft start
By: Esmarie Iannucci Lithium miner Galaxy Resources’ produced 14 306 t of lithium concentrate from its Mt Cattlin operation, in Western Australia, during the three months to March, as the company’s operational change to meet softening market demand, kicked off. Galaxy previously announced plans to cut back on...
TerraCom to issue squeeze notices to Universal hold-outs
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed TerraCom will start with the compulsory acquisition of the remaining shares in South Africa-focused coal miner Universal Coal, after securing a majority stake in the takeover target. TerraCom on Thursday said that its interest in Universal had jumped to over 92% on the back of...
Spectrum offer final - Ramelius
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Ramelius Resources on Thursday said that it will not be increasing its offer for fellow-listed Spectrum Metals, but has extended the offer period until May 29. Ramelius earlier this year launched its takeover offer for Spectrum Metals, offering that company’s shareholders one Ramelius...
Western Australia drops mine levy
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec) has welcomed a decision by Western Australian Mines Minister Bill Johnston to reduce the Mine Safety Levy by 20%, from July 1. Johnston said that the reduction would provide relief to mining companies, with the rates reducing from 21c...
New Century resumes share trade
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed New Century Resources resumed share trading on Thursday after announcing the successful completion of institutional component of its entitlement offer, raising an initial A$5.1-million. The fully underwritten two-for-seven pro rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer will...
Alcoa cuts costs and output in ‘fundamentally shifted’ world
By: Bloomberg Alcoa is the latest commodity producer that’s cutting costs and output to mitigate the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The company is the top US producer of aluminum, which is found in everything from jets to iPhones and has been among the worst-performing commodities during the crisis....
Galileo raises exploration funds
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Galileo Mining has raised A$5-million through a share placement to fund exploration at its Fraser Range nickel targets, in Western Australia. The company on Thursday said that it had received firm commitments from sophisticated and institutional investors for the placement of more than...
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Mineral exports boost Australian economy
By: Esmarie Iannucci New data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has pointed out that Australia’s merchandise exports rose A$8-billion, or 29%, during March, with a significant rise reported in the resources export sector. The value of goods exports reached A$36.1-billion in March. The ABS noted that key...
    
 
    
BHP invests in Covid centers in Qld
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diversified miner BHP has struck a partnership with health care providers in Queensland to support the capacity of on the ground health services by developing and servicing Covid-19 testing centres in Central Queensland. The centres are part of a A$7.59-million project developed in partnership...
Western Areas posts solid quarter
By: Esmarie Iannucci Nickel miner Western Areas has maintained its production outlook for 2020, with the company reporting a solid quarter in the three months to March. Total nickel mined during the quarter reached 5 896 t, which was in line with the 5 849 t produced in the previous quarter. Total...
Blackham's output falls
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Blackham Resources has reported a soft March quarter, with production falling from 20 003 oz in the December quarter to 12 950 oz. The ASX-listed company said that production in the March quarter was impacted by seasonal weather, equipment issues and shortages of qualified operators,...
Rio boosts Citadel copper JV exploration budget
By: Esmarie Iannucci The exploration arm of mining major Rio Tinto will spend A$9.2-million on exploration at the Citadel copper/gold joint venture (JV), in Western Australia, during 2020. JV partner Antipa Minerals on Friday said that the approved exploration budget for 2020 was well above the previous estimated...
MMG sees copper output sink 20% in Q1, confirms Peru force majeure
By: Reuters MMG Ltd said on Thursday its copper output fell 20% year-on-year in the first quarter because of lower-than-planned production at the Las Bambas mine in Peru, where the miner has declared force majeure because of coronavirus-related curbs. Las Bambas is among the world's biggest copper mines and...
New Century completes IGO placement
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed New Century Resources has completed a A$23.77-million share placement to fellow listed Independence Group, giving the metals miner an 18.4% stake in the company. The placement of 158.5-million shares, at a price of 15c each, formed part of a larger A$51.1-million capital raise for...
Champion ramps up work at Bloom Lake
By: Esmarie Iannucci Dual listed Champion Iron told shareholders on Friday that the company would start ramping-up operations at its Bloom Lake mining complex, in Quebec, after the provincial government declared mining to be a ‘priority service’. The announcement meant that the ASX and TSX-listed company would be...
Czech Republic lithium project now fully funded to construction
By: Donna Slater Shareholders in Australia- and UK-listed European Metals Holdings (EMH) have approved energy group CEZ’s investment in the Cinovec project, paving the way for the lithium and tin project, in Czech Republic, to be developed. CEZ will invest €29.1-million for a 51% equity interest in Geomet –...
Danakali appoints two AFC directors to its board
By: Tasneem Bulbulia Dual-listed Danakali has appointed Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) president and CEO Samaila Zubairu and Taiwo Adeniji  AFC senior director for investment operations and execution as nonexecutive directors of its board. Danakali says they will bring significant experience to the board and...
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Australia's CSIRO finds fracking is safe for the environment
By: Esmarie Iannucci A three year scientific study by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) into the air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing has found little to no impacts on air quality, soils, groundwater and waterways. The study also found current water treatment...
    
 
    
BHP to spend A$300m on Pilbara environment
By: Esmarie Iannucci Major BHP has announced a A$300-million investment over a five year period to improve air quality and reduce dust emissions across its Pilbara operations. “BHP has reviewed global best practice dust management and air quality control methods and identified new opportunities to further improve...
BHP looks to expand iron-ore exports from Port Hedland
By: Reuters Miner BHP Group said on Tuesday it plans to expand its iron-ore export capacity from Port Hedland, the largest global shipping hub for the steel-making commodity, by up to 40-million tonnes a year to 330-million tonnes a year. The move comes as improvements across BHP's supply chain have opened...
ACCC allows coordinated bargaining for miners
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed interim authorization by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), allowing resources companies to co-ordinate on sourcing crucial supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Members of the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) and...
Saracen posts record quarter
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Saracen Mineral Holdings has reported another quarterly production record, with the miner producing 158 132 oz of gold in the three months to March. The March quarter production was up from the previous record of 120 127 oz produced in the December quarter, with all-in sustaining...
Stanmore earnings take a hit
By: Esmarie Iannucci Coal miner Stanmore Coal has warned shareholders that its underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) for the full 2020 will be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The miner has revised its underlying Ebitda expectations for the full year from between...
De Grey raises cash for Mallina exploration
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior De Grey Mining will raise A$31.2-million through a share placement to fund its ongoing exploration work at its Mallina gold project, in Western Australia. The company on Tuesday reported that it had received firm commitments for the placement of more than 111.4-million shares, at a price...
OceanaGold restarts operations in New Zealand
By: Esmarie Iannucci Dual listed gold miner OceanaGold has resumed mining operations in New Zealand after the government decreased the country’s Covid-19 alert level from four to three. The new alert level meant that businesses apart from those considered to be essential services, could resume operations if they...
Tshipi opencast miner able to recommence 100% from May 1 – Jupiter
By: Martin Creamer Tshipi Borwa, an opencast manganese mine in the Kalahari manganese field of the Northern Cape, will be able to commence operations at  100% levels from May 1, Jupiter Minerals has noted. During a briefing hosted on Saturday April 25, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel provided...
Offtake deal signed at Gabanintha
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Technology Metals Australia has inked a binding vanadium pentoxide offtake agreement with China’s CNMC Orient Group Company at the Ganabintha vanadium project, in Western Australia. The offtake agreement covers a minimum 2 000 t/y, or 4.4-million pounds of vanadium pentoxide on a...
Emerald closes Okvau financing
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Emerald Resources has achieved financial close on a $60-million project debt facility for its Okvau gold project, in Cambodia. The company had previously inked a credit agreement with Sprott Private Resource Lending to allow for the construction of the Okvau project.
REZ takes a new look at Mt Makenzie
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Resources and Energy Group (REZ) is undertaking a review of its Mount Mackenzie gold/silver project, in Queensland, to incorporate a higher gold price. A December scoping study into the project estimated that for a capital cost of A$13-million, the company could develop a gold mine...
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Newcrest raises major cash for financing buy
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Newcrest Mining is undertaking a fully underwritten institutional placement with the aim of raising A$1-billion, along with a share purchase plan (SPP) to raise a further A$100-million. The funds will be used to purchase the Fruta del Norte financing facilities, for $450-million and...
    
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Fortescue ups output expectations
By: Esmarie Iannucci Iron-ore major Fortescue metals has reported record third quarter iron-ore shipments, with tonnage up by 10% on the previous corresponding period, reaching 42.3-million tonnes. In the year-to-date, iron-ore shipments reached a record 130.9-million tonnes. C1 costs for the quarter under review...
Iluka trims zircon forecast
By: Esmarie Iannucci Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources has announced plans to cut its zircon production by as much as 110 000 t for the 2020 financial year, on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic. The miner told shareholders that the Chinese ceramic industry went into total lockdown during February and was shut...
Rhyolite Ridge DFS puts it on the map - ioneer
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Rhyolite Ridge lithium/boron project, in Nevada, would require a capital investment of some $785-million, a definitive feasibility study (DFS) has found. ASX-listed ioneer on Thursday told shareholders that the DFS placed Rhyolite Ridge as the single most attractive project for the...
Ramelius cuts costs at Tampia, pushes back start date
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Ramelius Resources has identified a A$24-million capital cost savings for its Tampia gold project, in Western Australia, on the back of a simplified processing solution, but has pushed back the project’s start date from mid-2020 to the start of the 2021 calendar year. The miner on...
Panoramic cuts costs
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Panoramic Resources has moved to temporarily reduce corporate costs in order to preserve cash. The company in April temporarily suspended operations at its Savannah nickel project, in Western Australia, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which adversely impacted transportation, the...
Argentina's Kachi lithium project to cost $544m
By: Esmarie Iannucci A prefeasibility study (PFS) into the Kachi lithium brine project, in Argentina, has found that the project could support an annual production of 25 500 t/y of battery grade lithium carbonate over a mine life of 25 years. ASX-listed Lake Resources on Thursday said that the PFS estimated a...
Another permit granted at Cinovec
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Czech Ministry of the Environment has granted a preliminary mining permit for the northwestern part of the Cinovec deposit, ASX-listed European Metals said. The permit, which has been issued for a period of eight years, is a necessary legal prequalification before obtaining a final mining...
Gold still has important role to play, despite Covid-19, says World Gold Council
By: Simone Liedtke Global gold holdings is said to have held firm at 1 083.8 t in the first quarter of the year, marking a rise of 1% on the same period last year, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC's) latest Gold Demand Trends report. The global Covid-19 pandemic fueled the safe-haven investment demand for...
Robust iron-ore price to erode as steelmakers shut furnaces
By: Reuters The price of iron-ore is set to drift lower in coming months as the coronavirus pandemic eats away at demand, moderating its outperformance against other industrial commodities this year. Iron ore has given up about 10% so far this year compared to 40% for the Refinitiv/CoreCommodity CRB index...
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Australian government establishes A$300m hydrogen fund
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Australian government has announced the establishment of a A$300-million Advancing Hydrogen Fund that will finance projects focused on growing a clean, innovative and competitive hydrogen industry in Australia. The fund will back projects that align with priorities under the National...
    
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Iron-ore mine to restart in NT
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Northern Territory government has granted privately held British Marine approval to restart mining at the Nathan River iron project. British Marine took over the former Western Desert Resources Roper Bar iron-ore mine 2017 after that company went into liquidation, and in February 2018 was...
Lynas restarts Malaysian plant
By: Esmarie Iannucci Rare earths miner Lynas on Monday restarted operations in Malaysia, after the government announced that nearly all economic sectors, including manufacturing, would be allowed to resume operations, as measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 is relaxed. The company told shareholders that the...
AVZ welcomes new Chinese shareholder
By: Esmarie Iannucci Lithium developer AVZ Minerals will raise A$10.6-milliion through a share placement to China’s Yibin Tianyi Lithium Industry, which will take a 9% stake in the Australian firm. Under the placement agreement, Yibin Tianyi will subscribe for 237.5-million shares in AVZ, priced at 4.5c each. While...
TerraCom moves to exit Mongolia
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed TerraCom has moved ahead with its plans to exit Mongolia, inking a binding term sheet to divest of its Baruun Noyon Uul (BNU) coal mine for $2. Under the terms of the agreement, Singapore-based buyer Bridge Resources will also accept a net $15-million of existing liabilities within...
Sumitomo kicks off Qld JV
By: Esmarie Iannucci Japanese major Sumitomo Corporate has elected to proceed with an earn-in at the Hillalong joint venture (JV), in Queensland. ASX-listed Bowen Coking Coal and Sumitomo in November last year struck a formal farm-in agreement under which Sumitomo would earn an initial 10% interest in the project by...
Tempus raises exploration cash
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Tempus Resources will raise A$4-million through a share placement to fund exploration work in Ecuador and Canada. The company on Monday said that it had completed a book build for the issue of some 26.16-million shares, at a price of 15.3c each, with shares to be placed to sophisticated...
Big miners battle with limiting climate change - TPI
By: Esmarie Iannucci Only two of the world’s ten largest mining companies are aligned with limiting climate change to 2°C, new research by assessor The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has found. Miners Freeport and Grupo Mexico have been identified as the two largest mining companies that had such low emissions...
Gold bars fight Covid-19 kits for space on the plane
By: Bloomberg Swiss refiner Valcambi tried for five straight days last month to move a shipment of gold out of Hong Kong. Twice the metal was packed carefully onto a plane, only to be offloaded again. After daily attempts and numerous arguments, the gold suddenly arrived in Switzerland without warning, said...
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Pilbara's renewable energy hub moves ahead
By: Esmarie Iannucci Resources projects in the Pilbara are one step closer to a new power supply after the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) approved the development of a large-scale wind and solar renewable energy project, subject to a number of conditions. The Asian Renewable Energy Hub...
    
