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Appian to build $400m copper mine in Namibia
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (383+ words) PRIVATE equity investor Appian Capital Advisory said on Thursday it is planning to build a $400m copper mine in Namibia. The UK-headquartered firm said the Omico Copper project, situated 140 kilometres from Namibia’s capital Windhoek, was scoped to produce 30,000 tons a year…...
Chrome export levy resurfaces in new industrial strategy
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (468+ words) CHROME ore export levies are squarely on the South African government’s agenda after earlier indicating they were “a blunt tool”. More worryingly for policy certainty, is that the strategy goes on to link the award of mining licences to undertakings…...
Minerals Council calls for 'rational decisions' from Govt talks
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (430+ words) MINERALS Council SA president Paul Dunne warned that industry and Government discussions over the proposed minerals legislation should not result in “inappropriate policy responses to mis-diagnosed problems”. Speaking at the Joburg Indaba conference on Wednesday, Dunne called for rational decisions…...
Hichilema win set to bolster Zambia???s copper expansion
3+ week, 4+ day ago (228+ words) Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election is set to provide policy continuity for investors as Africa’s second-largest copper producer seeks to sharply expand mining output and build on recent economic stabilisation, according to a Reuters report. Hichilema secured roughly 60% of valid…...
BHP backs Orion Minerals' Northern Cape exploration
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (148+ words) BHP, the world’s largest miner, announced today that it is partnering with JSE and ASX-listed Orion Minerals to advance Orion’s extensive copper and zinc exploration programme in the Northern Cape. The investment also highlights the Northern Cape’s growing status as…...
Namibia’s desert riches keep on adding up
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (1041+ words) PERTH-based Wia Gold, helmed by the former Centamin team, is mapping a path to near-term production from its Kokoseb gold project in Namibia. Kokoseb has a resource of 66 million tons at one gram per ton gold for 2.12 million ounces of…...
Angola targets up to 30% of De Beers
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (226+ words) ANGOLA has revised its approach to acquiring part of Anglo American’s De Beers diamond business, now seeking a 20-30% stake rather than the majority holding it initially pursued, said Reuters citing Paulo Tanganha, the country’s national director of mineral resources. The…...
Generation of exploration has been lost in SA, says Wanblad
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (539+ words) A GENERATION of minerals exploration had been lost in South Africa owing to unsupportive policies, said Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad. Speaking at the Joburg Indaba on Wednesday, Wanblad said that while there was a “strong coalition of the willing…...
Angola to inaugurate first major copper mine
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (194+ words) ANGOLA will shortly commence production at its inaugural large-scale copper mine as the oil-dependent nation seeks to diversify into clean energy minerals, said Reuters on Wednesday. Mines Minister Diamantino Azevedo announced that the Tetelo facility, owned by China’s Shining Star…...
Will BHP really bet on South African mining again?
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (520+ words) SOUTH African mining is at one of those rare moments when its trajectory could tilt either way. There is talk of hope and renewal, encompassing an overdue honesty about Eskom and Transnet, the glimmers of regulatory reform, and a global…...