The latest issue of International Mining Project News, out today, has reports on 15 prefeasibility studies, eight feasibility studies, and 12 projects in development, five new mines that have gone into production, four existing operations that are expanding and two merger and acquisition announcements, and many new appointments to new positions. The report covers 18 gold projects, eight copper projects, seven silver projects, six coal projects, three iron ore projects, two zinc, base metals projects and one uranium, heavy rare earth, molybdenum tantalum niobium, diamond, ilmenite, zircon, manganese, potash, beryllium, tin, graphite, and oil sand. This fortnightly project watch is a great way of keeping up to date with your peers – other mining companies, other consultants or other engineering companies. These issues build into a global mine project overview. If you are a supplier – it is full of potential sales leads.
CanAlaska Uranium has announced the its latest NI 43-101 report for the Cree East project. The report details the programs of work funded by the Korean Consortium partners, Hanwha, KORES, KEPCO and SK, and the multiple zones of uranium mineralisation recognised from the first and second pass drill programs. The Korean Consortium has now agreed on continued work on the property in 2014.rojects, eight copper projects, seven silver projects, six coal projects, three iron ore projects, two zinc, base metals projects and one uranium, heavy rare earth, molybdenum tantalum niobium, diamond, ilmenite, zircon, manganese, potash, beryllium, tin, graphite, and oil sand. This fortnightly project watch is a great way of keeping up to date with your peers – other mining companies, other consultants or other engineering companies. These issues build into a global mine project overview. If you are a supplier – it is full of potential sales leads.
Intra Energy Corp has completed a maiden JORC Resource Estimate for the Kopakopa project within the North Rukuru EPL376/2013 tenement in northern Malawi. Total coal resources are now reported at 23.9 Mt comprising 3.5 Mt Measured, 4.9 Mt Indicated and 15.4 Mt Inferred category coal.
A Definitive Feasibility Study has been completed for Firestone Diamonds’ Liqhobong diamond mine, in the Lesotho Highlands, which is owned 75% by Firestone and 25% by the Government of Lesotho. The updated DFS is an internal review of the study completed in October 2012 by consultants DRA Projects. It is based on additional work associated with the company’s ongoing project finance process, and incorporates the benefit of the company’s recently announced updated diamond price assumptions, re-validated operating and capital cost assumptions and updated foreign exchange rates.
Materion Corp is significantly increasing capacity to produce beryllium hydroxide using the bertrandite ore reserves at its mine in the Topaz-Spor Mountain area of western Utah. The Materion mine is the largest known operational source of bertrandite ore, which is the most abundant source of beryllium.
Mawson West has announced Board approval for the commencement of underground mining activities at the company’s Dikulushi copper-silver mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Underground mining is likely to extend production from the Dikulushi operations until at least Q3 2014 and provides the opportunity for Mawson West to continue to evaluate further underground mining potential, as well as the economic viability of identified satellite deposits.
Zamin Ferrous, the international iron ore mining group announces that it has today completed the purchase of Amapa iron ore mine system in Brazil from Anglo American (100%) following receipt of regulatory approval for an initial total cash consideration of $134 million. Zamin will also pay a conditional deferred consideration of up to $130 million in total, payable over a five year period, based on the market price for iron ore.