 
    
Rio Tinto invests $10m in Canada and US efforts to fight pandemic
By: Creamer Media Reporter Diversified mining company Rio Tinto is investing $10-million in a variety of grassroots projects across Canada and the US to support local community efforts to fight Covid-19. The group’s investment is targeted at practical solutions like funding the food banks or counselling and support...
Even proxy advisers are split over mining’s emissions debate
By: Bloomberg Key investor advisory groups are divided on whether Rio Tinto shareholders should support a demand for the world’s No. 2 miner to extend the range of its targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Institutional Shareholder Services is recommending Rio investors support a resolution tabled by an...
Govt calls for comments on petroleum acreage
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Federal government has opened public consultation on potential areas for the 20202 offshore petroleum exploration acreage release. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt said 49 areas have been nominated by the oil and gas industry offshore from Western Australia,...
Predictive raises exploration funds
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Predictive Discovery will raise up to A$9-million through a share placement and non-renounceable entitlement offer to fund exploration work at its Kaninko gold project, in Guinea. The ASX-listed company said that it would raise an initial A$6.9-million through a conditional share...
Neometals launches downstream study in India
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Neometals has partnered with Indian company Manikaran Power to conduct a feasibility study (FS) evaluating a lithium hydroxide refinery in India. The FS would be based on a nominal capacity of 20 000 t/y of lithium hydroxide.
Sulphide project at Simberi under review
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner St Barbara will undertake a feasibility study (FS) into a sulphide project at its Simberi operation, in Papua New Guinea, after a prefeasibility study (PFS) proved positive. The PFS, which was completed in March this year, built on a 2016 PFS, and showed that the sulphide project...
Vital's Canadian project a step closer
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Vital Metals has been granted government approvals to start mining operations at the North T Zone at its Nechalacho rare earths project, in Canada. Amendments have been made to the land use permit and the water licensee issued by the MacKenzie Valley Land and Water Board, enabling...
Manas restarts African exploration
By: Esmarie Iannucci Explorer Manas Resources will resume its exploration activities in Cote D’Ivoire as the country eases restrictions around the Covid-19 pandemic. The ASX-listed Manas suspended field activities in late March in light of the ongoing pandemic, but on Tuesday said that it had continued to engage...
Pensana secures more rare earth-prospective ground in Angola
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX-listed rare earths explorer Pensana Metals’ share price went up 4.7% to A$0.22 apiece following the granting of an exploration licence for the 7 456 km2 Coola project, which is highly prospective for rare earth mineralisation, in Angola. The area is about 16 km from its Longonjo rare earths...
Top coal miner seeks loans as lockdown saps payments
By: Bloomberg Bharat Coking Coal, a unit of Coal India, the world’s largest producer, is planning a debt-raising to meet expenses, after payment curtailments by power generators led to a cash-squeeze, according to people familiar with development. The company, based in eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, is in...
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Qld moves to cushion explorers
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland government has announced a multimillion-dollar stimulus package to support the survival and revival of Queensland’s explorers to maintain the state’s pipeline of resources projects and jobs. The package will include a 12-month waiver of rent on exploration land due between April...
    
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Five injured in Anglo American coal mine explosion
By: Esmarie Iannucci Five people have been injured in an explosion at diversified miner Anglo American’s Grosvenor coal mine, in Queensland, the miner confirmed on Wednesday. The miner said in a statement to Mining Weekly Online that the mine was in the process of being evacuated and operations have been stopped,...
Dacian completes A$98m raising
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Dacian Gold has completed the retail component of its entitlement offer raising a total of A$28-million and taking its total capital raise to some A$98-million. Dacian in April raised an initial A$70-million through the institutional component of its one-for-one accelerated...
Explorers concerned about future - Amec
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec) has expressed concern for the future of the Australian exploration industry, and the impact that Covid-19 will have. “While the health, safety and wellbeing of Australians must remain the focus through Covid-19, mineral exploration...
BHP hits halfway mark with Covid fund
By: Esmarie Iannucci Mining major BHP on Wednesday announced that some A$25-million of the A$50-million set aside for its Vital Resources Fund since it was established in late March has over the past six weeks been committed to organisations and programmes across Australia in the areas of health, education and...
Consolidated hopes for exemption in Mexico
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Consolidated Zinc has applied to be exempted from the Mexican government’s decision to suspend all non-essential services until the end of May, in zones where Covid-19 cases have been identified. The miner on Wednesday said that the Aldama zone, where its process plant and the...
Canadian gold proves up for Matador
By: Esmarie Iannucci A scoping study into the Cape Ray gold project, in Canada, has found that the project could produce some 504 000 oz of gold over a seven-year mine life. ASX-listed Matador Mining on Wednesday told shareholders that the scoping study estimated an initial capital cost of $102-million to...
Geoscientists doing well despite pandemic - AIG
By: Esmarie Iannucci While employment figures for Australian geoscientists deteriorated in the first three months of 2020, the results have not been as severe as previously feared, the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) said on Wednesday. Unemployment increased to 10% in the March quarter, compared with...
Resgen enters into debt deal to fund rail link for Boikarabelo
By: Donna Slater JSE-listed energy resources company Resource Generation (Resgen) reports that its subsidiary, Ledjadja Coal has entered into nonbinding equity and debt term sheets with Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund 2 SA (PAIDF2SA) and Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund 2 limited liability...
MC Mining restarts, ‘no work, no pay’ for nonessential staff  
By: Martin Creamer The mechanised Uitkomst underground colliery has restarted, with ramp up to 50% capacity expected in seven to ten days, London-, Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed MC Mining said on Tuesday. The lockdown’s impact on activities at the corporate office had led to the implementation of business...
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Australian mineral exports climb despite pandemic
By: Esmarie Iannucci The latest data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown the resilience of some of Australia’s key resource exports, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues. The ABS on Thursday reported that metal ore and mineral exports increased by 32% in March, or some A$2.8-billion, while other...
    
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Rio Tinto dodges climate reporting fire, but issue unlikely to go away
By: Reuters Rio Tinto shareholders in Australia voted on Thursday against forcing the miner to set targets for the emissions of its steel-making customers, but the issue is unlikely to go away as more than a third supported the motion. Investors have been pushing for corporate giants to cut back their...
WA moves mining services online
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Western Australian government has unveiled new procedures to support the resources sector during the Covid-19 pandemic, with a key focus of transitioning to online services. Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston said that the resulting changes and new or revised guidelines would ensure...
Cause of explosion unclear - Anglo American
By: Esmarie Iannucci Mining major Anglo American on Thursday said that the cause of the explosion which rocked its Grosvenor mine, in Queensland, on Wednesday, and injured five, has not yet been established. “Our focus right now is on supporting our injured colleagues and their families, and our team is doing...
Ramelius takes 90% stake in Spectrum
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Ramelius Resources has reached a 90% shareholding in takeover target Spectrum Metals, with the miner now moving to the compulsory acquisition of all the remaining shares in Spectrum. Ramelius earlier this year launched its takeover offer for Spectrum Metals, offering that company’s...
Alt gets takeover offer from Aurenne
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Alt Resources has received a takeover offer from privately held Aurenne Group Holdings, which was offering Alt shareholders 5.05c in cash for each of their shares held. The offer is subject to a number of conditions, including a minimum 90% acceptance condition.
Elementos positions Spanish tin project
By: Esmarie Iannucci An economic study into the Oropesa tin project, in Spain, has found that the project could produce some 2 440 t/y of tin metal over a mine life of 14 years. The study was based on the development of an opencut mine, processing plant, tailings storage facility and infrastructure to support a 750...
BHP makes new board appointments
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diversified major BHP has appointed Dion Weisler and Xiaoqun Clever to its board as independent non-executive directors. Weisler’s appointment will be effective from June 1, while Clever’s will become effective from October 1.
Apollo sells Ivorian interests
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold explorer Apollo Consolidated has struck an agreement with Ibaera Capital Fund to divest of its 20% interest in the Bagoe and Liberty projects, in Cote d’Ivoire, for A$4.5-million. The sales agreement was subject to fellow-listed Exore resoures not exercising its pre-emptive rights under the...
St George raises funds for Mt Alexander
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior St George Mining will raise some A$3.6-million under a private placement to support ongoing exploration work at its Mt Alexander nickel/copper sulphide project, in Western Australia. The company has received commitments for the placement of more than 45.2-million shares, at a price of 8c...
Kirkland Lake begins recalling workers but expects Covid-19 impact for rest of year
By: Donna Slater Dual-listed Kirkland Lake has begun recalling its workers who were off as part of its Covid-19 protocols at the Detour Lake and Macassa mines, in Canada’s Ontario, while the Holt Complex remains suspended with no timeline being contemplated for reopening. The company transitioned the Detour Lake...
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Appea report calls for investor certainty
By: Esmarie Iannucci A new report undertaken by advisory firm Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) on behalf of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (Appea) has found that Australia’s upstream oil and gas industry needs long-term regulatory stability to create attractive investment opportunities for...
    
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BP mulls green hydrogen in Australia
By: Esmarie Iannucci Energy major BP Australia has been awarded A$1.71-million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to assess the feasibility of building a renewable hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Geraldton, Western Australia. BP is undertaking a A$4.42-million feasibility...
Great Southern raises cash for exploration
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Great Southern Mining will raise A$3.1-million through a share placement to fund an accelerated exploration programme at its Cox’s Find gold project, in Western Australia. The company on Friday said that it will place 70-million fully paid ordinary shares at a price of 4.5c each, along...
Newcrest prices $1.15bn worth of senior notes
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Newcrest Mining has priced $1.15-billion worth of senior secured notes to institutional buyers in the US. The miner on Friday said that $650-million of the notes will have a ten-year maturity rate, maturing in May 2030, with a fixed rate coupon of 3.25% a year, while a further...
Australian Potash to start initial work at Lake Wells
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has granted potash developer Australian Potash consent to proceed with minor and preliminary works at its Lake Wells sulphide of potash (SOP) project, while the environmental review process continues. “Our team has been working...
Kogi appoints Nigerian contractor to start trial iron-ore mining
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX-listed Kogi Iron and its Nigerian subsidiary KCM Mining have started small-scale trial mining at the Agbaja Cast Steel project, in Nigeria. The companies have appointed a local Lokoja-based civil engineering contractor to start the trial mining on a 30 m by 30 m by 5 m deep pit, owing to...
Mining industry faces a new reality amid and beyond Covid-19
By: Marleny Arnoldi The global mining industry is facing a new reality amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with measures to curb the spread of the virus impacting on economies, mining operations and their supply chains, manufacturing industries, the general public and, consequently, the demand for minerals and metals. As...
Exore weighs its options
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Exore Resources on Friday said it was weighing its options with regards to fellow-listed Apollo Minerals’ sale of its 20% interest in the Bagoe and Liberty projects, in Cote d’Ivoire, for A$4.5-million. Exore, which holds the remaining 80% interest in the project and has a 30-day...
Australia's Port Hedland iron-ore shipments to China up 10.6% in April
By: Reuters Australia's shipments of iron-ore to China from the world's top export hub of Port Hedland jumped to 38.7-million tonnes in April, data from the port authority showed on Friday. Shipments were up by 10.6% from a year earlier, although they shrank by 4.2% from March's figure of 40.43-million...
Energy Roundup – May 2020 (PDF Report)
The May 2020 roundup covers activities in April 2020, and includes details of State-owned electricity producer Eskom’s plans to implement so-called ‘philosophy maintenance’ as a centralised project across its unreliable coal fleet; the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association’s letter to...
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Australian miners calling for reform of EPBC Act
By: Esmarie Iannucci A number of resources industry bodies have called for a reform of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, as an independent review into the legislation continues. “Reforms to the Act are long overdue, and numerous reviews over the past decade have repeatedly...
    
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Investigation launched into Grosvenor explosion
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland government has established an independent mine safety Board of Inquiry into the recent explosion at the Grosvenor coal mine, which left five people injured. Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said the board would be able to conduct public hearings, call witnesses and make broad...
Mining taxes up by A$8bn in 2018/19
By: Esmarie Iannucci A new report by advisory firm Deloitte Access Economics has shown that company taxes and royalties paid by Australia’s world-leading minerals sector increased by A$8-billion in 2018-19 to a record A$39.3-billion. Increasing tax and royalty contributions from the minerals sector in line with...
Alkane granted approval for Tomingley plan
By: Esmarie Iannucci The New South Wales’ Resources Regulator has given ASX-listed Alkane Resources approval to develop an exploration drive from its existing Wyoming One underground operation, at its Tomingley gold project, in New South Wales, to the Roswell and San Antonio deposits, some 4 km south of the mine....
AngloGold cash flow soars 231%, liquidity boosted to $2bn
By: Martin Creamer Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti more than trebled first-quarter cash flow from operating activities, bolstered its available liquidity to more than $2-billionn and improved leverage as key mines delivered solid performances. The Johannesburg- and New York-listed company, headed by CEO...
Rio institutes more testing at Diavik
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diversified major Rio Tinto has introduced Covid-19 testing at its Diavik diamond mine, in the Northwest Territories, in Canada, as an additional precautionary measure to protect employees and community members. The miner said over the weekend that not for profit public health experts GuardRX...
Adriatic makes an offer for Tethyan
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Adriatic Metals has inked a binding letter of agreement with TSX-V listed Tethyan Resource Corporation that will see Adriatic consolidate its position as a leading Balkan polymetallic explorer and developer. Under the agreement, each Tethyan shareholder will receive 0.166 Adriatic...
Apollo moves ahead with Gabon earn-in
By: Esmarie Iannucci The government of Gabon has approved a Mining Convention Agreement over the Kroussou zinc/lead project, allowing ASX-listed Apollo Minerals to earn-in a majority interest in the project. Apollo in 2019 reached an agreement with Trek Metals to acquire up to an 80% interest in the project area...
St George launches SPP
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior St George Mining has announced a share purchase plan (SPP) to raise up to A$1.6-million to assist in funding its planned exploration programme in 2020. The ASX-listed company last week announced that it will raise A$3.6-million through a private share placement, placing more than...
RNC to buy Spargos Reward gold project, tables name change
By: Donna Slater TSX-listed base and precious metals miner Royal Nickel Corporation RNC Minerals (RNC) has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire the Spargos Reward gold project, in Western Australia. Spargos Reward contains a historical Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant indicated mineral resource...
China raps State miner Minmetals for renewed environmental failures
By: Reuters China's environment ministry on Monday called on China Minmetals Corp to improve implementation of environmental protection measures and oversight of subsidiaries in a less than glowing report on the state-run metals producer's compliance. As it looks to clean up heavy industry in China, the...
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Mining set to start at Boorara
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Boorara gold mine, in Western Australia, is poised to deliver its first gold in July this year, after the board of ASX-listed Horizon Metals gave approval for the development of the first stage of the project. “The commencement of mining at Boorara is a significant milestone for the company,...
    
