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Kemcore plans Africa-based mining chemical plants in bid to cut imports
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (602+ words) DAKAR/JOHANNESBURG " Africa'based mining chemicals importer Kemcore is planning to build its own processing plants in Botswana and Angola, aiming for reduced exposure to geopolitical risk attached to imports from China and the Middle East. However, chemical inputs, including sulfuric…...
Selkirk private placement to raise at least C$20m for Minto exploration
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (458+ words) Minto mine, in Yukon TSX-V-listed Selkirk Copper Mines has signed an agreement with Canaccord Genuity Corporation on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters to purchase on a private placement basis more than 13-million shares of the company at a price…...
Australia's Whitehaven secures $600m loan
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (402+ words) Australia's Whitehaven Coal said on Friday it had secured $600-million in new bank financing to repay part of its existing $1. 1-billion acquisition loan tied to its purchase of BHP's Queensland coal mines, among other debt. The financing is a senior…...
Cementation Africa Partners with Tharisa on Underground Mine Development
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (1058+ words) Phoevos Pouroulis, CEO of Tharisa Minerals presenting on site at the inaugural blast From left, Shadrack Ntsele, Chief Engineer at Cementation Africa, and Japie du Plessis, Managing Director at Cementation Africa The Cementation Africa leadership team at the inaugural blast…...
Zimbabwe to introduce lithium export quotas, sets conditions for resumption of shipments
6+ day, 15+ min ago (565+ words) Zimbabwe will introduce lithium concentrate export quotas and require commitments for more local processing as part of conditions to allow the resumption of mineral exports, the mines ministry has told producers. Africa's top lithium producer suspended exports of lithium concentrates…...
American Rare Earths assigns district-wide assessment study for Wyoming prospects
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (547+ words) American Rare Earths CEO Mark Wall Australia-headquartered American Rare Earths has awarded a "whole-of-property assessment" contract for its flagship Halleck Creek rare earths project, in Wyoming, to a major engineering firm. The firm is expected to start the assessment in…...
Energy Transition Minerals faces likely licence renewal rejection for Greenland project
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (525+ words) Greenland has informed Energy Transition Minerals of a potential rejection of its exploration licence renewal application for the Kvanefjeld rare earths project, the Australian miner said on Tuesday. Shares of Energy Transition Minerals fell 5. 6% to A$0. 051 by 01: 52 GMT as trading…...
Clara streamlines structures to focus exclusively on Mareeba exploration
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (522+ words) Gold producer Clara Resources Australia has undertaken a strategic repositioning around its wholly-owned Mareeba gold project, board and executive renewal. Following a strategic review, the board has resolved to focus solely on the Mareeba gold project in North Queensland's Hodgkinson…...
Tharisa kicks off underground strategy with first blast
1+ week, 6+ day ago (670+ words) Tharisa CEO Phoevos Pouroulis discusses the Tharisa Mine's inaugural blast for its new underground operations. Date recorded: March 31, 2026. Tharisa Minerals' Tharisa mine has kicked off its new underground mining era with its inaugural blast on Tuesday. With the depletion of…...
Arafura secures A$230m in equity subscriptions from German, Australian banks
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