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Zimbabwe's sole nickel mine placed under administration

Published: 03 May 24

Zimbabwe's only operating nickel mine was on Thursday placed under administration, according to a government notice, seven months after halting production due to equipment failure and low prices. Zimbabwe's government owns 70% of Bindura Nickel Corporation's Trojan Nickel Mine which employs about 1 100 people according to Bindura's latest annual report.

Value creation, exploration, Harmony Gold projects make headlines

Published: 03 May 24

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Barrick's recently revealed first quarter results where discovery and development were punted as the true drivers of value creation in mining; South Africa’s struggling economy, which could benefit relatively quickly from getting exploration going at pace; and Harmony Gold’s key South African gold projects and its Australian copper project.

Treasury Metals combines with Blackwolf

Published: 03 May 24

Canadian companies Treasury Metals and Blackwolf Copper and Gold have announced a merger to advance the Goliath Gold Complex (GGC) project in Ontario towards production with a strengthened leadership, balance sheet and capital markets team. Mining and capital markets executive Frank Giustra is the largest shareholder of Blackwolf and is expected to be the biggest shareholder of the combined company.

Reigniting growth in South Africa's real economy

Published: 03 May 24

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer talks about the highs and lows of South Africa's real economy in the 30 years of democracy, as well as what could be done to reignite the manufacturing sector in particular.

Canadian junior kicks off exploration programme in Bougainville

Published: 03 May 24

Island Passage Development Canada Limited (IPDC) has announced the initiation of a large-scale mineral exploration programme on Bougainville island, marking the first major exploration effort since the signing of the 2001 Peace Accord between Papua New Guinea and Bougainville. The programme, spearheaded by IPDC's Papua New Guinea subsidiary, Island Passage Development Limited (IPD), is conducted in collaboration with Isina Resource Holdings Limited (IRHL), a customary landowner company.

Greatland eyes full ownership of Havieron amid Newmont's potential divestment

Published: 03 May 24

London-listed Greatland Gold is contemplating reclaiming full ownership of the Havieron gold/copper project in Western Australia, should Newmont divest of its 70% stake, says MD Shaun Day. The US-based gold major in February announced that it was considering selling its interests in Havieron and Telfer, which were inherited through its acquisition of Newcrest last year.

Copper miner Austral placed in receivership

Published: 03 May 24

Copper miner Austral Resources has been placed in receivership. Creditor Wingate has appointed Jason Tracy, Grant Sparks and Sean Holmes as joint and several receivers and managers. “The business will continue to trade while the receivers and managers undertake an assessment of the financial position and determine the future of the business and its assets,” Deloitte said in a statement.

US power-plant rules threaten grid reliability, Peabody CEO says

Published: 03 May 24

Peabody Energy, the biggest US coal producer, is warning that federal regulations to curb emissions from power plants pose a threat to the grid at a time when electricity demand is poised to surge. The Environmental Protection Agency announced regulations last month that will force coal-fired power plants to capture nearly all of their carbon dioxide emissions — or close — by 2039. The policies are a critical part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to fight climate change, but they come just as the boom for artificial intelligence and data centers is set to send power demand higher.

Canadian Natural Resources considering major expansion of Horizon oil sands mine

Published: 03 May 24

Canada's largest oil and gas producer Canadian Natural Resources is looking at opportunities to significantly increase bitumen output at its main oil sands mine, the company said on Thursday. President Scott Stauth said the company is considering a 195 000 barrel-per-day (bpd) expansion at its Horizon mining and upgrading plant in northern Alberta through new extraction and treatment processes. Previously the company said it could add 75 000 bpd of bitumen, but Stauth said Canadian Natural had been able to enhance engineering and scale up the processes.

Hudbay is building Copper World, where it expects about 92 000 metric tons of average copper production over the first ten years.

Canadian miner Hudbay sees BHP's bid for Anglo boosting copper assets

Published: 03 May 24

he CEO of Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals said BHP Group's $39-billion offer for Anglo American has increased the valuation of copper assets and could underscore companies' willingness to pay a premium to buy existing copper mines. Hudbay expects to launch a formal sale process for a minority stake in its Arizona Copper World project in the United States later this year after already holding talks with companies.