July 5, 2011 Whittle Consulting completes Enterprise Optimisation Study for Assmang Manganese Division Steve Burks, Managing Director of Whittle Consulting (Africa) has reported the completion of an Enterprise Optimisation study of Assmang’s Managanese Division. Assmang is a company incorporated in South Africa for…
July 5, 2011 AMEC awarded two definitive feasibility studies to further develop uranium projects in Namibia Under the first contract, AMEC Minproc has commenced work for Paladin Energy on the definitive feasibility study for the major Stage 4 expansion of the flagship uranium operation, Langer Heinrich.…
July 5, 2011 Thawing Arctic now home to one-fifth of recoverable oil deposits A new report by Global Data on the top 2011 oil and gas investment destinations claims as much as 22% of the world's undiscovered and technically recoverable oil and gas…
July 5, 2011 Tanzania to mine in game reserve The Sowetan reports Tanzania will begin uranium mining in its southern Selous Game Reserve, Africa’s second-largest wildlife sanctuary and a Unesco heritage site (pictured), the energy minister said Tuesday. Australia’s…
July 5, 2011 913,000 ounce gold reserve gives Avion’s Tabakoto mine 5-year life Canadian gold junior reckons its gold reserve at flagship Tabakoto mine in Mali gives it at least 5-year life. Canadian mining company Avion Gold Corp gave an initial gold reserve…
July 5, 2011 ‘Exceptional’ sales results for Firestone Diamonds in Botswana Firestone Diamonds (FDI) reported exceptional diamonds sales results from its second sale of the year in Gaborone, Botswana. The AIM-quoted diamond miner sold a total of 14,248 carats for $2…
July 4, 2011 170,000 South African metalworkers go on strike The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) officially embarked on strike action on Monday, following a breakdown in negotiations at the end of June, saying it would not…
July 4, 2011 Vale increases coal production at Mozambique mine Vale has increased its initial coal production target at the Moatize mine in Mozambique by 76% and is planning to quadruple that result in 2012. Vale sales manager Marcelo Matos…
July 4, 2011 Platmin mining operations still shut after labour disruptions, several arrests made South Africa's Pilanesberg Platinum mining operations remain halted more than a week after employees of a contractor disrupted operations through intimidation of supervisors, industrial action and damage to property and…
July 4, 2011 High River Gold gets mining license for Burkina Faso project Canadian miner High River Gold Mines Ltd said it received a 20-year mining license in Burkina Faso to explore and construct a gold mine at its Bissa gold project in…
US lawmakers propose $2.5B critical minerals reserve Priority will be given to recycled materials, but minerals extracted from mines could also be eligible. January 15, 2026 | 11:31 am
