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A feasibility study, compiled by Lycopodium Minerals Canada, has been completed on TSX-listed Aquila Resources’ 100%-owned zinc- and gold-rich Back Forty project, in Michigan, in the US. Citing the completion of the Back Forty project’s feasibility study as a “significant milestone for Aquila”, CEO and president Barry Hildred said this week that the completion set the stage for the next steps to develop the deposit.

State-owned Eskom expects it will take up to 30 days for the power system to recover from the effects of the recent industrial action, which interrupted continuous processes at the power stations. During the 30-day recovery period, the risk of load-shedding remains high, it warned on Friday.

Becoming a sustainable and relevant mining industry service provider requires a genuine effort to meet and address issues of localisation and transformation, while fostering local partnerships to develop extractive projects in African countries, suggests engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services provider Erudite Strategies. Following Erudite chairperson Vince Raseroka’s presentation, ‘Leading the Change for a Sustainable Mining Industry’, on Thursday, Erudite CE Johann... Читать дальше...

The noteholders of dual-listed Paladin Energy are expected to meet on August 21 to vote on the creation of a lien of Paladin Finance in favour of Nedbank in relation to the environmental performance bond obligations for the Kayelekera mine. The noteholders are also expected o vote on a waiver in connection with the payment of interest to Paladin under the Langer Heinrich revolving credit facility, which if granted, will see the interest of the credit facility capitalise during the period that the... Читать дальше...

Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp expects that nickel output at its Ambatovy project in Madagascar will likely fall short of its earlier target of 48 000 t in the year to March 2019, its chief financial officer said on Friday. "The Ambatovy has run at about 64% to 65% of full capacity in the April to June quarter and it is running at about 70% now," Sumitomo CFO Koichi Takahata told a news conference, adding that it aims to raise and maintain the rate at 80% as soon as possible.

There is a boom in the battery metals mining space, owing to a global focus on environment-friendly power initiatives, or ‘green’ energy, says mining industry specialist consultants The MSA Group. MSA Group critical metals principal consultant Michael Cronwright says the company has noted a global push towards green energy and the development of environment-friendly technical innovations such as the production of electric vehicles and offgrid storage initiatives.

Global independent third-party geotechnical testing and research company TRI Environmental launched its new African subsidiary, TRI Africa Environmental Services, last month.   Owing to an increase in demand for its third-party quality assurance geotechnical testing services on the African continent over the past several years, TRI Environmental  has decided to establish a local subsidiary in Johannesburg. The new subsidiary is aimed at expanding the company’s ability to support clients through quality... Читать дальше...

South Africa-based equipment supplier BLTWORLD has assisted in supplying four materials handling specialist SAMSON Eco-Hoppers to the Kenyan Port of Mombasa, in June this year. Acquiring the hoppers is part of the Mombasa Resilient Infrastructure Programme (MRIP) initiative by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), in conjunction with international trade and development organisation TradeMark East Africa, to create a modern regional hub to support growing trade in the area while protecting important natural resources.