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Govt gives financial backing to export hubs
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Australian government this week announced funding to back small- and medium-sized (SME) Australian businesses to tap into new markets around the world, with support for a series of export hubs across the nation. Ten export hubs from five states will receive more than A$4.9-million under the...
South32 adds to Hermosa resource
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diversified miner South32 has reported a Joint Ore Reserves Committee compliant resource of 55-million tonnes, grading 2.31% zinc, 9.08% manganese and 78 g/t silver for the Clark deposit, at its Hermosa project, in Arizona. Some 33-million tonnes of the resource is classified as indicated with...
BHP completes first yuan-based iron-ore sale to China's Baosteel
By: Reuters The world's top listed miner BHP Group said on Tuesday it had made its first yuan-denominated sale of iron-ore to China Baoshan Iron & Steel Co, known as Baosteel, and would explore using blockchain for such transactions in future. The deal, worth nearly 100-million yuan ($14.1-million), shows...
Bardoc hoping to be in production by next year
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold developer Bardoc Gold was hoping to start production at its namesake project, in Western Australia, by the third quarter of next year. A definitive feasibility study for the three-million ounce Bardoc gold project is currently under way, and targeted for completion by the first quarter of...
ioneer advances Rhyolite Ridge
By: Esmarie Iannucci Lithium/boron developer ioneer has submitted its project plan for its Rhyolite Ridge project, in Nevada, to the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The company told shareholders that a submission of the plan was a significant step towards project approval.
Galalar resource increases by 25%
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Diatreme Resources has reported a 25% increase in the resource estimate at its Galalar silica sands project, in Queensland. The project is now estimated to host some 47.5-million tonnes of mineral resource, with Diatreme also announcing a maiden measured mineral resource estimate of...
NTM puts a number on Hub
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior NTM Gold has reported a maiden inferred mineral resource of 89 300 t, grading 4.9 g/t gold for 140 800 oz of contained gold at its Hub deposit, in Western Australia. The mineral resource estimate includes oxide, transitional and fresh material, the company added, with the oxide component...
Progress in sale of AngloGold’s South African assets to Harmony ­ 
By: Martin Creamer The sale of the South African portfolio to Harmony Gold had made excellent progress, with unconditional competition approval received last week, AngloGold Ashanti CEO Kelvin Dushnisky said on Monday. The announced sale of the South African operations to Harmony Gold crossed an important hurdle...
By: Esmarie Iannucci A number of resources industry bodies have called for a reform of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, as an independent review into the legislation continues. “Reforms to the Act are long overdue, and numerous reviews over the past decade have repeatedly...
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Rio Tinto sees changes ahead 
By: Esmarie Iannucci Mining major Rio Tinto is bracing for a changed market environment post Covid-19. CEO Jean Sebastian-Jacques told delegates on the Bank of America Global Metals, Mining and Steel Conference that the mining industry would need to transform to operate and thrive in a post pandemic reality.
    
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Mineral sands offering an opportunity for Australia
By: Esmarie Iannucci Australia is poised to take advantage of global mineral sands demand, the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) said on Wednesday, pointing out that Australia hosted the world’s largest mineral sands deposits and was home to a number of active mineral sands companies. The MCA noted in a new report...
BHP sticking with spending strategy amid coronavirus shock
By: Reuters BHP Group will stick with its capital allocation framework, which assesses the best way to deploy spending across the group, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, CEO Mike Henry said. Speaking at a virtual presentation at Bank of America, Henry said the framework, introduced in 2016,...
Aus introduces new legislation to help small businesses
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Federal government on Wednesday introduced legislation to Parliament to assist small businesses to get paid on time. The Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020 will legislate transparency for large business payment times by requiring large businesses to report payment performance providing small...
Consolidated Tin restarts operations
By: Esmarie Iannucci Mining operations have restarted at the Mt Garnet base metals project and the Dry River South mine, in Queensland, have resumed operations. ASX-listed Consolidated Tin Mines in March this year halted operations and placed its Mt Garnet and Surveyor projects on care-and-maintenance, and employees...
Red 5 completes share placement advances FS
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Red 5 has completed a second tranche share placement of more than 522.9-million shares, at a price of 18c each, following shareholder approval. The ASX-listed company at the end of March announced a A$125-million capital raise, consisting of a two-tranche placement to sophisticated...
Resolute completes share placement for A$195m raise
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Resolute Mining has completed a A$195-million capital raise after gaining shareholder approval for the second tranche of its placement. The miner in January announced plans for the capital raise to repay its $130-million Toro Gold bridge facility.
World’s top mining companies committed to climate change solutions – ICMM 
By: Martin Creamer Twenty seven of the world's leading mining and metals companies and 36 associations are committed to climate change solutions through their membership of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), Mining Weekly can today report. The ICMM is an international organisation dedicated to a...
Philippine miners can fully operate, but quarantine rules set
By: Reuters Miners in the Philippines, one of the world's top nickel ore suppliers, are allowed to operate at full capacity as the country begins to relax coronavirus-containment measures, but they must follow strict safety protocols, the government said. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has released...
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A$1bn Olive Downs a step closer to development
By: Esmarie Iannucci The A$1-billion Olive Downs metallurgical coal mine being developed by Pembroke Resources in Queensland, has received approvals from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. Pembroke said on Thursday that...
    
 
    
Queensland releases gas exploration acreage
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland government has made more than 6 700 km2 of land available for gas exploration and a new explorer looking to supply Australian-only gas users. Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham on Thursday announced 12 prospective parcels of land were now open to tender across Queensland’s resource...
Chalice raises A$30m for Julimar work
By: Esmarie Iannucci Dual-listed Chalice Gold mines will raise A$30-million through a share placement to institutional and sophisticated investors to fund the next phase of exploration at its Julimar base metals project, in Queensland. The ASX- and OTCQB-listed company on Thursday said that fir commitments had been...
More gas doled out at Atlas
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Senex Energy has inked a domestic gas sales agreement with power generator CleanCo Queensland for 2.55 PJ of natural gas from its Atlas project, starting in January next year. The gas will be supplied at the Wallumbilla gas hub, in Queensland, at a fixed price in line with the...
Rio hunting for staff in WA
By: Esmarie Iannucci Major Rio Tinto has revealed more than 300 vacancies within its Western Australian iron-ore business, with the miner continuing its recruitment for skilled roles, apprentices, graduates and Aboriginal trainee. The miner this week noted that the available roles included skilled operational and...
Titan ticks the boxes at Core
By: Esmarie Iannucci The shareholders of Canadian takeover target Core Gold has approved a proposed consolidation of the company’s common shares and its delisting from the Toronto Stock Exchange, as ASX-listed Titan Minerals’ acquisition of the company was completed. “We are extremely pleased to complete the...
Middle Island raises funds
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Middle Island Resources has received firm commitments to raise A$4-million to fund a drilling campaign at its Sandstone gold project, in Western Australia. Middle Island will place some 3636-million shares, at a price of 1.1c each under the company’s existing placement capacity.
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Australian Parliament passes hydrogen legislation
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Australian Parliament this week passed the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (OPGGS) Amendment Bills amending the OPGGS Act 2006, which could pave the way for a new hydrogen industry in Australia. The Amendment Bills were now awaiting royal assent. “As Australia emerges from the...
    
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Australian LNG exports stay strong
By: Esmarie Iannucci Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in April continued apace, despite the global surplus of LNG and a slowdown in economic activity as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, energy advisory EnergyQuest has found. In its latest report, EnergyQuest noted that in April, Australian LNG...
WA fixes construction mineral royalty
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Western Australian government on Friday announced that royalty rates for construction and industrial minerals used by Western Australia's building and construction sector will remain fixed for the next five-years starting in July.
Gold's implied returns to come down sooner or later, says WGC
By: Marleny Arnoldi The World Gold Council (WGC) has analysed the potential performance of gold across four hypothetical scenarios provided by Oxford Economics in light of Covid-19 and ensuing economic lockdowns slashing global growth forecasts for this year. The WGC explains that gold’s behaviour can be explained...
OceanaGold sinks to Q1 loss, maintains production guidance
By: Marleny Arnoldi TSX- and ASX-listed OceanaGold posted a net loss of $26-million in the first quarter of the year, and an adjusted net loss of $10.7-million. This equated to an adjusted loss per share of $0.02 apiece. The first-quarter loss compares with net profit of $8.7-million in the fourth quarter of 2019...
BCI adds to Mardie footprint
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior BCI Minerals has secured a new tenement area adjacent to its Mardie salt and potash project, in Western Austraila. BCI Minerals on Friday announced that it would pay owner Leichhardt Industrials A$3.5-million on cash on the completion of the tenement right acquisition.
Flinders raises cash
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Flinders Mines is hoping to raise A$5.5-million through a non-renounceable entitlement offer, priced at 1.3c a share. The entitlement offer will comprise some 425.8-million shares, and will be offered on the basis of one new share for every nine existing shares held.
Panoramic completes Canadian project sale
By: Esmarie Iannucci Nickel miner Panoramic Resources has completed the sale of its Thunder Bay North project, in Canada, to Clean Air Metals, which was formerly known as Regency Gold Corp. Panoramic in January inked a share purchase agreement for its subsidiary Magma Metals selling asset for C$9-million in cash.
Heron gets extension on standstill agreement
By: Esmarie Iannucci Base metals junior Heron Resources has received a further extension to the standstill agreement with senior deb provider Orion Mine Finance (OMF) to determine a forward path for its Woodlawn project, in New South Wales. Heron in March suspended operations at Woodlawn amid travel restrictions...
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Agrimin Mackay gets 'major project' status
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Australian government has granted ASX-listed Agrimin Major Project Status for its Mackay potash project, in Western Australia. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the project would provide significant economic benefits at such a critical time.
    
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Hybrid renewable microgrid up and running at Gold Fields' Agnew
By: Esmarie Iannucci The 56 MW Agnew hybrid renewable project at gold miner Gold Field’s Agnew mine, in Western Australia, has been completed. Energy producer EDL on Monday said that all five wind turbines were now operational and have been successfully integrated into Australia’s largest hybrid renewable microgrid,...
Hot Chili raises A$8.9m
By: Esmarie Iannucci Copper developer Hot Chili is hoping to raise A$8.9-million through a private share placement and a rights issue to fund work at its Cortedera project, in Chile. The ASX-listed company on Monday said it had successfully arranged for a A$5-million private placement to sophisticated and...
Turquoise Hill updates mine design for Oyu Tolgoi underground
By: Mariaan Webb Rio Tinto-controlled Turquoise Hill has completed the an updated mine design for Panel 0 – the first panel of mining at its Oyu Tolgoi underground project – narrowing the previously announced cost overrun and delay ranges. The approved design is based on a block cave approach, which leaves two...
Atrum welcomes winds of change in Alberta
By: Esmarie Iannucci Coal developer Atrum Coal has welcomed a decision by the Alberta government to repeal the Coal Development Policy for Alberta, saying it represented a significant step forward to the targeted future development of Atrum’s Elan hard coking coal project. Atrum said on Monday that the repeal of...
Freeport cuts workforce at Grasberg mine as coronavirus cases in area rise
By: Reuters Freeport-McMoRan's Indonesian unit said it will operate the giant Grasberg mine with a "skeletal team" after a rise in coronavirus infections in the area, including at the mine workers' living quarters, and three deaths. The move is aimed at ensuring workers at the world's biggest gold mine and...
Sipa concludes royalty sale
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Sipa Resources has raised A$2.25-million from the sale of its royalty portfolio to royalties company SilverStream. The company in March this year inked a binding preliminary purchase agreement with SilverStream over the royalties that exist over several projects previously identified and...
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Pitt urges more oil and gas development
By: Esmarie Iannucci Federal Resources, Water and Northern Australia Minister Keith Pitt has called for continued investment in the Australian oil and gas sector, despite the price volatility. Speaking in Queensland, Pitt this week said that despite the recent, short-term global oil and gas prices volatility,...
    
