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SRK Consulting has completed an update of the mineral resource estimate for Golden Deeps Ltd’s (GED) Abenab vanadium deposit in northern Namibia. The updated mineral resource estimate follows JORC Code (2012) guidelines. The updated total Mineral Resource is 1.12 Mt grading 1.28% V2O5, 3.05% Pb and 1.25% Zn at a cutoff of 0.5% V2O5. On[…]

Galena Mining has retained Australia-based GR Engineering Services to carry out the bulk of the definitive feasibility study (DFS) on its Abra lead-silver project in Western Australia. The engineering company will undertake key portions of the DFS related to plant design, capital and operating cost estimation, and process and non-process infrastructure evaluation. The commencement of[…]

Evolution Mining Ltd has received Board approval to progress the Mt Carlton underground development, Stage 4 pit cut-back and relevant plant modifications. The mine has a projected life to at least 2025 and these projects will allow production from the higher grade Link zone to be brought forward. Evolution is highly confident that the initial[…]

Rubicon Minerals Corp reports on its test trial mining, bulk sample processing and exploration activities at the Phoenix gold project. The test trial mining and bulk sample processing program have been completed. Rubicon has processed more than 35,000 t of mineralized bulk sample material extracted from three test stopes and additional mineralized material from smaller[…]

Horizonte Minerals, the multi-asset nickel development company focused in Brazil, is pleased to provide an update on its 100% owned, Vermelho nickel-cobalt located in the eastern part of the Carajás mining district. Test-work is underway at SGS Lakefield on Vermelho limonite samples, with the objective of producing high purity nickel and cobalt sulphate suitable for[…]

Venturex Resources’ Board has endorsed the DFS for the base case, 1.25 Mt/y development of the 100%-owned Sulphur Springs copper-zinc project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia based on new Ore Reserves, with key life-of-mine outcomes including project revenue of A$2,625 million, free cashflow (pre-tax real) of A$818 million, pre-production processing plant and infrastructure[…]

The first shipment of spodumene concentrate from Altura Mining’s lithium project in Western Australia has set sail from Port Hedland. The vessel, ‘MV Clipper Tenacious’, was loaded with approximately 5,000 t of concentrate and is headed for Altura’s offtake partner Lionergy in China. The focus for Altura is now the ongoing ramp-up of production to[…]

Minotaur Exploration Ltd reports further significant copper-gold intersections for the Eloise JV at ‘Jericho’, located 60 km southeast of Cloncurry, northwest Queensland, Australia. Drilling at Jericho, positioned only 2-5 km from the Eloise mine, has paused for compilation of the drill database. The drill rig has moved on to test other regional ground EM targets[…]

A milestone in the development of Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) new bauxite mine in Guinea has been achieved with the arrival of its biggest single piece of equipment. The stacker/reclaimer weighs 1,300 t and will now be installed at Kamsar on the Guinean coast EGA’s subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corp (GAC) is developing a bauxite mine[…]

Ivanhoe Mines and sinking contractor Aveng Mining have reached a new milestone at its Platreef PGM-nickel-copper-gold project in South Africa with Shaft 1 now at the top of the ‘Flatreef’ deposit, 780 m below surface. At the Shaft 1 intersection, the flat-to-gently-dipping deposit is an estimated 26 m thick, making it amenable to the sort[…]