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Quantum Battery Metals further Gears Up for Copper Demand

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Constance

Quantum Battery Metals Corp., a battery metals mining company, has announced plans to review property acquisition for battery metal projects and expand its focus towards copper opportunities. A projected chronic gap between worldwide copper supply and demand, beginning in the middle of this decade, is expected to have severe consequences on the global economy and impact the timing of achieving Net-Zero Emissions by 2050. Copper is crucial for all energy transition plans, but the potential supply-demand gap is anticipated to be significant as the transition progresses. Quantum is actively engaging… Read More Here

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Leo Lithium’s Goulamina Resource increased to 142.3 Mt

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Constance

Leo Lithium has revealed a significant improvement to the estimated mineral resources of its Goulamina Lithium Project in Mali. A resource definition drilling campaign was undertaken in H2 2022 on pegmatite dykes in the south-west of the Goulamina Lithium Project, part of the Danaya Domain (Danaya). The recently completed assessment of drilling results and the updated MRE for Danaya has increased the Danaya MRE by 152%, from 22.3 Mt to 56.1 Mt and the total Goulamina resource base by 31% from 108.5 Mt at 1.45 % Li2O to 142.3 Mt.… Read More Here

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Final Resource Drilling Results Received At Ewoyaa

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Constance

Atlantic Lithium, the funded African-focussed lithium exploration and development company targeting to deliver Ghana’s first lithium mine, has announced final assay results from the resource and exploration drilling programme completed at the Ewoyaa Lithium Project in Ghana, West Africa. On the latest progress of the company, Lennard Kolff, Interim CEO of Atlantic Lithium, commented, “We are seeing positive results as drilling continues to uncover high-grade drill intersections beyond the existing MRE (Mineral Resource Estimate).” Thes last batch of results has delivered multiple near-surface drill intersections in new pegmatites defined outside… Read More Here

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Exploration Begins At Marula Mining’s Bagamoyo Project

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Constance

Marula Mining has announced that initial exploration activities at the Bagamoyo graphite project in Tanzania have commenced. This follows the announcement made on 30 November 2022, when Marula secured a 73% commercial interest from local Tanzanian company Kusini Gateway Industrial Park in 22 granted graphite mining licenses located in Tanzania. Marula Mining PLC’s CEO, Jason Brewer, stated: “I am thrilled to announce that Marula is making significant progress on its battery metals projects in Africa, which have proven to be a very promising portfolio.” “Since signing the agreement with KGIP… Read More Here

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Ivanhoe awarded new exploration rights next to Platreef project on South Africa’s Bushveld Complex

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 admin

Ivanhoe Mines has been granted three new highly prospective exploration rights covering total surface area of 80 square kilometres adjacent to the company’s Platreef project in Limpopo province, South Africa. Platreef is a palladium, rhodium, nickel, platinum, copper and gold development project that is 64% owned by Ivanhoe. A 26% interest is held by Ivanhoe’s broad-based, black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) partners, which include 20 local host communities with approximately 150,000 people, project employees and local entrepreneurs. A Japanese consortium owns the remaining 10% interest. The project hosts a thick, underground… Read More Here

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Deep-South to start soil sampling at three Zambian Copperbelt prospects

October 19, 2022October 24, 2022 admin

Copper explorer and developer Deep-South Resources is undertaking exploration work at its three newly-acquired large-scale copper exploration licences in the centre of the Zambian Copperbelt, one of the most prolific copper belts in the world. On July 6, Deep-South closed an option agreement to acquire up to an 80% undivided interest in the three licences, where it plans to undertake 3 627 geochemical soil samples with the aim to identify anomalies and define drilling targets. In addition, Deep-South filed with the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (Zema) project environmental briefs for… Read More Here

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Invitation to 2022 Explorers’ Forum (AZMEC)

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Copperbelt Katanga News

We are pleased to announce that AZMEC will be holding its 15th annual Explorers’ Forum* on 21st October 2022 at the UCZ Synod Complex in Lusaka, Zambia at 13:00hrs. This event will be attended by representatives from the mineral sector in Zambia and the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development, Hon. Paul Chanda Kabuswe MP, has been invited to be the keynote speaker and Guest of Honour. Please click to download the draft program, and if you wish to join us online, please find… Read More Here

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Galileo starts drilling on Luansobe copper project in Zambia

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 arnbethnic

London-listed Galileo Resources has commenced a 3 000 m core drilling programme on their Luansobe copper project, in Zambia. The programme has been designed to infill gaps in historic drilling and twin selected holes, with a particular focus on shallow up-dip projections of the deposit. The company has relogged historical drill core data dating from the 1950s and 1960s, with core from five holes being split for assaying of possible copper-bearing zones not previously recognised or considered of interest by earlier operators. In this, assay results have returned 16 m grading 1.20% copper from 58 m, and 14 m grading 0.99% copper from 70 m.… Read More Here

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DEEP-SOUTH RESOURCES EXPECT TO RESUME TRADING ON TUESDAY APRIL 19, 2022

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 arnbethnic

Deep-South Resources Inc. (TSXV: DSM) announced further to a discussion with the TSX Venture Exchange concerning the documents related to the Zambian exploration licences acquisition announced on April 7, 2022, Deep-South expect to resume trading on Tuesday April 19, 2022. Deep-South has signed a definitive earn-in agreement with World Class Mineral Ventures Ltd (“WCMV”) of Zambia to acquire up to 80% of three copper exploration licences in the center of the Zambian Copper belt, one of the most prolific copper belts in the world. The agreement: Deep-South holds the option to acquire up to 80%… Read More Here

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South Africa sets $900 million annual mineral exploration target

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 admin

South Africa, home to the world’s biggest deposits of a number of minerals, has set an annual target of attracting $900 million of mining exploration expenditure annually by 2025. The target, equivalent to 5% of the annual spend on exploration globally, is expected to kick start a mining industry, that while among the world’s biggest, has stagnated in recent years. The exploration strategy made public Tuesday by the Department of Minerals and Energy, aims to take advantage of South Africa’s comparatively advanced infrastructure and mining expertise. It also plans to shrug off… Read More Here