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Australia commits A$2bn to climate change battle
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Australian resources and oil and gas sectors have welcomed the recommendations made in the King Review as well as the government’s commitment to a A$2-billion Climate Solutions Fund. The King Review which was commissioned in October of last year to identify new opportunities to unlock low...
Nickel Mines in A$231m equity deal
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Nickel Mines has launched a A$231-million equity raise to fund the purchase of additional interest in the Hengjaya and Ranger Nickel rotary kiln electric furnace (RKEF) plants, in Indonesia. Nickel Mines on Tuesday revealed that it had struck an agreement with project partner...
Butcherbird tapped for 2021 start
By: Esmarie Iannucci A prefeasibility study (PFS) into the Butcherbird manganese project, in Western Australia, has identified a start-up manganese concentrate export scenario as part of a staged development strategy. ASX-listed Element 25 on Tuesday said that the base case assumed an annual production of 312 000...
OreCorp raises A$13m for Tanzanian project
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold and base metal developer OreCorp has raised A$13.56-million through a share placement to institutional and sophisticated investors to fund continued work at its Nyanzaga gold project, in Tanzania. The company will place 45.2-million shares, at a price of 30c each in a single tranche, under...
Byron Energy raises cash
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and natural gas explorer Byron Energy has raised A$16-million through a share placement, with the company hoping to raise a further A$4-million through a share purchase plan (SPP). Byron will place around 123.1-million shares, at a price of 13c each, in two tranches.
Tianqi Lithium parent to sell 6% stake in struggling Chinese firm
By: Reuters China's Tianqi Lithium, one of the world's biggest lithium producers, said on Monday its controlling shareholder planned to sell around a sixth of its holding, which could raise more than $200-million in much-needed cash. Tianqi has admitted liquidity problems following a deep fall in prices for...
Maiden resource at Tormin's Northern Beaches
By: Esmarie Iannucci A maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee compliant resource of 2.5-million tonnes, at 23.5% total heavy minerals has been declared at the Northern Beaches of the Tormin mineral sands operation, in South Africa. “This represents yet another important milestone for our company. The delivery of a...
Azure to restart Mexican exploration
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Azure Minerals will resume silver and gold exploration in Mexico from June, after the Mexican government tapped the mining and exploration industry as an ‘essential service’ amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Azure on Tuesday said the resumption of activities was conditional upon the...
Papua New Guinea court to rule on Barrick mine challenge in June
By: Reuters A Papua New Guinea court is set to rule next month on whether Barrick Gold can proceed with a legal challenge over the government's refusal to extend its lease on the Porgera gold mine, the head of the country's mining regulator said. Papua New Guinea (PNG) said last month it would take control...
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Dubbo demerger forges ahead
By: Esmarie Iannucci The share price of ASX-listed Alkane Resources rose by nearly 11% on Wednesday as plans to progress the demerger of its subsidiary Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) progressed. Alkane on Wednesday said that the company’s board has resolved to progress the demerger of ASM, which holds the...
    
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Qld Parliament passes mining manslaughter laws
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland Parliament has passed mine safety legislation that would see mining executives facing up to 20 years’ jail if fatalities occurred because of criminal negligence. Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said establishing industrial manslaughter as an offence in mines and quarries was...
PanTerra unveils Cuban plans
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Cuban government has approved a joint venture (JV) between state mining company Geo Minera SA and ASX-listed PanTerra Gold Investments, which will allow for the development of the La Demajagua gold/silver deposit. PanTerra on Wednesday told shareholders that subject to successful...
Newcrest's Cadia water woes alleviated
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Newcrest Mining on Wednesday assured shareholders that its Cadia operation, in New South Wales, would have sufficient water to ensure that production was not constrained by a water shortage, for at least the next two years. Previous internal modeling had indicated that if rainfall had...
Australian Vanadium secures water in WA
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Australian Vanadium has inked a cooperation and assistance agreement with gold miner Westgold Resources providing water for the Australian Vanadium project, in Western Australia. Westgold’s Meekatharra gold operations, which is near the Australian Vanadium project, comprises several...
Rio starts exploration in Utah
By: Esmarie Iannucci Mining major Rio Tinto’s subsidiary Kennecott is poised to start exploration work at ASX-listed Alderan Resources’ Frisco copper/gold/silver project, in Utah. Kennecott will spend an initial $6-million on exploration at the project area to gain a 55% interest in the project, with the company...
Technology Metals flags possible JV at Gabanintha
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Technology Metals has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China’s Big Pawer Electrical Technology Xiangyang Inc over a possible joint venture (JV) to produce vanadium electrolyte and vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) manufacturing in Australia. The MoU establishes a...
ioneer moves forward with Rhyolite Ridge
By: Esmarie Iannucci Lithium developer ioneer has submitted an application for a class 2 air quality permit for its Rhyolite Ridge lithium/boron project, in Nevada. The ASX-listed company on Wednesday said that the project would operate under the jurisdiction of the Nevada division of Environmental Protection, the...
Mining companies rush to shield indigenous communities from coronavirus
By: Reuters Big mining companies that rely on indigenous workforces or operate near remote communities have acted fast to curb the spread of the coronavirus and avoid a public health crisis that could damage their reputations. From Australia's outback to Canada's Arctic wilderness to the Andes, mining firms...
By: Esmarie Iannucci Federal Resources, Water and Northern Australia Minister Keith Pitt has called for continued investment in the Australian oil and gas sector, despite the price volatility. Speaking in Queensland, Pitt this week said that despite the recent, short-term global oil and gas prices volatility,...
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Miners welcome low emissions technology paper
By: Esmarie Iannucci The federal government on Thursday released the Technology Investment Roadmap discussion paper, which is aimed at bringing a strategic and system-wide view to future investments in low emissions technologies. Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor said that investment in low...
    
 
    
Queensland to probe over 40 coal mine methane explosions
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland government has announced a mine safety board of inquiry to investigate more than 40 methane gas incidents in Queensland’s underground coal mines since mid-2019. The inquiry follows the underground gas explosion at major Anglo American’s Grosvenor coal mine near Moranbah, which put...
Nickel Mines raises first A$179m
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Nickel Mines has completed the institutional component of its entitlement offer, raising an initial A$179-million. The company earlier this week flagged a A$231-million equity raise to fund the purchase of an additional 20% interest in the Hengjaya and Ranger Nickel rotary kiln...
WA announces winners of most recent round of exploration funding
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Western Australian government has announced the recipients of Round 21 of the state government’s Exploration Incentive Scheme's (EIS) co-funded exploration drilling program. have been announced. The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety received 61 applications, with 45...
Strike enters into infrastructure deal for West Erregulla
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Strike Energy has partnered with gas infrastructure provider Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) to build, own and operate a 50 TJ/d gas plant for Strike’s Phase 1 West Erregulla development, in Western in Western Australia. Strike on Thursday said that the project would...
Volt hoping for major stake in Zambian gold project
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Volt Resources has inked a binding term sheet to acquire an 85% interest in the Luiri Hill gold project, in Zambia. Volt told shareholders on Thursday that the acquisition of the majority stake in the Luiri Hill project continues the company’s progression in establishing a new gold...
Golden State raises exploration funds
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Golden State Mining is looking to raise A$2.2-million through a share placement to sophisticated and professional investors to fund a maiden gold drilling programme at its Yule project, in Western Australia. The share placement will comprise up to 17.6-million fully paid ordinary shares...
EcoGraf launches capital raise
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed EcoGraf will raise A$1.6-million through a share placement priced at 6.5c a share. The company on Thursday said that it had received firm commitments from sophisticated and professional investors for the placement of 24.6-million shares, which will be conducted under the company’s...
Melkior and Kirkland Lake the ‘perfect fit’
By: Creamer Media Reporter Timmins-focused Melkior Resources on Wednesday unveiled an equity investment and potential joint-venture (JV) agreement with gold miner Kirkland Lake Gold, which the junior’s CEO sees as the “perfect fit”. Melkior will raise C$1-million by way of a nonbrokered private placement to Kirkland of up...
Rio Tinto to start drilling for copper in northern Saskatchewan
By: Marleny Arnoldi TSX-V-listed Forum Energy Metals has announced the 2020/21 exploration plans on its Janice Lake sedimentary copper/silver project, in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Forum’s joint venture (JV) partner, Rio Tinto Exploration Canada, has submitted a permit application for the new 2 000 m diamond...
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Basto to run BHP’s Australian mines
By: Mariaan Webb Edgar Basto has been promoted to president of mining major BHP’s entire suite of Australian operations, including iron-ore, coal, nickel and copper, with effect from July 1. The Colombia-born executive previously headed BHP’s Western Australia iron-ore business and is filling the position left...
    
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Core Lithium nears official signing of second offtake agreement
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX-listed Core Lithium has signed a nonbinding agreement to supply its first European offtake partner, Transamine Trading. The term sheet of the agreement paves the way for a binding agreement later this year, which will see Core supplying 50 000 t/y of lithium concentrate for five years to...
Lynas says political debate puts US Defence contract progress on hold
By: Marleny Arnoldi A political debate on the merits of rare-earth supply in the US has put on hold progress on the US Department of Defense (DoD) Phase 1 contract for a heavy rare-earth separation facility. This is according to Australia's Lynas, which on April 22 had been advised of the DoD's intent to award a...
Coal market faces fresh speculation China shunning Australia
By: , Bloomberg A coal market only just rebounding from the lowest price in four years might now need to grapple with the prospect of China renewing its restrictions on Australian supplies. Two influential coal industry publications within China have raised the specter of the country tightening imports from...
Victoria helps relieve explorers of extra pressures during Covid-19
By: Marleny Arnoldi The Victoria government in Australia has started implementing short-term measures to help mineral exploration activity continue through the Covid-19 pandemic. These include a temporary reduction in fees, charges and rents, as well as other flexible licence conditions.
Red 5 buys more prospective deposits around Darlot mine
By: Marleny Arnoldi Australian gold miner Red 5 has exercised an option to buy gold deposits 10 km north of its Darlot mine, in Western Australia. The deposits - Cables and Mission - were last reported by Leopard Resources to host an inferred resource of 185 000 oz.
Alto receives potential competing offer
By: Mariaan Webb Takeover target Alto Metals has a new suitor – privately owned investor Habrok Mining. The Western Australia-based gold explorer said on Friday that it had received a proposal from Habrok to make an offmarket takeover offer of 6.6c a share. The intended offer beats the 6.5c-a-share offer that...
RTG to raise $6m in private placement
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX- and TSX-listed RTG has received commitments to raise about $6-million, or A$9-million, in a private placement to Australian and international investors. “The private placement received strong institutional support, demonstrating the considerable interest in RTG’s interest in the high-grade...
China to extend pollution clampdown, but warns coronavirus makes targets tougher
By: Reuters China said on Friday it will continue to strengthen anti-pollution controls and meet its environmental targets for 2020, but warned that the coronavirus pandemic would weigh on energy intensity goals. "By maintaining the same direction and intensity of effort, we will address problem at the...
Auto-battery makers mull alternative chemistries to lower costs, increase driving range 
By: Tasneem Bulbulia Battery makers and car manufacturers have seen a shift in the pursuit of altering battery chemistry to lower the costs of new energy vehicles (NEVs) that are being manufactured and extend their driving range. Speaking to Engineering News & Mining Weekly, independent research house Afriforesight...
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Western Areas takes major stake in Panoramic as part of capital raise
By: Esmarie Iannucci Nickel miner Panoramic Resources on Monday announced A$90-million capital raise to de-risk the restart of its Savannah nickel mine, in Western Australia, and to fund project enhancement activities. Panoramic told shareholders that it would undertake a fully underwritten institutional placement,...
    
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Resource exports remain strong - ABS
By: Esmarie Iannucci New data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown that while the value of exports and imports of goods both decreased in April, demand for resource commodities remained strong. The preliminary international trade figures show that exports fell A$4-billion or 12% from the record...
Kalium Lakes raises cash to fund Beyondie overrun
By: Esmarie Iannucci Potash developer Kalium Lakes has raised A$48.8-million through the completion of a share placement and the institutional component of its entitlement offer, to fund the cost-overrun in the construction of its Beyondie sulphate of potash (SOP) project, in Western Australia. The company last...
Miners call for changes to boost investment
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has urged the Australian government to implement reforms to lower taxes and shorten project approval times, to allow the minerals industry to play a greater role in supporting the economy post Covid-19. CEO Tania Constable on Monday said that the industry...
NT gets serious about post-Covid economy
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (Appea) has welcomed the formation of the Territory Economic Restructuring Commission in the Northern Territory. Chief Minister Michael Gunner said that the Territory Economic Restructuring Commission would be tasked with helping to...
Australia’s Fortescue ups stake in Candente Copper
By: Mariaan Webb Australian iron-ore major Fortescue Metals has made another C$1.38-million investment in TSX-listed Candente Copper, upping its interest to 19.92%. Through wholly owned subsidiary Nascent Exploration, Fortescue has subscribed for 27.5-million at C$0.05 apiece in Candente, which owns a...
Santos and Denison start gas exploration in Qld
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and gas major Santos and junior Denison Gas will start exploring for new gas resources in Queensland. Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said Santos would seek new gas between Chinchilla and Roma and Denison Gas would start exploring for gas near Emerald.
Warrego raises A$15m
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Warrego Energy will raise A$15-million through a two tranche share placement to institutional and sophisticated investors to fund drilling at its West Erregulla assets, in Western Australia. The first tranche will consist of 94.9-million shares will be issued under the company’s...
Mponeng detects 164 Covid cases, suspends mining – AngloGold Ashanti
By: Martin Creamer Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti on Sunday confirmed that, following the detection of its first positive Covid-19 case at its Mponeng gold mine last week, a comprehensive screening, contact tracing and testing programme had revealed 164 positive cases at the site in Merafong, in Gauteng...
Kairos finds drill funding
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior explorer Kairos Minerals will raise A$4.2-million to fund drilling and exploration programmes at its Pilbara gold project, in Western Australia. The company on Monday said that it had received firm commitments to raise an initial A$2.5-million through a share placement priced at 1.1c a...
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Prieska economics improve with BFS
By: Esmarie Iannucci An updated bankable feasibility study (BFS) into the Prieska copper/zinc project, in South Africa has increased the capital requirements for the project by some A$21-million while extending the mine life and increasing the expected free cash flows. ASX-listed Orion Minerals on Tuesday told...
    
