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Manganese mining, local processing and green hydrogen make headlines

Published: 24 May 24

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the importance of South Africa locally processing its manganese ore, discusses private investment company Menar's plans to grow its manganese mining and processing operations in South Africa and Gabon and provides an update on Hive Hydrogen's efforts to secure solar energy for its R105-billion green hydrogen and green ammonia project in the Eastern Cape.

Eskom seeks to reserve grid capacity for publicly procured IPP projects

Published: 24 May 24

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses Eskom's application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, seeking permission to preserve and reserve grid capacity for publicly procured IPP projects, as well as the implications should permission be granted.

Australian natural gas industry seeks policy repairs to boost investment

Published: 24 May 24

Australia's natural gas industry executives are seeking more measures to restore an investment environment they say has been damaged by a series of state interventions to boost domestic supply and curb soaring energy prices. While most executives at the Australian Energy Producers Conference in Perth were broadly in favour of the Australia Future Gas strategy unveiled by the government this month, they called for immediate action and improvements to the policy to avoid new gas supply shortfalls.

Equinox marks first gold pour at Greenstone mine

Published: 24 May 24

Canadian miner Equinox Gold has successfully poured its first gold at the newly built Greenstone mine, in Ontario. The inaugural gold pour occurred on schedule, with the recovery circuit yielding 1 800 oz of gold. Equinox reports that all equipment functioned as expected during the process.

Hecla appoints interim CEO as Baker resigns

Published: 24 May 24

Silver producer Hecla Mining on Thursday announced the appointment of Catherine Boggs as interim president and CEO with immediate effect, succeeding Phillips Baker, who is stepping down after 23 years at the company. Boggs, who is currently chairperson, will be assisted in management the affairs of Hecla by a committee comprising senior CFO VP Russell Lawlar, VP of operations Carlos Aguilar and senior VP – chief administrative officer Mike Clary.

Large Anglo shareholders are backing miner’s stance on BHP talks

Published: 24 May 24

Several of Anglo American’s big shareholders have said they support the company’s efforts to persuade BHP Group to change the structure of its takeover proposal or compensate for the risks it presents, before accepting any offer. BHP has one week to convince its target of the value of its $49-billion acquisition plan, after Anglo announced on Wednesday it had rebuffed a third bid and agreed to extend a regulatory deadline. With the clock reset, discussions will center around BHP’s insistence that Anglo spin off majority stakes in South African platinum and iron ore units before the takeover can proceed.

Committed to strategic growth goals amid industry challenges

Published: 24 May 24

Despite encountering various challenges – including commodity price volatility closely linked to global economic conditions and supply chain dynamics – metallurgy and process engineering company Multotec Botswana remains committed to pursuing strategic growth and expanding its reach in the country. Multotec Botswana is committed to complying with relevant legislation in Botswana, including the Economic Inclusion Act, which came into operation in 2022. Further, it fully supports the Citizen Economic Empowerment Programme aimed at creating an enabling business environment and promoting citizen participation in the development of the country’s economy, says GM James Phagane.

The above image depicts the fourth generation Outotec Kaldo L furnace is able to achieve smelting, reducing and converting in a single vessel

Flexible furnace system launched

Published: 24 May 24

Finnish industrial machinery company Metso has launched the compact fourth generation, heavy-duty Outotec Kaldo L Furnace, which is ideally suited for the melting, reducing and converting of various primary and secondary raw materials such as concentrates, copper scrap, anode slimes and e-waste. The top blown rotary converter (TBRC) Kaldo L furnace features smooth movement with improved process control for flexible processing and the optimal recovery of metals.

Vaal Water Lettuce invasion signifies need to weed out water pollution

Published: 24 May 24

The Vaal Barrage is now home to an invasive plant species that has had significant negative economic and environmental consequences for the region, and its rapid spread will not slow down without intervention. This has left the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Rand Water and local communities, besides others, scrambling to get the species under control and mitigate the damage it is causing.

Air freight leads recovery in logistics sector in March, Ctrack index shows

Published: 24 May 24

After a notable decline in the first two months of the year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) in March increased to an index level of 119.7. This is an increase of 1.1% compared with February, and just marginally up on a year ago.