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Renergen brings liquid helium back online following shutdown
Published: 11 Jun 24
Renergen has completed the shutdown, checks, calibrations and corrective actions at its liquid helium facility, in Virginia, in the Free State, and has restarted the facility, resuming liquid helium production as of June 4. An original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) in April brought the helium cold box to the appropriate temperature to liquify helium in batches from wells at the project area. This process involved the purification of the helium to a level of 99.999% purity, which was validated by an independent third-party laboratory.
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Major Canadian airline will have connectivity to South Africa, via the UK, in a few months
Published: 11 Jun 24
With effect from this upcoming southern summer/northern winter season, major Canadian airline WestJet (so-called because it is based in Western Canada) will be selling tickets to passengers for flights to both Cape Town and Johannesburg, among other destinations in Africa and Asia. This is the result of an expanded codeshare agreement that the carrier has signed with UK airline Virgin Atlantic. “Through the expansion of our existing partnership with Virgin Atlantic, we are unlocking amazing opportunities for our guests to access an extensive list of new destinations and to experience Virgin Atlantic’s innovative products and services beyond London,” highlighted WestJet Executive VP and COO John Weatherill. “With daily flights from our global hub in Calgary to London, Canadians have never had better international access from across Western Canada to the United Kingdom and beyond.”
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Greeff resigns as EOH CFO
Published: 11 Jun 24
JSE-listed information and communications technology services company EOH Group's CFO Marialet Greeff has resigned and will step down from her position with effect from September 30 to pursue other interests. EOH's board has started a process to identify an appropriate successor and will advise shareholders on the appointment of a new group FD in due course.
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Artificial intelligence used to eliminate need for rare earths in permanent magnets
 Published: 11 Jun 24
Discovering new materials has historically been slow. Now artificial intelligence (AI) is making it possible to discover a material entirely computationally and have that verified experimentally. An example of this is AI being used to create a permanent magnet that does not contain any rare earth – and this is just the start, Materials Nexus chief technical officer and co-founder Robert Forrest outlined to Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)
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Global growth will not exceed pre-pandemic levels until 2026 at least – World Bank
Published: 11 Jun 24
The World Bank expects the global economy to stabilise for the first time in three years, but at a level that is still weak by historical standards.
In its latest ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report, the World Bank says global growth will reach 2.6% this year and 2.7% in 2025 and 2026, compared with the 3.1% average in the decade before Covid-19.
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Manufacturing production up 5.3% y/y in April
Published: 11 Jun 24
South Africa’s manufacturing production increased by 5.3% year-on-year in April, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported. Stats SA Industry statistics director Nicolai Carson said on June 11 that, out of the ten manufacturing divisions, nine showed positive growth.
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US BLM approves follow up drilling at Arizona Lithium’s Big Sandy
Published: 11 Jun 24
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued Arizona Lithium a permit for a drill and bulk sampling programme at the Big Sandy project, in Arizona.
The ASX-listed company is now set to start a long-awaited follow up drill programme at Big Sandy, which currently contains a resource of 320 800 lithium-carbon equivalent.
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Kamoa-Kakula Phase 3 concentrator achieves first production ahead of schedule
Published: 11 Jun 24
Canada-headquartered miner Ivanhoe Mines has achieved first concentrate production at the Kamoa-Kakula operation’s Phase 3 concentrator, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Phase 3 concentrator was completed nearly two quarters ahead of schedule and is expected to increase Kamoa-Kakula’s output to more than 600 000 t/y of copper once it is fully ramped up.
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E25 explores Butcherbird restart amid record high manganese ore prices
Published: 11 Jun 24
Australia’s Element25 is investigating the potential restart of operations at the Butcherbird manganese project in Western Australia to capitalise on the recent surge in manganese ore prices.
Prices have escalated following disruptions at South32’s Groote Eylandt (Gemco) operations in the Northern Territory. Typically producing over six-million tonnes a year of high-grade manganese, the Groote Eylandt mine has faced disruptions due to damage to its haul road and ship loading facilities from a tropical cyclone in March. This damage is expected to impact supply for at least a year.
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L2D reports sustainable operational performance on retail assets
Published: 11 Jun 24
Despite the current economic climate presenting slowing growth, characterised by high inflationary pressure, increasing costs of property rates, the lack of delivery of basic utilities such as electricity and water, as well as consumer pressure, real estate investment trust Liberty Two Degrees (L2D) says its assets continue to “stand out”. L2D reports that its retail assets delivered “market leading” trading performance.
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