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New Century takes aim at Vale Goro nickel/cobalt mine
By: Esmarie Iannucci Base metals miner New Century Resources has struck an exclusivity agreement with major Vale to negotiate the purchase of a 95% interest in the issued shares of Vale Nouvelle-Caledonie (VNC), which owns the Goro nickel and cobalt mine, in New Caledonia. Vale said on Tuesday that the negotiations...
Senex adjusts production, sets more gas for domestic market
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Senex Energy on Tuesday said that it has reached an agreement with Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas (GLNG) to re-direct around 1 PJ of natural gas from the Roma North project to the domestic market. Senex told shareholders that the company would market the natural gas, along with...
Titan launches Core Gold review, flags asset sale
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Titan Minerals has launched a strategic review into the assets of newly acquired Core Gold, flagging the potential divestment of its Peruvian and non-core gold assets. Core Gold has been delisted from the TSX:V exchange since Titan’s acquisition of the Canadian company, with Titan now...
Piedmont's North Carolina plans unveiled
By: Esmarie Iannucci Studies by ASX-listed Piedmont Lithium has delivered a viable alternative source for lithium hydroxide based out of the US. Piedmont on Tuesday revealed that a prefeasibility study (PFS) into a proposed lithium hydroxide chemicals plant in Kings Mountain, in North Carolina, had proven the...
OreCorp completes share placement
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold and base metals developer OreCorp has completed the placement of 45-million fully paid ordinary shares, raising A$13.5-million. The company in May announced the capital raise, priced at 30c a share, to fund continued work at its Nyanzaga gold project, in Tanzania.
BHP pledges A$3.3m to Aboriginal health services
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diversified miner BHP will invest more than A$3.3-million in funding through its Vital Resources Fund to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander controlled community health services across Australia, as part of new partnerships established to support communities through the Covid-19 pandemic....
Australia's Downer EDI secures $295.7m Eliwana mine contract from Fortescue
By: Esmarie Iannucci Australia's Downer EDI has secured a A$450-million ($295.70-million) contract from Fortescue Metals Group for early mining and maintenance services at Eliwana iron-ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, the engineering contractor said on Tuesday. Fortescue, the world's No. 4...
ELB shareholders vote in favour of Australian business disposal
By: Marleny Arnoldi JSE-listed capital equipment and solutions provider ELB Group will proceed with selling its Australian business, after a majority of shareholders voting in favour of the disposal. The company hosted a general meeting on May 25 for shareholders to vote on the proposed disposal of ELB Australia.
Neometals adds to Gillett estimates
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Neometals has reported a 30% increase in the mineral resource at the Gillett deposit, at its Mt Edwards nickel project, in Western Australia. The Gillett deposit is now estimated to host some 1.3-million tonnes, at 1.7% nickel for 22 500 t of contained nickel.
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Taylor urges more gas for Australian domestic market
By: Esmarie Iannucci Federal Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor has called on the state and territory governments to unlock more gas for the domestic market. Quoting the latest official electricity data, Taylor noted that gas fired electricity generation accounted for 21% of Australia’s total...
    
 
    
Environmental, social, governance integral to Prieska copper-zinc project 
By: Martin Creamer The Prieska copper-zinc mine being developed so spectacularly by Orion Minerals in the Northern Cape has environmental, social and governance principles integrally built into it, Mining Weekly can today report. The updated bankable feasibility study just released not only reduces the capital...
Silver Mines raises A$12m
By: Esmarie Iannucci Silver explorer Silver Mines has completed a A$12-million capital raise to professional and sophisticated investors, to fund work at its Bowdens silver mine, in New South Wales. The company will issue 120-million fully paid ordinary shares at a price of 10c each, with the majority of the shares...
Rox to increase stake in Youanmi
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Rox Resources has announced plans to raise more than A$12-million to fund an increased stake in the Youanmi gold project, in Western Australia. Rox has received binding commitments from institutional and sophisticated investors to raise an initial A$8.74-million through a placement...
Mahalo gets EPBC approval
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Australian government has granted approval to the Mahalo gas project, near Gladstone, under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC). Project developer Comet Ridge on Wednesday said that the EPBC approval was the first of two environmental steps required for the...
Core adds A$7m to Finniss kitty
By: Esmarie Iannucci Lithium developer Core Lithium will raise A$7-million through a share placement and share purchase plan (SPP) to progress the Finniss lithium project, in the Northern Territory. The ASX-listed company will raise an initial A$5.5-million through the placement of 129.8-million shares, at a price of...
Funds raised for HPA First
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Alpha HPA will raise A$7-million to advance its HPA First project, in Queensland. The share placement to sophisticated investors will be priced at 14.5c each, and proceeds from the raising will go towards funding the company’s production of high purity alumina (HPA) for market outreach...
Kingston raises cash for PNG work
By: Esmarie Iannucci Metals explorer Kingston Resources is hoping to raise A$8.4-million through a share placement and a share purchase plan to fund work on its gold projects in Papua New Guinea and Western Australia. The junior on Wednesday said it had received binding commitments for a share placement comprising...
Alto ups Lord Nelson estimate
By: Esmarie Iannucci Takeover target Alto Metals has reported a 60% increase to the resource estimate of its Lord Nelson deposit, at the Sandstone gold project, in Western Australia. A Joint Ore Reserves Committee compliant mineral resource of 1.8-million tonnes, grading 1.9 g/t gold for 109 000 oz of gold has now...
Lithium producers must wait as pandemic slows electric vehicle revolution
By: Reuters The coronavirus pandemic has paused the electric vehicle revolution, forcing producers of battery metal lithium into survival mode with output cuts, expansion delays and sales of major assets. Lithium industry shares have dropped sharply since January as the economic downturn from the pandemic...
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Strike's gas project gets state backing
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Western Australian government has awarded ASX-listed Strike Energy Lead Agency Status for its West Erregulla gas project. Under the Lead Agency Framework, the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation will provide the West Erregulla project with case-management for government...
    
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Santos and ConocoPhillips adjust deal
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and gas major Santos has reworked its agreement with New York listed ConocoPhillips over that company’s northern Australian business, which includes its share in the Darwin liquefied natural gas (LGN) project, and the Bayu-Undan, Barossa and Poseidon assets. The total consideration for the...
Mincor eyes Kambalda start before year-end
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Mincor Resources has awarded an underground mining contract for its Kambalda nickel operation, in Western Australia, to Pit N Portal. The contract will span the first five years of underground mining at the new Cassini nickel mine, where early surface work was recently completed, as well...
BHP/Glencore/Teck venture resumes operations after Covid-19 suspension
By: Creamer Media Reporter The Antamina copper/zinc mine, in Peru, will resume operations at 80% capacity, 22.5%-owner Teck Resources reported on Wednesday. The mine will gradually ramp up to full production capacity in the third quarter, while adhering to comprehensive Covid-19 protocols. Antamina operated under an...
Lepidico's Namibian project proves positive
By: Esmarie Iannucci A definitive feasibility study (DFS) by ASX-listed Lepidico into an integrated mine, concentrator and chemicals plant has proven the economics of the Phase 1 development of its Karibib lithium asset, in Namibia. The Phase 1 study is based on a modest-scale commercial plant processing a lithium...
Mako raises funding
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Mako Gold will raise $3.25-million through the placement of 65-million new shares over two tranches. The first tranche of the placement will consist of 11.3-million shares, priced at 5c each, and will be conducted under the existing placement capacity to raise an initial A$600 000.
Rio Tinto says it can extract strategic mineral from metal plant processing waste
By: Reuters Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it has developed a process to extract the rare earth scandium from its titanium dioxide production process and is studying ways to commercially produce the mineral. The move is the latest example of Rio taking a second look at the waste from its core mining business...
Nova shareholder provides funding
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Nova Minerals has secured up to A$6-million in funding from investor Collins St Asset Management, boosting the junior’s balance sheet. The funding will consist of an initial A$2-million investment and additional loan of up to A$4-million, subject to the satisfaction of terms.
White Rock raises funds for Alaska
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed White Rock Minerals will raise A$7.35-million through a two tranche share placement and a fully underwritten share purchase plan (SPP) to fund exploration and drill testing at its Lake Chance gold anomaly, in Alaska. The two tranche placement will consist of 1.95-billion shares, at...
Gold price to rise to $2 000/oz by year-end, says Velocity Trade Capital
By: Tasneem Bulbulia Gold is back in favour and producers are ready to take advantage of this, which is informing global equity, foreign exchange and precious metals broker dealer Velocity Trade Capital’s bullish outlook for the sector.   The company’s bull case projects gold climbing back to $2 000/oz by the end of...
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Fortescue facing compensation claims after High Court ruling
By: Esmarie Iannucci Iron-ore major Fortescue Metals on Friday moved to assure shareholders that a decision by the High Court of Australia to deny the company leave to appeal an earlier ruling on a native title determination would not affect the current or future mining operations at the Solomon Hub, in the...
    
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Australian emissions falling - report
By: Esmarie Iannucci Greenhouse gas emissions in Australia fell by 0.9% in 2019, or 50-million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Co2-e) to 532.5-million tonnes CO2-e, the federal government’s latest National Greenhouse Gas Inventory has found. Emissions are now 13.7% below 2005 levels, which is the baseline year...
Contract worker killed at South32 subsidiary’s colliery
By: Marleny Arnoldi Diversified miner South32 has reported that an employee of a contract mining company, Modi Mining, died following an accident at subsidiary South Africa Energy Coal’s Ifalethu Colliery, on May 27. South32 on May 29 said the area where the incident occurred had been immediately secured and the...
Albemarle seeks full control of Australia's Greenbushes lithium mine
By: Esmarie Iannucci Albemarle says it wants to take control of Australia's Greenbushes, the world's largest lithium mine, signaling it intends to block any rival from buying Tianqi Lithium Corp's controlling stake. Tianqi, which owns 51% of Greenbushes to Albemarle's 49%, is selling some of its prized assets,...
Mabilo granted permit in the Philippines
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Mabilo copper/gold project, in the Philippines, has been granted a mining license, ASX and TSX-listed RTG Mining reported on Friday. The company told shareholders that it had received written confirmation that the Mines and Geosciences Bureau had approved the expansion of the current Mineral...
Pure Alumina raises funds for gold exploration
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Pure Alumina has announced its intentions to raise A$2-million through a share placement and entitlement issue to fund exploration work at its gold tenements. A two tranche share placement of more than 73.2-million shares at a price of 0.9c each, will raise an initial A$659 377, with...
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Western Australian government has awarded ASX-listed Strike Energy Lead Agency Status for its West Erregulla gas project. Under the Lead Agency Framework, the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation will provide the West Erregulla project with case-management for government...
From field hospitals to ventilator prototypes, South Africa's state of readiness for Level 3 outlined 
By: Terence Creamer Cabinet’s economic cluster sought to offer assurances on Friday that significant preparations had been made to facilitate a safe transition to a Level 3 lockdown from June 1, which opens the way for the return to work of eight-million more people. The easing of the lockdown is expected to...
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Australian first-quarter gold output down 12%
By: Creamer Media Reporter Independent consulting group Surbiton Associates says Australian gold production fell by just over 10 t, or 12%, quarter-on-quarter in the three months ended March 31. Production in the quarter under review declined to 77 t from 87 in the December quarter.
    
 
    
Rio Tinto vows to review heritage approach after it blasts sacred site
By: Marleny Arnoldi Diversified miner Rio Tinto has apologised after it detonated explosives near a 46 000-year-old sacred indigenous site, in Juukan Gorge, Australia. The Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura People (PKKP) group of traditional [land] owners say the denotation of explosives 11 m away from ancient rock...
Monadelphous secures contracts worth $150m
By: Simone Liedtke Engineering company Monadelphous Group has secured a number of construction and maintenance contracts in the resources and energy sectors with a combined value of about $150-million. In the iron-ore market in the Pilbara region, the ASX-listed company has secured a contract under its existing BHP...
California borates project now fully financed
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX-listed American Pacific Borates (ABR) has completed a placement of A$31.2-million at $0.60 apiece to institutional and sophisticated investors. About half of the placement amount was contributed by an existing international institutional shareholder of ABR.
Indonesia processing requests for deep-sea mining waste disposal
By: Reuters Indonesian authorities are considering two companies' requests to dispose mining waste into the ocean, a senior government official said on Sunday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about the environmental impact of mining. The requests come as mining waste management is increasingly...
Thor acquires Australian firm with US uranium and vanadium assets
By: Simone Liedtke Aim- and ASX-listed Thor Mining has acquired 100% of the shares in private Australian company, American Vanadium, which has interests in uranium and vanadium focused projects in Colorado and Utah, in the US. The exploration and development company also said on June 1 that it would pursue...
Khemisset feasibility study confirms project's potential
By: Tasneem Bulbulia Morocco-focused potash development company Emmerson has  completed the feasibility study on the company’s 100%-owned Khemisset potash project, which has confirmed a post-tax net present value of $1.4-billion and an internal rate of return of 38.5% over an initial 19-year mine life. Total...
Havilah and UniSA collaborate on REE recovery research
By: Simone Liedtke South Australia-focused Havilah Resources has entered into an initial six-month collaborative research agreement with the University of South Australia (UniSA) relating to the recovery of rare earth elements (REE) from its Kalkaroo saprolite gold ore. The research will seek to establish whether...
Platina says Greenland palladium project in better hands with Canada's Eastern Zinc
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX-listed Platina Resources is finalising the sale of its wholly-owned Skaergaard project, in Greenland, to Canadian company Eastern Zinc. Platina will receive C$500 000 in cash and C$7.15-million worth of shares in Eastern Zinc, upon regulatory approvals in Australia and Greenland.
In northern Brazil, iron-ore keeps flowing as Vale miners battle coronavirus
By: Reuters In late April, Evaldo Fidelis, a 35-year-old tractor operator at Vale's massive iron-ore mine in northern Brazil, came down with a dry cough. Soon, he said, six others in his crew of about 40 workers fell ill with classic symptoms of Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel...
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Covid hits exploration spend in Aus
By: Esmarie Iannucci Mineral exploration expenditure in Australia fell by 0.6%, or some A$4.3-million to A$712.7-million in the March quarter, new data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has found. The ABS on Tuesday noted that exploration expenditure in New South Wales fell by 20% in the March quarter,...
    
