Mineral Resources (MinRes) has said its 2023–24 financial year (FY24) volume and cost guidance has been maintained across its operations during the March quarter. Iron Ore The Onslow Iron project in Western Australia remains on track for its first shipment in June, which the company expects will be completed on-time and on-budget. Overall iron ore shipments decreased six per cent from the December quarter to 4.5 million tonnes (Mt). The company said mining is operating at full capacity, with 9.4Mt of total material moved during the quarter. Iron ore mined at MinRes’ Yilgarn Hub in WA decreas ..read more

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) –  The green hydrogen sector now has a digital platform on which users can buy and sell green hydrogen with the click of a button, it was announced on Tuesday.  Euronext-listed Lhyfe, the French group devoted to energy transition, has begun taking orders for green hydrogen in Europe and facilitating contacts between buyers and sellers. (Also watch attached video.) The Green Hydrogen Marketplace is on its online Lhyfe Heroes portal, which is coordinating efforts to accelerate decarbonisation. Lhyfe has been working to accelera ..read more

Lithium production surged by over 760 per cent in 2023, driven by the activation of several mines and lithium processing facilities. by Rudairo Mapuranga According to data released by the country’s statistics agency ZIMSTAT, production skyrocketed to 745,455 metric tonnes (MT) in 2023, marking an impressive 763.5 per cent increase from the 86,330 MT produced in 2022. The first quarter of 2023 witnessed a surge of approximately 130.9 per cent, with production reaching 25,000 MT compared to 10,825 MT in the same quarter of 2022. In the second quarter, production spiked by about 405.8 per cent ..read more

Today’s podcast is with a very special guest: Owen Hegarty, a well renowned mining legend of the industry with over 40 years industry experience, who has managed and been involved with many mining companies and operations in Australia and Asia during his career.  Owen is Executive Chairman of EMR Capital who are a specialist resources private equity company with over 300 years combined mining operational and investment experience. They own and operate 9 mining operations and projects in 7 countries globally, across 4 core commodities, with a proven track record in the three dimensions ..read more

Panoro Energy Senior Advisor Tim O’Hanlon will engage in an exclusive fireside chat at next month’s Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2024 forum, focusing on unlocking opportunities within Gabon’s energy sector. Panoro Energy is leading infrastructure-led exploration and appraisal offshore Gabon, leveraging existing infrastructure to fast-track development of low-cost barrels. Last November, the company announced an oil discovery at the Hibiscus South field on the offshore Dussafu Marin Permit, contributing 6-7 million barrels of recoverable reserves to Gabon’s resource base and representing ..read more

Boliden plans to implement a full-scale, autonomous electric-trolley system in the Rävliden mine. Credit: PT Epiroc Southern Asia. Mining company Boliden, mining equipment maker Epiroc and technology company ABB have deployed the first battery-electric trolley truck system for underground mining in Sweden. The technology is set to revolutionise mining operations by reducing carbon emissions and enhancing productivity. The parties deployed the first fully battery-electric trolley truck system on an 800m-long test track at Boliden’s Kristineberg underground mine in Sweden, with a 13% incline ..read more

G Mining Ventures Corp. (“GMIN”) (TSX: GMIN) (OTCQX: GMINF) and Reunion Gold Corporation (“RGD”) (TSXV:RGD) (OTCQX:RGDFF) are pleased to announce they have entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to combine the two companies, setting the stage for the creation of a leading intermediate gold producer (the “Transaction”). Through the Transaction, GMIN will acquire RGD’s flagship Oko West Project located in Guyana, within the Guiana Shield region, one of the most attractive mining jurisdictions in South America. Oko West has emerged as a globally significant gold discovery over ..read more

Save to read list Published by Jane Bentham, Editorial Assistant Global Mining Review, Tuesday, 23 April 2024 14:00 Alien Metals, a company focused on the exploration and development of the Hancock iron ore Project and the Pinderi Hills project in Western Australia, has announced that the Mining Lease for the Hancock Project has been granted by the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. This gives security of tenure for a 21-yr term through to 17 April 2045. The company, as previously announced, has now completed the following com ..read more

Tim Gitzel, an executive at Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) for 17 years and president and CEO for 13, has led the company through more bad times than good. Among the bad times: repeated flooding at the Cigar Lake mine; the post-2007 uranium price crash; and the more devastating doldrums after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.  Among the good times: right now.  The company’s shares have doubled in the past year, following the exploding uranium price. But Gitzel’s careful preparation has positioned Cameco for such a moment, when supply challenges, geopolitics, and renew ..read more

Figure 1 – Plan View of Drilling to Date. Source: Solaris Resources Solaris Resources (TSX:SLS) (NYSEAMERICAN:SLSR) has shared the initial results from its 2024 drilling efforts and provided an update on exploration at its Warintza Project in southeastern Ecuador. These early results include intersections of 150 meters of 0.67% copper equivalent (CuEq) within a broader section of 384 meters of 0.51% CuEq, and another segment measuring 284 meters of 0.53% CuEq starting near the surface. The drilling operations, which intensified during the first quarter despite the rainy season, are part of a ..read more