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Minerals Council South Africa Launches National Day of Safety and Health in Mining
August 21, 2018
Minerals Council South Africa has launched a National Day of Safety and Health in Mining to improve the sector’s safety performance. This year, the industry has recorded several mining accidents resulting in a loss of about 58 lives. The campaign
African National Congress Calls on Mining Sector to Avoid Job Cuts
August 21, 2018
The African National Congress (ANC) has called on the mining sector to urgently begin finding ways to avoid job cuts. Some mining companies have over the past three months announced that they will be retrenching workers. Gold Fields on Tuesday
AusQuest Signs Farm-in Agreement for Five Copper Licenses in Peru
August 21, 2018
Canada-based Westminster Resources has entered into a farm-in agreement with AusQuest for five copper licenses in the Ilo Sur project in Peru. Through the farm-in agreement, AusQuest stands to acquire a stake of 65 percent in the licenses should it
Origin Gold Acquires 50% Stake in La Pantera Property, Colombia
August 21, 2018
Origin Gold has acquired 50 percent stake in a large mineral concession located in the department of Bolivar, Colombia from Mining Solutions. The property known as La Pantera (the “Property”) covers an area of 1,734 hectares in the gold rich
Columbus Gold to Acquire 70% Stake in IAMGOLD’s Maripa Gold Project, French Guiana
August 20, 2018
Columbus Gold has agreed to acquire a stake of up to 70 percent in the Maripa gold project in French Guiana from Canadian gold producer IAMGOLD for an undisclosed price. Located in the eastern part of the French overseas territory,
Galilee Energy Reports First Coal Seam Gas from Glenaras Pilot Program, Queensland
August 20, 2018
Galilee Energy has reported first production of coal seam gas (CSG) from a pilot program at the Glenaras gas project in the western portion of the Galilee Basin in central Queensland. The Glenaras multi-lateral pilot, which was commissioned in June
Anglo American Expects Licenses to Expand Its Minas-Rio Iron Ore Mine by June 2019, Brazil
August 20, 2018
Anglo American Plc CEO for Brazil Mr. Ruben Fernandes told Reuters, miner Anglo American Plc expects to obtain licenses to expand its Minas-Rio multibillion-dollar iron ore mine in Brazil by June next year. Minas-Rio is Anglo American’s biggest development project,
Pan African Pours First Gold at Elikhulu Tailings Retreatment Project, South Africa
August 20, 2018
Pan African Resources reported the first gold pour at its Elikhulu tailings retreatment project in Evander in the South African province of Mpumalanga, slightly less than one year of beginning its construction. The ZAR1.74bn ($118.1m) Elikhulu tailings retreatment project is
Nominations Are in for Women in Mining’s Top 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining
August 20, 2018
Non-profit organization Women in Mining (WIM) is committed to promoting gender diversity in what is traditionally a male-dominated industry and received more than 400 nominations during its search for the Top 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining 2018. In May,
Battery Boom Revives World War II Cobalt Mines in Chile
August 16, 2018
The giant rocky outcrop known by locals as La Cobaltera offers a glimpse into northern Chile’s mining past, and a hint of its future. Slag from an ancient furnace is piled at the entrance of a mine shaft that hasn’t
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