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Newcrest raises another A$200m
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold major Newcrest Mining has raised a further A$200-million through a share purchase plan (SPP), following its A$1-billion placement to institutional investors at the end of April. The company this week noted that valid applications totalling about A$300-million had been received for the SPP,...
Qld Treasurer provides certainty over coal infrastructure
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed a decision by state Treasurer and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning, Cameron Dick, declaring the Central Queensland Coal Network (CQCN) and the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) as regulated monopolies until 2040 and 2030 respectively....
Evolution confirms Cracow's possible sale
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Evolution Mining has confirmed that it is evaluating the possible divestment of its Cracow gold mine, in Queensland. The miner on Tuesday said that key objectives of its business strategy was to improve the quality of its asset portfolio over time, including the continuous evaluation...
Panoramic raises initial A$51.9m
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Panoramic Resources has completed the institutional component of its entitlement offer and an underwritten institutional placement, raising an initial A$51.9-million. Panoramic last week announced plans for a A$90-million capital raise to to de-risk the restart of its Savannah nickel...
Mako to divest of Burkina Faso project
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Mako Gold has inked a definitive sales agreement to divest of its Niou permit and Niou Sud permit, in Burkina Faso, to Nord Gold SE (Nordgold). Under the terms of the sales agreement, Mako will receive $700 000 in up-front cash, and will retain a 1% net smelter royalty if Nordgold...
Australian oil and gas production rise in 2019 - Appea
By: Esmarie Iannucci New data by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (Appea) has shown that natural gas production in Australia increased by 11% in 2019, compared with 2018, and more than doubled over the past five years. Conventional gas production in 2019 reached 3.5-billion cubic feet,...
Hot Chili eyes cash flow before year-end
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Hot Chili has inked a formal agreement with Chilean-government agency Empresa Nacional de Mineria (Enami) for the lease mining and processing of ore from the Productora copper/gold project, in Chile. Hot Chili said on Tuesday that the agreement provided a low-risk pathway to bring...
Titan plans capital raising to progress Ecuador exploration
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX-listed Titan Minerals says it has received firm commitments from investors for a placement to raise A$12-million – at A$0.065 apiece. Titan says the placement was strongly supported by existing and new domestic and offshore institutional investors.
Danakali, AFC extend funding deadline
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX- and LSE-listed Danakali and Africa Finance Corporation have agreed on an extended deadline for Tranche 2 of AFC’s equity funding to Danakali, as a result of market and global conditions, amid Covid-19, which have impacted on the satisfaction of remaining conditions to the funding. Tranche...
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Perseus makes a A$60m play for Exore
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Perseus Mining has made a A$59.8-million takeover offer for ASX-listed Exore Resources. Exore holds some 2 000 km2 of tenements in northern Cote d’Ivoire, near Perseus’ Sissingue gold mine, with the junior company holding an 80% joint venture interest in exploration permits making up...
    
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Palmer cleared of A$124m claim
By: Esmarie Iannucci Mining personality Clive Palmer was left jubilant on Wednesday after the Queensland Supreme Court dismissed claims of A$124-million against the billionaire. The judgment by Justice Debra Mullins followed a civil trial into the 2016 collapse of Queensland Nickel (QNI), which left 800 employees...
Aus/US ink petroleum agreement
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Australian government on Wednesday said that the formal inking of the US/Australia Strategic Petroleum Reserve Lease Agreement was part of the government’s actions to shore up fuel security in Australia and to enhance its ability to withstand global shocks. The agreement will allow Australia...
Minster punting Australian resources to Asian buyers
By: Esmarie Iannucci Australia’s Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Keith Pitt, has reached out to his counterparts in Japan and Korea to discuss potential collaboration between the countries to assist economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Pitt said on Wednesday that his discussions with...
Qld drawing exploration crowd
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland government has received a record number of bids for government exploration grants, Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said on Wednesday. He noted that applications were being assessed for the latest round of exploration grants, with more than double the previous responses received.
Aurizon refinances debt
By: Esmarie Iannucci Freight operator Aurizon has executed a A$1.3-billion debt refinancing, securing an additional A$420-million in funding compared with its existing facilities. Aurizon said on Wednesday that as part of the new debt facilities, the existing syndicated debt facilities which mature in 2021 and...
Lucapa closes rights issue
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diamond miner Lucapa has raised A$5.25-million through its non-renounceable pro-rata rights issue to bankroll its search for the primary kimberlite source of the high value alluvial diamonds recovered at its Lulo project, in Angola. The company in April announced the rights issue under which...
Blasts at ancient Aboriginal site expose widening ESG frontline
By: Bloomberg Explosions that damaged a 40 000-year-old Aboriginal heritage site at a Rio Tinto Group iron-ore mine in Australia are focusing investor concern on the growing reputational risk companies face from social issues, widening the advocacy battlefront beyond climate change and governance. The world’s...
World’s biggest jewellery firm moves to recycled gold, silver
By: Bloomberg Pandora, which makes more pieces of jewelry than any other company in the world, will stop relying on newly mined gold and silver and instead use only recycled precious metals. The new policy, which takes effect in 2025, will help the Copenhagen-based company beef up its climate credentials and...
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Narrabri under threat from new legislation
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (Appea) is lamenting the passing of the Coal Seam Gas (CSG) Moratorium Bill through the New South Wales Legislative Assembly late on Wednesday. Appea CEO Andrew McConville said on Thursday that if the Bill was implemented, it would...
    
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Evolution sells Cracow for A$125m
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Evolution Mining has struck a A$125-million deal to sell its Cracow gold mine, in Queensland, to fellow-listed Aeris Resources. The consideration would consist of a A$60-million cash payment on the completion of the transaction, a further A$15-million cash payment at the end of June...
Peninsula set to raise A$40.3m
By: Esmarie Iannucci Uranium developer Peninsula Energy will raise A$40.3-million in a fully underwritten renounceable entitlement offer to repay its existing term debt. Eligible shareholders would be allowed to subscribe for nine new shares in Peninsula for every five shares held, at an issue price of 7.1c a share.
Comet looks at Mexican gold
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Comet Resources has inked a binding heads of agreement with privately held El Alamo Resources over the Santa Teresa gold project, in Mexico, while also executing a non-binding term sheet for a $20-million gold streaming and royalty finance. Comet on Thursday told shareholders that the...
Legend raises exploration funds
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Legend Mining will raise A$20-million through a share placement to existing major shareholders, and institutional and sophisticated investors, to fund exploration activities at its Rockford project, in the Fraser Range. Legend on Thursday said that it would place some 142.8-million...
Updated DFS at Coburn improves economics
By: Esmarie Iannucci An updated definitive feasibility study (DFS) on the Coburn mineral sands project, in Western Australia, has improved the project economics, owner Strandline Resources said. The updated DFS now incorporated binding offtake agreements, technical optimisation work, an updated mineral sands...
Sayona and Altura refocus on Pilbara earn-in
By: Esmarie Iannucci Lithium developer Sayona Mining has affirmed its focus on its Western Australian exploration tenements, particularly those falling within an earn-in agreement with fellow-listed Altura Mining, following a strategic review. Sayona said on Thursday that following a review of its Western...
Lake Disappointment gets Ministerial nod
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Western Australian Minister for Environment, Stephen Dawson, has approved the Lake Disappointment sulphate of potash (SOP) project. Project developer Reward Minerals on Thursday said the Ministerial approval was the most significant milestone achieved to date for the project.
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Perseus Mining has made a A$59.8-million takeover offer for ASX-listed Exore Resources. Exore holds some 2 000 km2 of tenements in northern Cote d’Ivoire, near Perseus’ Sissingue gold mine, with the junior company holding an 80% joint venture interest in exploration permits making up...
By: Esmarie Iannucci Mineral exploration expenditure in Australia fell by 0.6%, or some A$4.3-million to A$712.7-million in the March quarter, new data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has found. The ABS on Tuesday noted that exploration expenditure in New South Wales fell by 20% in the March quarter,...
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Queensland's New Acland coal mine faces new appeal
By: Esmarie Iannucci Coal miner New Hope Group is seeking a meeting with the Queensland government over the next few days to discuss the future of its Stage 3 expansion at the New Acland mine, after the High Court of Australia granted community group Oakey Coal Action Alliance (OCAA) special leave to appeal an...
    
 
    
Adani awards A$350m Carmichael contract
By: Esmarie Iannucci Indian major Adani has awarded a civil construction works contract worth more than A$350-million for the Carmichael rail network, in Queensland. Adani Mining CEO Lucas Dow said the construction contract would see Queensland-based BMD deliver civil works for construction of the rail network.
Traditional owners say Rio Tinto knew importance of caves razed for mine
By: Reuters Rio Tinto knew the cultural and historical significance of two caves in Western Australia years before it blew them up last month as part of an iron ore mine expansion, traditional owners said on Friday. However, Rio, which won state government approval to destroy the caves in 2013, has said it...
Allegiance amends New Elk agreement
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Allegiance Coal has struck an agreement with Cline Mining Corporation to accelerate the completion of the New Elk hard coking coal project acquisition, amending the terms of the original understanding. Allegiance on Friday said that the up-front cash payment required has now been...
Accelerated work starts at Beyondie
By: Esmarie Iannucci Work at the Beyondie sulphate of potash (SOP) project, in Western Australia, has been accelerated after ASX-listed Kalium Lakes completed a A$48.8-million capital raise. The company on Friday said that various contractors would be mobilised in the coming weeks to undertake a number of work...
Welborn buys more Resolute shares
By: Tasneem Bulbulia Dual-listed Resolute Mining MD and CEO John Welborn has bought 50 000 shares in the company for A$55 875. He now holds 3.6-million shares in the gold miner, which has assets in Africa and is listed on the ASX and the LSE.
Tick Hill economical - Carnaby
By: Esmarie Iannucci A preliminary feasibility study (PFS) into the Tick Hill gold project, in Queensland, has estimated that the project could produce some 27 330 oz of gold over its 13-month mine life. ASX-listed Carnaby Resources on Friday said that the PFS estimated that the project would generate pre-tax cash...
Ora Banda increases underground resource
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Ora Banda Mining has reported a 46% increase in the underground resource of its Ravina project, which makes up a key part of its Davyhurst gold project, in Western Australia. The underground resource is now estimated at 728 000 t, grading 5.9 g/t for 139 000 oz of contained gold,...
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (Appea) is lamenting the passing of the Coal Seam Gas (CSG) Moratorium Bill through the New South Wales Legislative Assembly late on Wednesday. Appea CEO Andrew McConville said on Thursday that if the Bill was implemented, it would...
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Hydrogen products eager for funding
By: Esmarie Iannucci Renewable hydrogen projects worth more than a combined A$3-billion are vying for funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) to build the first commercial scale hydrogen projects in Australia. Federal Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor noted that applications...
    
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Qld fixes gas royalty
By: Esmarie Iannucci Queensland on Monday announced a new gas royalty regime which should assist in providing investor certainty and to help ongoing investment in the state. Treasurer and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Cameron Dick said that the new volume-based model would support affordable supply for...
Aus and India ink critical minerals MoU
By: Esmarie Iannucci Australia has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India on critical minerals. Federal Resources, Water and Northern Australia Minister Keith Pitt at the end of last week said that the MoU was a significant step for Australia towards establishing itself as a reliable supplier of the...
Qld miners propping up economy
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland resources sector is continuing to support the state’s economy through revenue generation and employment as it works through its Covid-19 response. The resources sector accounted for more than 80% of exports for the past 12 months to the period ending April, with coal still...
Woodmac predicts surge in nickel in sulphate demand
By: Esmarie Iannucci Demand for nickel in sulphate from the electric vehicle (EV) market is expected to reach some 800 000 t/y by 2035, while production is expected to rise from the 211 000 t produced in 2019 to peak at 450 000 t by 2027, says consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac). “Existing and would-be nickel...
More gas exploration acreage made available in Qld
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland government will open a further 1 500 km2 of land in the south-west for gas exploration. Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said five parcels were to be released for tender on June 18 around Moonie and Injune in the resource-rich Surat and Bowen Basins.
Northern Minerals hunting for new CEO
By: Esmarie Iannucci George Bauk has resigned from his role as CEO at heavy rare earths producer Northern Minerals. Northern Minerals at the end of last week said that current non-executive chairperson Colin McCavana would temporarily assume the role of executive chairperson.
China iron ore soars as Vale shuts down some mines on virus concerns
By: Reuters Chinese iron-ore futures surged on Monday, marking the biggest intraday percentage gain since July 2019, as supply concerns deepened after the country's second-biggest iron-ore supplier Brazil shut down a Vale complex due to coronavirus concerns. A Brazilian judge ordered the closure of a series...
Papua New Guinea accuses Barrick of plan to illegally export gold
By: Reuters Papua New Guinea's mining regulator said on Friday it is planning to bring criminal proceedings against a Barrick Gold joint venture over what it says was an attempt to illegally export $13-million in silver and gold to Australia. PNG's Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) said it had received...
Energy Roundup – June 2020 (PDF Report)
The June 2020 roundup covers activities in May 2020, and includes details of State-owned electricity producer Eskom’s roll-out of design modifications made recently to Unit 3 of the Medupi power station, in Limpopo; calls for South Africa to leverage the full industrial potential of the...
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Western Australia hopes to lure FIFO workers
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Western Australian government and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) of Western Australia have joined forces to lure eastern states-based fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers to relocate to the state. Premier Mark McGowan on Tuesday said that between 5 000 to 6 000 FIFO workers currently...
    
