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Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 2 expansion will double annual production

October 12, 2021October 17, 2021 admin

Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 2 expansion, doubling production to over 400,000 tonnes of copper per year, ahead of schedule and now on track to begin full operations in Q2 2022New Phase 1 daily production record of 721 tonnes of copper achievedKamoa-Kakula’s second filter press begins operations, allowing for increased copper concentrate productionPhase 1 concentrator ore throughput exceeding the 3.8 Mtpa design by more than 10% KOLWEZI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; OTCQX: IVPAF) Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun announced that construction of Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 2 concentrator plant,… Read More Here

Mining in Zambia Copper New Mining Projects

BEMETALS IDENTIFIES COMPELLING COPPER EXPLORATION TARGETS AT PANGENI PROJECT IN ZAMBIA

October 8, 2021October 11, 2021 admin

BeMetals Corp. is pleased to announce the results from a phase of some 4,350 metres of shallow aircore drilling recently completed at the Pangeni Copper Project (“Project” or the “Property”) in Zambia. This aircore program was designed to explore for extensions of copper mineralization discovered by the Company under thin Kalahari sand cover at several prospects, including the D Prospect, and to test several newly generated copper targets. The Pangeni Project is located in an area representing westerly extensions to the prolific Zambian Copperbelt. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2021 PANGENI PROJECT… Read More Here

Mining in DRC Copper New Mining Projects

Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula concentrator beating design throughput target

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 admin

Kamoa-Kakula Phase 1 concentrator mills approximately 320,000 tonnes of ore grading 6.0% copper in September, exceeding steady-state design throughputA record 16,010 tonnes of copper produced in the month ended September 20 More than 46,750 tonnes of copper produced year-to-date to September 202021 production guidance range for copper in concentrate raised to 85,000 to 95,000 tonnesFloated concentrate grade improved to 55.7% copper; average plant flotation recovery increased to 85.1%; both nearing nameplate designPhase 2 concentrator construction now more than 50% completeMining crews delivered 384,000 tonnes of ore grading 5.58% copper in September,… Read More Here

Uranium Mining in Zambia New Mining Projects

GoviEx Uranium Reports Positive Drilling Results at Mutanga Project, Zambia

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 admin

GoviEx Uranium Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of its initial infill drilling campaign at the Dibwe East deposit in its wholly owned, mine permitted Mutanga Uranium Project in Zambia (the “Mutanga Project“) . The Mutanga Project consists of three mining permits that cover some 720km2, and contains five deposits: Dibwe, Dibwe East, Mutanga, Gwabe and Njame. Drilling highlights Mineralisation is continuous from hole to hole and section to section and shows a very close correlation to the current inferred resource interpreted ore boundaries; average reported grades, after taking… Read More Here

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African Gold Group Announces Mineral Reserve for its Kobada Gold Project

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 admin

African Gold Group, Inc. (“AGG” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce an updated Mineral Reserve Estimate for its Kobada Gold Project (the “Project” or “Kobada”). The reserve estimate is an update to the reserve disclosed in the National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) report titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on Kobada Gold Project in Mali” with an effective date of June 17, 2020 (the “2020 DFS”), and will be the basis for the updated feasibility study (expected to be delivered before mid-October 2021) (the “2021 DFS”).… Read More Here

Battery Metals Lithium Mining in DRC New Mining Projects Tin

AVZ lands $240m for DRC lithium project

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 admin

Shares in AVZ Minerals rose on Monday, as the ASX-listed company announced that it had secured $240-million from a Chinese investment entity to develop its lithium and tin project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The developer announced that CATH Energy Technologies (CATH), a private investment entity jointly owned by Pei Zhenhua and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited (CATL), would earn a 24% equity interest in a multi-faceted joint venture to develop the Manono lithium and tin project. CATH would pay $240-million cash for its 24% equity interest and a further amount to fund its pro-rata… Read More Here

Cobalt Copper Gold Mining in Zambia New Mining Projects

COPPER, COBALT, SILVER AND GOLD PROCESSING PLANTS COMING TO ZAMBIA

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 admin

Now Import and Export Zambia Limited, a Private Limited Company with 90 percent South African and 10 percent Zambian Shareholding, plans to initially invest US$ 20 million for setting up Copper, Cobalt, Silver and Gold Processing Plants in Chongwe and Mkushi Districts of Zambia.The investment venture is expected to create 1210 jobs. Ninety percent of the jobs will be for Zambians. Now Import and Export Zambia Limited will conduct its mining activities in three phases. The first phase will focus on trading for one year to create a base with… Read More Here

Diamond New Mining Projects

Botswana Diamonds looks at potential for open cast mining

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 admin

Botswana Diamonds has successfully completed its nine hole drilling programme on the Thorny River property in South Africa.The objective was to see if two kimberlite blows (the River and River Extension blows were one contiguous orebody, thus increasing the overall resource and improving the commercial prospects of the project. Nine percussion holes totalling 483 metres, were drilled. One hole intersected 19.1 metres of kimberlite zone, which is encouragingly the biggest thickness found in all three drilling programmes to date. Another hole intersected a thickness of 13.5m of kimberlite zone. These… Read More Here

Cobalt Copper Mining in Zambia New Mining Projects

Jubilee completes three transactions to expand Zambia tailings projects

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 admin

Aim- and AltX-listed metals processing company Jubilee Metals Group has made significant further progress at its copper and cobalt tailings projects, in Zambia, with the successful execution of three strategic transactions. The transactions, worth a combined $24.77-million, include the Kitwe tailings project – which includes Project Elephant and the Ndola tailings project – Project Roan and the Mufulira project. With the completion of the transactions, Jubilee will hold a 100% interest across its integrated southern refining strategy, which includes the Sable copper and cobalt refinery with a 14 000 t/y copper… Read More Here

Mining in DRC Diamond New Mining Projects

DRC: MIBA signs memorandum of understanding with Russian firm Alrosa for diamond exploration and production

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 admin

The Bakwanga Mining Company (MIBA) signs a memorandum of understanding with Russian diamond giant Alrosa with the aim of increasing commercial, technological, scientific and technical cooperation between the two parties. Concretely, the agreement will allow Alrosa in particular to participate in the exploration and production of diamonds in the DRC, in compliance with responsible sourcing standards in this area. This cooperation could result in the formation of a joint venture between the two companies and an investment by Alrosa in the Central African country, a prospect which is already delighting the… Read More Here