Новости за 21.09.2022

Canadian developer GoviEx has confirmed the strength of its Madaouela project, in Niger, delivering a positive feasibility study at a time when inflationary pressures are having a significant impact on the development of new projects and operating mines. The feasibility study, prepared by SRK Consulting and SGS Bateman, projects an initial capital outlay of $343-million for a mine that will produce 50.8-million pounds of U3O8 over a 19-year mine life.

The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) has appointed coal and heavy minerals miner Exxaro Resources commissioning manager Zelmia Botha as president of the institute. She is the fourth woman to head the 125-year-old organisation since its inception in 1894. The SAIMM has local and international links that are aimed at disseminating knowledge and assisting members to source information regarding technological developments in the mining, metallurgical and related sectors.

Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm made it clear Tuesday that its offer is final to take over a company that is behind one of the world’s largest copper mines. Speaking during an interview at Bloomberg News headquarters in New York, Stausholm said the world’s second-largest miner has made a full offer to acquire full ownership of Turquoise Hill Resources. Rio will not make any more offers if it’s rejected by minority shareholders, despite criticism from a top investor saying the offer undervalued the project.

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The world’s largest battery-electric truck for underground mining is on its way to becoming commercially available in 2024. Sandvik’s 65 t TH665B machine removes between 1 t and 2 t of carbon dioxide (CO2) a day, along with heat and noise.

Vancouver-based South Star Battery Metals has received the construction permit for its Santa Cruz graphite mine from the municipality of Itabela, in Brazil. The municipal permit was the final approval needed for Phase 1 construction to begin in earnest, CEO Richard Pearce reports.

TSX-V-listed Lithium Ionic has announced a C$25-million private placement to fund exploration and development work at its mineral properties and for general corporate working capital purposes. The company, which owns a 100% ownership interest in the Itinga project, in Brazil, has entered into an agreement with Clarus Securitiesas lead agent on behalf of a syndicate of agents, whereby the agents will raise up to C$25-million through a “best efforts” private placement of up to 15 625 000 common shares... Читать дальше...

Workers at four mines of the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), which owns Australia's largest metallurgical coal fields, will vote on strike action over working conditions and job security, their union said on Wednesday. The possibility of industrial action at some sites of BHP Group's joint venture with a unit of Mitsubishi Corp in Australia's Queensland state comes as prices slump due to weaker steel demand in China.

An economic analysis of higher output at the Lake Wells sulphate of potash (SOP) project, in Western Australia, has improved the project’s economics. ASX-listed Australian Potash on Wednesday told shareholders that by increasing production from the planned 170 000 t/y of SOP to 205 000 t/y, the project’s net present value would increase by 65%, from A$614-million to A$1.01-billion, while its internal rate of return would increase from 21% to 22%.

Capital cost estimates for a standalone uranium/vanadium operation at Lake Maitland, at the Wiluna project, in Western Australia, amount to A$270-million, or $202.5-million. ASX-listed Toro Energy on Wednesday said that the scoping-level estimation of the capital cost had been completed by SRK Consulting Australasia and Strategic Metallurgy.

Diamond miner BlueRock Diamonds, which is listed on the Aim and operates the Kareevlei diamond mine, in South Africa, says David Facey has stepped down from his board position with immediate effect. "I would like to thank David for his valuable contribution and unstinting support to BlueRock over the years and wish him well with his future endeavours," chairperson Rob Croll comments.

Copper’s short-term outlook faces pressures from supply-chain obstructions and decades-high inflation, impacting demand for the metal critical in everything from buildings to automobiles to mobile phones, according to the head of the world’s second-largest mining company. “The short-term outlook might look a little bit challenged,” Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm said in an interview at Bloomberg Headquarters in New York.

Canadian diversified major Teck Resources has lowered its third-quarter steelmaking coal sales guidance, following an outage at the Elkview plant and labour action at Westshore Terminals. The company’s sales guidance has been lowered to between 5.5-million and 5.9-million tonnes, compared with its previously guided range of 5.8-million and 6.2-million tonnes.

Diversified miner Rio Tinto will join global initiative, the First Movers Coalition, to help commercialise zero-carbon technologies by harnessing purchasing power and supply chains. More than 50 companies with a collective market value of about $8.5-trillion across five continents now make up the coalition to create early markets for innovative clean energy technologies.

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has welcomed statements by the federal Treasurer acknowledging the importance of the resources sector to Australia’s economy. Speaking at a press conference in Canberra, ahead of the Budget which is some five weeks away, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that the Budget deficit for 2021-22 would show an improvement of nearly A$50-billion from what was previously expected, with A$28-billion of that driven by higher-than-expected revenues.

The Mining Amendment Bill has passed the Upper House of the Western Australian Parliament, legislating new laws to reduce the administrative burden and support best environmental practices. The Mining Amendment Bill 2021 modernises the mining approval process and allows for easier administration of compliance with conditions of approval.