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Aeris completes A$30m capital raise
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Aeris Resources has successful completed a A$30-million capital raise to fund the purchase of the Cracow gold mine, in Queensland. The company on Tuesday said that it had completed the institutional component of its capital raise. Some 244.3-million shares were issued in a share...
Mahalo ticks another environmental box
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Mahalo gas project, in Queensland, has been granted environmental approval by the state government. Project developer Comet Ridge on Tuesday said that the latest environmental report was the second of two environmental steps required to allow the Mahalo project to move forward, and followed...
Panoramic debt free
By: Esmarie Iannucci The share price of ASX-listed Panoramic Resources rose by nearly 11% on Tuesday after the company announced that it was now debt free. The company has told shareholders that subsidiary Savannah Nickel Mines had full repaid a A$25-million debt facility from Macquarie Bank, while the miner has...
Black Rock aligns with Posco to develop Tanzanian project
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Black Rock Mining has struck a strategic alliance and development memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korean major POSCO to develop the Mahenge graphite project, in Tanzania. Subject to the completion of a successful due diligence, POSCO would invest an initial $10-million in...
Pioneer weighs Stage 2 at Sinclair
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior miner Pioneer Resources has launched an investigation into a Stage 2 operation at its Sinclair ceasium mine, in Western Australia. The Stage 1 project was operational between September 2018 and January 2019, with 18 629 t of product sold, including 1 551 t of caesium oxide.
Bowen unveils maiden resource at Hillalong north
By: Esmarie Iannucci Coal developer Bowen Coking Coal has reported a Joint Ore Reserves Committee compliant resource estimate of 43-million tonnes for the northern part of its Hillalong project, in Queensland. The ASX-listed company on Tuesday said that 21-million tonnes of this resource is classified as indicated...
Zijin takes control of Tibet copper miner for $548m
By: Reuters China's Zijin Mining Group said on Sunday it would pay 3.88-billion yuan ($548-million) to acquire a majority stake in a mining firm with rights to two copper deposits in Tibet. Best known as a gold miner, Fujian-based Zijin will pay cash for the 50.1% stake in Tibet Julong Copper Co, operator...
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10th June 2020
Port Hedland a massive cornerstone of WA economy - report
By: Esmarie Iannucci A new report into the significance of the port of Port Hedland has found that the port and its supply chain contributed A$54.7-billion to the Western Australia economy in 2018/19, and supported one in every 12 jobs throughout the state. The port of Port Hedland is a crucial link in Western...
    
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Australian resource trade buffered in political spat – Woodmac
By: Esmarie Iannucci Despite rising geopolitical tensions between Australia and China, Australian resource exports to the Asian major remain significant. Advisory firm Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac) Asia Pacific vice chairperson Gavin Thompson says while import bans and tariffs have been mooted on Australian beef and wine...
Senex completes Surat basin development
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Senex Energy has completed it’s A$400-million Surat Basin natural gas development project. The project consisted of an 80 well drilling campaign, down from the originally planned 110 wells, and in conjunction with its infrastructure partner Jemena, built and commissioned natural gas...
Australia unveils online critical minerals portal
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Critical Minerals Facilitation Office is partnering with Geoscience Australia to develop a web-based critical minerals portal for assessing the economic and geological potential of selected critical minerals within Australia. Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt said on Wednesday that the...
Alacer and SSR ready for shareholder votes
By: Esmarie Iannucci The shareholders of gold miners Alacer Gold and SSR Mining will meet on Thursday to vote on a C$2.4-billion merger. Under the transaction, Alacer shareholders would receive 0.3246 SSR Mining shares for each Alacer share held, implying a consideration of C$8.19 a common share, and valuing Alacer...
Rio Tinto loses Australian indigenous backing after blasting sacred caves
By: Reuters An Australian indigenous group has suspended Rio Tinto from its reconciliation plan after world's biggest iron ore miner blasted two ancient sacred caves as part of a mine expansion. Reconciliation Australia, the lead body for promoting better ties between the wider Australian community and...
Thunderbird review progressing - Sheffield
By: Esmarie Iannucci Mineral sands miner Sheffield Resources on Wednesday said that a project development review of the Thunderbird project, in Western Australia, had identified a small range of development strategies. Sheffield in February this year announced a re-think of the Thunderbird project, pausing the hunt...
Guinea signs Simandou iron deal with SMB-Winning consortium
By: Reuters Guinea on Tuesday signed an agreement with a consortium for the development of its giant Simandou iron-ore reserve, another step towards the realisation of a project which it hopes will bring a $15-billion windfall over the 25-year lifespan. The deal includes the construction of a 650 km railway...
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11th June 2020
Sulphide option at Nifty shines - Metals X
By: Esmarie Iannucci A strategic review into the copper assets of ASX-listed Metals X is in its final stages, with the miner on Thursday announcing a A$32-million exploration deal with fellow-listed Independence Group, as well as a scoping study for its Nifty copper operations, in Western Australia. Metals X in...
    
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Metals X inks exploration deal with Independence
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Metals X has inked a binding farm-in and joint venture (JV) term sheet with metals miner Independence Group over its Paterson exploration project, in Western Australia. The tenement area covers some 2 394 km2 but does not include Metals X’s Nifty or Maroochydore copper projects.
Piedmont to raise A$29m for US lithium project
By: Esmarie Iannucci Lithium developer Piedmont Lithium will raise A$29-million to continue the development of its namesake lithium project, in North Carolina. The company on Thursday said that it had received commitments for a US public offering of 1.8-million of its American Depositary Shares (ADS), each...
New METS center to open in Mackay
By: Esmarie Iannucci A A$7-million Resources Center of Excellence will open in Mackay, in Queensland, at the start of next week. The centre, jointly funded by the Queensland government and the Mackay Regional Council, is a strategic investment in job creation for the resources sector, and the region.
Amani weighing legal options, hunts for new funding
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed junior Amani Gold on Thursday announced that it was considering legal action against Hong Kong based investment firm Neo Gold, after that company failed to make a A$3-million investment. Amani in January this year announced that it had received a commitment for Neo Gold for the...
CSG producers funding medical services in Qld
By: Esmarie Iannucci Coal seam gas (CSG) industry participants in Queensland have committed to a further five-year funding for an aeromedical rescue service that has operated in southern Queensland since 2011. Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham today congratulated CSG proponents Santos, Shell, Origin and Arrow Energy...
Arafura raises cash for Nolans work
By: Esmarie Iannucci Rare earths developer Arafura Resources will raise A$7-million from a share placement to institutional and professional investors to fund early engineering works for pre-front-end engineering and design at its Nolans neodymium praseodymium (NdPr) project, in the Northern Territory. The company...
Platina buys WA gold project
ASX-listed Platina Resources has inked a conditional agreement to acquire the Challa gold project, in Western Australia. Platina will acquire the project in exchange for 10-million shares and a 0.75% gross gold royalty is payable on any gold produced from the tenements.
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12th June 2020
Glencore's Valeria coal project gets govt backing
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland government has recognised diversified major Glencore’s A$1.5-billion Valeria coal project as a coordinated project under the state’s approvals process. Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick said that the proposed coal mine could deliver 1 400 construction jobs and 950 ongoing jobs...
    
 
    
Narrabri approval a step closer
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and gas major Santos has received approval from the New South Wales Department of Planning for its proposed Narrabri gas project. The report will now go to the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC), which is conducting public hearings and will make a final determination...
Rio boss apologises for cave fiasco
By: Esmarie Iannucci The CEO of mining major Rio Tinto has apologized for the distress caused by the company’s unintentional destruction of two sacred Aboriginal caves in Western Australia, saying the company would fully cooperate with the Inquiry by the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia. Blasting...
Australian state says BHP can disturb 40 sacred sites in mine expansion
By: Reuters Western Australia approved BHP Group's application to disturb 40 culturally significant Aboriginal sites as part of a mine expansion, the state government said on Thursday, days after Rio Tinto blew up sacred rock caves in the same area. State Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt said in a...
Australia facing stiff LNG competition
By: Esmarie Iannucci Australia could be facing increasing competition in the global supply of natural gas, the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (Appea) said this week. Pointing to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), which showed that the global demand for natural gas is...
TerraCom completes Mongolian exit
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed TerraCom has finalised the sale of its Mongolian assets to Bridge Resources, disposing of its Baruun Noyon Uul (BNU) coal mine and its Enkhtunkh Orchon coal mine. The assets are being sold as a going concern, with Bridge accepting the existing net liabilities of up to $28-million,...
Piedmont completes first part of capital raise
By: Esmarie Iannucci Lithium developer Piedmont has completed its US public offering of more than two-million American Depository Shares (ADS), raising $13-million. The ASX-listed company earlier this week flagged a A$29-million capital raise to continue the development of its namesake lithium project, in North...
Tesoro raises cash for Chile exploration
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed junior Tesoro Resources will raise some A$5.98-million through an share placement and accelerated pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement offer to fund exploration and development work at the El Zorro gold project, in Chile. An initial share placement, consisting of more than...
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15th June 2020
Australian miners welcome EPBC reform
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Australian resources sector has welcomed an announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to cut the waiting time for environmental approval for major projects, and to reduce red tape. Morrison on Monday said delayed associated with the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation...
    
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
 
    
Aus looking for domestic fuel storage opportunities
By: Esmarie Iannucci The federal government has opened a request for information (RFI) process to identify opportunities to increase Australia’s domestic fuel storage capacity in an effort to boost domestic fuel security and ease pressure on refineries. Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor said that RFIs are being...
LNG exports feel Covid impact in May - EnergyQuest
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Covid-19 pandemic started to impact liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from Australia during the month of May, with exports down by seven cargoes, compared with April. Energy advisory EnergyQuest noted in its May report that shipments from Australian LNG projects reached 6.4-million tonnes...
Salt Lake awards major contracts at Lake Way
By: Esmarie Iannucci Potash developer Salt Lake Potash has awarded engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts and engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contracts for the process plant and non-process infrastructure at its Lake Way project, in Western Australia. The EPC contract...
Vango raises exploration funds
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Vango Mining will raise A$17.4-million to fund exploration work at its Marymia gold project, in Western Australia. The company on Monday said it would raise an initial A$15-million through the placement of 187.5-million shares, priced at 8c each.
Core increases Finniss resource
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Core Lithium has reported a 52% increase in the mineral resource estimate for its Finniss lithium project, in the Northern Territory. The project is now estimated to host 15-million tonnes of resource, grading at 1.3% lithium oxide.
Tembo extends loan for Prieska copper/zinc project in Northern Cape
By: Martin Creamer Private equity group Tembo Capital has confirmed its continued support of Orion Minerals through an extension to the term of the $3.6-million loan facility. Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed Orion in January announced the convertible loan facility, which has now been extended from June 25 to...
Metals Australia reports maiden resource in Quebec
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Metals Australia has reported a maiden Joint Ore Reserves of 13.3-million tonnes, grading 11.5% total graphitic carbon, for 1.52-million tonnes of contained graphite at its Lac Rainy graphite project, in Quebec. Metals Australia told shareholders that the mineral resource at Lac Rainy...
China's Zijin to buy Canadian miner for C$323m
By: Mariaan Webb China’s Zijin Mining has been revealed as the international company that presented Canada’s Guyana Goldfields with a superior proposal, outbidding Silvercorp Metals with its C$323-million offer for the gold miner. Zijin and Guyana Goldfields on Friday announced a binding arrangement agreement,...
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16th June 2020
Qld invests in new exploration ventures
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland government has announced a A$10-million funding package as part of its economic recovery plans to assist in funding exploration for new economy minerals and support mine technology innovators to drive future mine jobs. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said A$10-million in exploration...
    
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Fortescue sets zero emissions target for 2040
By: Esmarie Iannucci Iron-ore major Fortescue Metals has set a target to achieve net zero operational emissions by 2040. The company on Tuesday said that the net zero emissions goal was core to the its climate change strategy and underpinned by a pathway to decarbonisation, including the reduction of Scope 1 and 2...
Santos inks gas deal with Gold Fields
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and gas major Santos has inked a new gas supply agreement with gold miner Gold Fields over its three gold mines in Western Australia. Under the terms of the agreement, Santos would supply some 5.5 PJ of natural gas from its Varanus Island gas plant over a three-year period, starting in July...
Rio Tinto won't bid for remaining stake in Canadian diamond mine
By: Reuters Global miner Rio Tinto has no plans to take full control of its Canadian Arctic diamond mine, which faces closure and will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up, court documents show. Rio, which owns 60% of the Diavik mine in Canada's Northwest Territories, said in a May 28 court...
Arrow raises cash for exploration work
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Arrow Minerals will raise A$3.2-million to fund exploration at its West African and Western Australian operations. The ASX-listed company has received commitments from sophisticated and professional investors to raise an initial A$2.2-million, through the placement of more than...
Australia’s pension giant pressing Rio over heritage site blasts
By: Bloomberg Australia’s biggest pension fund said it is pressing Rio Tinto Group on the destruction of a 40 000-year-old Aboriginal heritage site, though isn’t yet contemplating selling down its stake in the world’s second-biggest miner. “I don’t think we’re at that position yet, the company has been...
Danakali bullish about sulphate of potash demand growth beyond Covid-19  
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX- and LSE-listed Danakali is cautiously optimistic about the food markets globally, despite uncertainty owing to Covid-19, and thanks to the sector’s resilience to the crisis. CEO Niels Wage tells Mining Weekly that global food production prospects are positive, stocks are high,...
BBX firms up funding for Brazilian exploration
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed BBX Minerals has secured an A$8-million standby equity funding facility with US-based institutional investment group LDA Capital to advance the construction of a metallurgical test plant and subsequent project development at its projects in Brazil. The facility, which will have a...
More studies planned at Mannar Island
By: Esmarie Iannucci A scoping study into the Mannar Island heavy mineral sands project, in Sri Lanka, has indicated that the project was economically robust, with owner Titanium Sands now vowing to undertake further definitive feasibility work. The ASX-listed company noted that initial production from the Mannar...
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17th June 2020
Tin miner Metals X confirms promising reserve, economics from Area 5 at Renison
By: Marleny Arnoldi Australia's largest tin producer, Metals X, on Wednesday published results of its Area 5 mining optimisation study and an updated mine plan for the Renison tin operation, in Tasmania. Renison is 50% owned by Metals X through the Bluestone Mines Tasmania joint venture (JV).
    
