Democratic Republic of Congo’s state miner Gécamines and China’s CMOC have reached an agreement on royalties, paving the way for the resumption of exports from the world’s second largest cobalt mine, reported Reuters. The agreement ends a long dispute between CMOC, which owns 80% of Tenke Fungurume Mining, and Gécamines, which holds the remaining interest. The DRC government accused CMOC…
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Hummingbird flying toward Kouroussa Q2 first gold target
Hummingbird Resources has confirmed its Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea has reached the practical completion stage, entering the commissioning phase as it eyes a first gold pour date this quarter. The company said in an operational update with key highlights that it has reached practical completion on priority systems at the mine’s processing plant, and pre-operational and cold commissioning at…
Read MoreTanzania inks US$667 million deal with Australian miners
Tanzania has signed agreements worth US$667 million with Evolution Energy Minerals, Ecograf, and Peak Rare Earths to mine rare earth minerals and graphite in the East African country, reported Reuters. Under the agreements, Tanzania will have a 16% stake each in jointly established companies to operate the projects. Peak Rare Earths will mine the minerals in the southwest, while Evolution…
Read MoreWorkers back at Newmont’s Ahafo South following fire
Miners and staff were all reported safe and are now back to work once again after a fire incident last week at Newmont’s Ahafo South mine laboratory in western Ghana. According to local media, the 9 April damaged equipment but did not injure anyone. The fire was brought under control without further issues. An investigation into the cause is still…
Read MoreVatomina marks commercial production – with 97% graphite
Tirupati Graphite has confirmed commercial production of 97% pure flake graphite from the Vatomina project in Madagascar. The company said its first container of 97% jumbo flakes greater than 50 mesh size has now been produced for a German manufacturer of specialty graphite products, and that it is now working toward increasing its high-grade output and associated sales. Additionally, the…
Read MoreTriton awards Ancuabe FEED to YOME
Triton Minerals, owner of the Ancuabe graphite project in Mozambique, has selected China-based equipment engineering group Yantai Oriental Metallurgical Engineering (YOME) as its front-end engineering design (FEED) contractor for the asset’s process plant and non-process infrastructure. YOME, an associate of Yantai Jinpeng Mining Machinery, will begin work this quarter and target the enhancement and improvement of the plant’s design. The…
Read MoreNextSource commissions Molo graphite mine
Canadian miner NextSource Materials has confirmed the commissioning of its first-ever graphite mine, the Molo operation in Madagascar. The installation of the mine’s solar and battery facility for its hybrid plant is now in process as well. The facility will comprise a thermal generation facility, which is already in operation, and a solar and battery facility, consisting of a 2.6MW…
Read MoreEpiroc wins large JCHX order
Mining contractor JCHX has put in an order for several pieces of mining equipment for the soon-reopening Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine in the Haut-Katanga province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The order, booked in the first quarter 2023, includes machines manufactured in Sweden: Scooptram ST14 loaders, Minetruck MT42 haul trucks and Simba production drill rigs. The Scooptram and…
Read MoreAudit finds shortcomings in Rio Tinto cultural heritage management
Rio Tinto has published an independent report based on a global audit of its cultural heritage management compliance and performance – one of a number of steps it is taking to continue to find better ways to manage and protect heritage. Full story.
Read MoreDRC copper mine orders Trafo mini substations
Trafo Power Solutions has received an order from a copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for nearly 50 of its mini substations with dry-type transformers. MD David Claassen said the growing operation is owned by a large operator, though it did not identify the customer or the financial details. The customer’s specifications for the mini substations vary…
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