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Orion shares placed on a trading halt ahead of April 22 announcement
Published: 18 Apr 24
JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals has requested an immediate trading halt to be placed on its securities, pending the release of an announcement in relation to exploration results at its Okiep copper project in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Orion said it expected to make an announcement to the market concerning this matter before the start of trade on April 22.
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Reserve bank to cut rates less than earlier thought in 2024 – poll
Published: 18 Apr 24
South Africa's central bank is now predicted to deliver only 50 basis points of interest rate cuts this year, less than earlier projected as inflation is seen taking slightly longer to return to the Reserve Bank's comfort zone, a Reuters poll found. A cut of 25 bps to 8.00% next quarter, either in July or September, is expected from the Reserve Bank, according to a survey carried out in the past week, compared with 50 bps predicted in a March poll. The repo rate will finish the year at 7.75% instead of the 7.50% predicted last month if the central bank delivers another cut in November as the latest poll predicts. "We now forecast a more drawn-out, shallower easing cycle in South Africa," wrote Razia Khan, head of macro research for the region at Standard Chartered. Although inflation will likely dip below the mid-point of the central bank's target band in the fourth quarter it may ease hesitantly, Khan added. There will be a temporary dip in inflation in the last quarter of 2024 before it quickens again early next year, the poll showed.
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Africa’s oldest oil-rich dictatorship has a succession problem
Published: 18 Apr 24
Two South African engineers working in Equatorial Guinea’s offshore oil fields were preparing to return home in February 2023 when they were arrested for cocaine trafficking and thrown in jail, where they remain. Both men, their families and their employer have declared their innocence. They were detained days after a South African court ordered the seizure of one of Equatorial Guinean vice-president Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue’s yachts. The two incidents are linked, said people familiar with the matter who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the situation. They described the arrests — the first involving foreigners in the country’s critical oil sector — as the latest example of the vice-president’s impulsive behavior, which threatens the long-term stability of the Central African state that has been ruled by his father for the past 45 years.
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Sun Silver launches IPO to develop Nevada silver deposit
Published: 18 Apr 24
New silver explorer and developer Silver Sun on Thursday announced the opening of an initial public offering (IPO) on the Australian bourse, bringing to market its silver and gold project in Nevada, US.
The company aims to raise between A$10-million and A$13-million in the IPO.
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Households remain under high interest rates chokehold
Published: 18 Apr 24
South Africa’s high interest rates continue to pressurise the finances of households amid the ongoing restrictive monetary policy stance by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). The latest Altron FinTech Household Resilience Index (AFHRI) shows that, over the past two years, the country’s benchmark prime lending rate has been raised consistently to almost 12% – the highest level in 14 years.
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Rinehart broadens South America reach with Ecuadorian copper venture
Published: 18 Apr 24
Australia’s wealthiest woman, Gina Rinehart, continues to bolster her global mining footprint with a strategic investment in a copper and gold project in Ecuador. Hancock Prospecting has entered into an agreement with Titan Minerals, paving the way for a substantial stake in the Linderos copper and gold project.
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BHP nears decision on WA nickel, adjusts coal guidance
Published: 18 Apr 24
Diversified mining company BHP is nearing a decision regarding its nickel operations in Western Australia. The company, which has been conducting a review of these assets since February, is expected to unveil its long-term strategy by August, CEO Mike Henry said on Thursday.
The ongoing review encompasses a range of considerations aimed at optimising and enhancing efficiency. This includes evaluating maintenance schedules, scrutinising capital plans and curtailing contractor spend and equipment hire.
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Codelco will benefit from entry into lithium business, Moody's says
Published: 18 Apr 24
Chile's struggling state-owned copper giant Codelco will be able to diversify its business, improve cash flow and change its business profile with its entry into the lithium market, Moody's said on Wednesday.
Chile's government last year tasked Codelco with boosting state control of the country's lithium industry through partnerships with private companies.
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Chile president says Codelco copper output to grow in 2024
Published: 18 Apr 24
hilean President Gabriel Boric told a major copper industry conference on Wednesday he expects production at state-run miner Codelco to grow slowly this year and reach 1.7-million metric tons by 2030, and that he sees copper prices rising.
"The Codelco production will rebound," he said, offering a vote of confidence for the country's top copper producer whose output last year hit a quarter-century low, at 1.325 million metric tons.
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Governments must broker local support for mines, industry group says
Published: 18 Apr 24
The world's governments must do more to convince local communities and Indigenous groups to support mines that produce critical minerals needed to power the energy transition and fight climate change, the head of a prominent industry group said.
Mines across the globe increasingly face opposition for religious, ecological or other reasons, with pressure seeming to intensify in the past year after officials in Panama, responding to protests, shuttered a mine that supplies 1% of the world's copper.
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