The Renison joint venture in Tasmania
 
    
Gold industry requires $37bn investment to maintain 2019 output
By: Creamer Media Reporter The gold industry will need to bring on line eight-million ounces in the next five years to maintain 2019 levels of production, consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac) said on Wednesday, warning that the gold supply summit was in sight. This equated to about 44 project and based on the average...
BHP names CFO successor for veteran Beaven
By: Marleny Arnoldi Anglo-Australian diversified miner BHP has appointed David Lamont CFO, effective December 1, 2020. He succeeds Peter Beaven, who will serve as CFO until November 30, but will continue to support Lamont into early 2021 for a seamless handover.
Dominion takes on Rio subsidiary over alleged contract breach
By: Marleny Arnoldi Struggling Canadian miner Dominion Diamond Mines has filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, suing global miner Rio Tinto’s subsidiary Diavik Diamond Mines Incorporated (DDMI). The legal action relates to an alleged breach of contract and an alleged breach of fiduciary duty...
Copper sustainable group expects more members following Rio Tinto's units
By: Reuters Copper Mark, a traceability system launched by the International Copper Association (ICA), expected more members this year after two units of mining giant Rio Tinto joined in May. Copper Mark was launched in April 2019 as part of ICA's effort to bring the whole copper supply chain in par with...
WA grants works permit for Yangibana rare earths process plant
By: Creamer Media Reporter The Western Australian Water and Environmental Regulation department has granted ASX-listed Hasting Technology Metals a works permit to construct the Yangibana rare earths process plant. The works permit is subject to certain conditions, including design and construction requirements, pollutant...
Australia's Arafura to test rare earth processing with US firm
By: Reuters Rare earths miner Arafura Resources will test samples of concentrates from its Australian mine as potential feedstock for a refinery in Colorado-owned by USA Rare Earth, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Arafura plans to send samples of a refined liquor comprising middle and heavy rare...
IGO explores Matsa’s Symons Hill prospect to earn 70% stake
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX-listed Matsa Resources has executed a A$7-million agreement with fellow-listed diversified miner IGO subsidiary IGO Newsearch, whereby it can earn a 70% interest in Matsa’s Symons Hill nickel project over the next three years. The project is based in the Fraser Range, in Western Australia,...
MRL restructures noncore manganese assets
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX-listed Mineral Resources Limited (MRL) has completed the restructure of its non-core manganese assets, as part of a transaction with fellow-listed Resource Development Group (RDG). RDG has acquired a 100% interest in manganese tenements, Ant Hill and Sunday Hill, in the Pilbara, from MRL’s...
Tshipi profitable throughout Covid lockdown – Jupiter 
By: Martin Creamer The Tshipi  Borwa manganese mine in South Africa’s Kalahari manganese field has remained profitable and cash positive throughout the Covid-19 lockdown, Sydney-listed Jupiter Mines stated on Wednesday. Overall mining at Tshipi Borwa, which continues to be in a favourable position owing to its...
Latin Resources joins forces with Integra on Catamarca lithium projects
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX-listed Latin Resources has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement on the company’s Catamarca lithium pegmatite projects with Argentinian investment group Integra Capital. The signing of the binding JV agreement comes after an extensive negotiation process on Latin’s concessions, which...
Graphex replaces Glomin in Tabakorole, Lakanfla gold JV with Altus
By: Schalk Burger ASX-listed Graphex Mining has acquired Glomin Services' joint venture (JV) earn-in rights on Aim- and TSX-listed Altus Strategies' 100% owned Lakanfla and Tabakorole gold projects, in western and southern Mali, respectively. Graphex can earn up to an 80% interest in each project by completing up...
Global energy demand growth was slowing before Covid-19, says BP
By: Bloomberg Growth in energy demand was declining even before the coronavirus pandemic spread globally, keeping consumers under lockdown and sending prices to record lows, BP said on Wednesday. The oil major’s annual Statistical Review of World Energy showed that growth in primary energy consumption slowed...
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18th June 2020
China’s Shandong scoops up Cardinal Resources
By: Mariaan Webb China’s Shandong Gold Mining has moved to buy another gold junior, with ASX- and TSX-listed Cardinal Resources on Thursday announcing that it had entered into a bid implementation agreement with the Chinese miner. Shandong has agreed to buy Australia-headquartered Cardinal Resources, which...
    
 
    
Australia begins probe into Rio's destruction of Aboriginal site
By: Reuters Australia called for submissions on Thursday to an inquiry into how mining giant Rio Tinto legally blew up two sacred Aboriginal caves that showed human history stretching back at least 46,000 years. Rio in late May destroyed the sacred caves in the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western...
Chevron to start sale process for North West Shelf LNG stake
By: Bloomberg Chevron. will start a sales process for its interest in the North West Shelf project in Australia, one of the nation’s first liquefied natural gas export ventures, after receiving a number of approaches from potential buyers. The US energy major has been looking to make cutbacks as the industry...
APLNG to buy Armour’s 10% interest in Murrunga block
By: Simone Liedtke Armour Energy has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Australia Pacific Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), or APLNG, for the sale of its 10% interest in petroleum lease 1084, known as the Murrunga block, in the Surat basin of Queensland, for $4-million. Under the terms of the agreement,...
Infinity Lithium stock surges on EU funding deal
By: Simone Liedtke Australia-listed minerals company Infinity Lithium has executed binding agreements for a multi-staged funding and added services assistance package with the European Union-based innovation initiative EIT InnoEnergy. The package was achieved through a recently launched platform that was created by...
Screening apps and 41-day vacations: Keeping miners Covid-free
By: Bloomberg With hundreds of people living and working in close proximity, mines — and the camps that house their workers — seemed like fertile territory for the coronavirus to spread. So far, the global mining sector has yet to face the kind of outbreaks that paralysed US meat plants and wreaked havoc on...
Fort Cady borate mine construction accelerated
By: Simone Liedtke ASX-listed American Pacific Borates has accelerated construction activities at its Fort Cady borate mine, in the US. This follows the June 1 announcement of A$77-million raised to fully finance Phase 1A of the mine.
TNT Mining mulls North America dual listing
By: Simone Liedtke ASX-listed TNT Mining is looking into the possibility of further trading liquidity and addressing offshore demand by seeking a quotation to trade on the OTCQB Venture and/or the OTCQB Best Market in North America. The company’s board does not intend to issue further securities as part of any plan...
Hastings to start drilling at Yangibana project
By: Simone Liedtke Rare earths explorer and developer Hastings Technology Metals has engaged a drilling contractor for the 2020 Yangibana exploration programme. The priority focus of the programme is to test a series of highly prospective extensional targets within the Yangibana project, in Western Australia, with...
India invites Coal mine bids ending decades-old State monopoly
By: Bloomberg India officially started opening its coal sector to non-State firms, seeking to end a decades-long government monopoly on mining and selling the fuel. The country on Thursday launched its first auction process, which will cover 41 mines, the Ministry of Coal said in a statement. The Ministry...
Tlou gets green light for 2 MW plant
By: Marleny Arnoldi ASX- and Aim-listed Tlou Energy has been granted a 15-year electricity generation licence by the Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority. The licence is for 2 MW of coal-bed methane, gas and solar power generation at the company’s Lesedi project.
Talga’s Sweden graphite project gets ‘national interest’ demarcation
By: Simone Liedtke A recent decision by the Swedish Geological Survey (SGU) has completed the demarcation of battery anode and graphene additives company Talga Resources’ Vittangi graphite project, in northern Sweden, as a mineral deposit of national interest. This designation adds support to consider the...
Alexkor, Tshipi Borwa and Acacia Mining make headlines   
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Alexkor's need for a panel of experts, the Tshipi Borwa manganese mine remaining profitable and the three Acacia Mining employees who were released from a Tanzanian jail.  
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19th June 2020
Woodside potential buyer of NWS stake - Woodmac
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and gas major Woodside on Friday said the company would ‘consider’ making an offer for US energy giant Chevron’s 16.67% stake in the North West Shelf asset, offshore Western Australia. Reports emerged this week that Chevron was seeking to sell out of the North West Shelf asset, Australia’s...
    
 
    
Rio launches internal review into Aboriginal cave disaster
By: Esmarie Iannucci Major Rio Tinto has launched a board-led review of its heritage management processes within its iron-ore division following the events at Juukan Gorge, with a focus on recommending improvements to the effectiveness of its internal processes and governance. The company review comes after the...
BHP buys Norilsk tenements in WA
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diversified miner BHP has struck a deal with the Australian arm of major Norilsk Nickel to acquire the Honeymoon Well nickel project, in Western Australia. The Honeymoon Well nickel project comprises the Honeymoon Well development project and a 50% interest in the Albion Downs North and Jericho...
Victorian onshore gas production green lit
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 was passed through the Victorian Legislative Council this week, paving the way for a restart of the onshore conventional gas industry. The onshore conventional gas restart follows three years of detailed scientific investigations by the Victorian Gas...
Qld waiting for legal fray to clear at New Acland
By: Esmarie Iannucci Coal miner New Hope has lamented the Queensland government’s decision to delay approval of the New Acland Stage 3 expansion until legal action has been concluded. New Hope met with the state government to present a roadmap to final approvals for the Stage 3 project, after the High Court of...
Altura shareholder becomes offtake partner
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Altura Mining has inked a multi-year lithium offtake agreement with Hunan Yongshan Lithium Company, a subsidiary of shareholder Ningbo Shanshan. The five-year binding offtake agreement will start in January next year, with a minimum of 60 000 t/y from January 2022. The binding...
New mine rehab Bill before Qld Parliament
By: Esmarie Iannucci Legislation has been introduced into the Queensland Parliament to further improve on its mine rehabilitation regulations and improve financial assurance outcomes for the state’s resources sector. Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch said the Environmental Protection and Other Legislation...
Aboriginal group goes to court against Australian state over mining area
By: Reuters An Aboriginal group has gone to court seeking compensation from the Western Australia government for cultural losses on land granted to businesses in the state's goldfield regions, the group's chief executive said on Friday. Two compensation claims filed on behalf of the Tjiwarl people address...
BHP advances Trion work
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diversified major BHP have tapped Altera Infrastructure doing business as (dba) Teekay Shipping Norway AS, BW Offshore dba BW Offshore Singapore, and SBM Offshore dba Single Buoy Moorings to deliver an early engineering study for a floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) for the Trion field in...
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22nd June 2020
Oz Minerals to acquire JV partner Cassini
By: Esmarie Iannucci Copper/gold miner Oz Minerals has struck a scheme of arrangement with joint venture partner Cassini Resources that will give it full ownership of the West Musgrave project, in Western Australia. The two companies on Monday announced that Oz Minerals would acquire all the issued capital of...
    
The West Musgrave camp, in Western Australia.
 
    
NAIF approves A$150m loan for Coburn
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) has approved a loan of up to A$150-million towards the development of the Coburn heavy mineral sands project, in Western Australia. Project developer Strandline Resources on Monday said that the loan would be provided in two tranches, and...
Ramelius adjusts forecasts
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Ramelius Resources has adjusted its full year expectations after setting a new production record. The ASX-listed miner on Monday said that gold production for the June quarter is expected to reach around 80 000 oz, up from the previous guidance of between 65 000 oz to 70 000 oz,...
MCA releases climate action plan
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) on Monday unveiled its Climate Action Plan, demonstrating the Australian resources industry’s commitment to decarbonizing the economy and to address climate change. CEO Tania Constable said that the plan outlines how the MCA and its members are taking...
Northern Star sells Ashburton
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Northern Star Resources has struck a A$17.5-million deal with fellow-listed Kalamazoo Resources to divest of its Mt Olympus project, comprising most of the Ashburton project, in Western Australia. Under the terms of the agreement, Northern Star would receive a A$5-million deferred...
Poseidon poised for gold production
By: Esmarie Iannucci A prefeasibility study (PFS) into the Windarra gold tailings project, in Western Australia, has proven positive, prompting ASX-listed Poseidon Nickel to launch a definitive feasibility study on the project. The PFS estimated that the Windarra gold tailings could produce some 44 000 oz of gold...
EHR raises cash
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed EHR Resources will raise A12-million through a share placement and a share purchase plan (SPP) to fund its current capital commitments, including earning an interest into the Naujaat diamond project, in Canada. EHR will raise an initial A$10-million through a share placement to...
Gold drives toward highest since 2012 on virus resurgence concern
By: Bloomberg Gold pushed toward the highest level since 2012, lifted by concerns over a second wave of coronavirus infections and growing uncertainty in Hong Kong after China released details of a proposed national security law. Bullion was supported as cases across the US Sun Belt surged, while Germany’s...
SolGold restarts regional exploration after Covid pause
By: Creamer Media Reporter Dual-listed explorer and developer SolGold is restarting its regional exploration programme in Ecuador, following a hiatus of activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic and government restrictions. SolGold has received drilling permits for exploration activities on a number of concessions,...
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Australia govt invests A$125m in exploration
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Australian resources sector has welcomed the federal governments further investment of A$125-million into an exploration stimulus programme. Federal Resources, Water and Northern Australia Minister Keith Pitt said that the investment would add to the A$100-million previously spent on...
    
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Carrapateena future lies in block caves - Oz Minerals
By: Esmarie Iannucci A prefeasibility study (PFS) on a block cave expansion of the Carrapateena copper/gold project, in South Australia, has unlocked the potential of the province, ASX-listed Oz Minerals said on Tuesday. The PFS is base don the conversion of the lower portion of the current sub-level cave into a...
Australia sacred sites seen remaining under threat after mine law reform
By: Bloomberg Looming legislative changes aimed at boosting protection for Aboriginal heritage sites in Western Australia are unlikely to prevent their destruction or stymie expansion by mining companies that are under intense pressure over their preservation practices. Rio Tinto group’s decision last month to...
Bird in Hand positive for Terramin
By: Esmarie Iannucci A feasibility study into the Bird in Hand gold project, in South Australia, has estimated that over a mine life of four years, the project could produce an average of 11 100 t/y of concentrate containing 44 700 oz of gold and 20 600 oz of silver. ASX-listed Terramin on Tuesday told shareholders...
Approval forthcoming for Boikarabelo rail project funding, says Resgen
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