IC Potash courts partners for New Mexico project

TSX-listed IC Potash is in talks with “quite a few” companies to partner on its Ochoa project in New Mexico, and hopes to have an agreement penned within the next 12 months, CEO Sidney Himmel told Mining Weekly Online.

mining weekly | August 24, 2011 | 4:36 pm

Prefeasibilty study predicts 3 year payback for Ring of Fire project

TSX V-quoted Noront Resources on Tuesday published the results of a prefeasibility study into its Eagles Nest nickel-copper-platinum project in Ontario’s Ring of Fire, outlining a $734-million capital investment for a one-million ton a year mine.

mining weekly | August 24, 2011 | 1:45 am

NUM says Implats wage offer too low

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) Wage negotiations between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the world's second-largest platinum miner Impala Platinum (Implats) broke down on Friday. NUM spokesperson Lesiba Seshoka told Mining Weekly Online that

mining weekly | August 19, 2011 | 10:10 am

India’s CIL starts coal mine development in Mozambique

Marking its international foray, Coal India Africana Limitada (CIAL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), would shortly start exploratory and development work at the two coal blocks in Mozambique’s

mining weekly | August 19, 2011 | 7:31 am

Macmahon wins $110m copper contract

Project house Macmahon has been awarded a $110-million underground engineering construction contract at the CSA copper mine, in New South Wales. The two-year contract would see Macmahon undertake project works as a complete

mining weekly | August 19, 2011 | 7:25 am

Congo sold mines at fraction of value

Democratic Republic of Congo's government has sold its minority stake in two confiscated copper mining projects for $30-million, well below their estimated value, according to a senior lawmaker and documents seen by Reuters this week.

mining weekly | August 19, 2011 | 6:25 am

Junior reports better than expected results at Zim and DRC projects

UK mining junior Mwana Africa reports the company has achieved better than expected results at its Freda Rebecca gold project, in Zimbabwe, and its Zani Kodo gold project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

mining weekly | August 18, 2011 | 10:25 pm

South Africa PGMs project moving forward

JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum’s Frischgewaagd-Ledig platinum-group metals (PGMs) project, in the Western Bushveld Complex, is moving forward with the next step – the start of civil works.

mining weekly | August 18, 2011 | 10:25 pm

Flotation column manufacturer provides solution for high chrome content in final platinum concentrates

Local flotation column supplier PrepQuip has been commissioned to supply two unique flotation columns equipped with external spargers to South African platinum operations.

mining weekly | August 18, 2011 | 10:17 pm

Unite or die: Small SA coal miners under pressure

South Africa's junior coal miners, some of them tiny producers, face intense pressure to consolidate, but the varying quality of their deposits and what are often poor locations will prevent many tie-ups and may force some to

mining weekly | August 17, 2011 | 8:43 am

Jack Hills iron-ore expansion gets EPA approval

The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has given the nod for the proposed expansion of ASX-listed Murchison Metals’ Jack Hills project. The EPA determined that the proposed mine expansion, which would

mining weekly | August 16, 2011 | 8:47 am

Sheffield declares maiden resource at WA mineral sands project

PERTH (miningweekly.com) ASX-listed Sheffield Resources has declared a maiden resource estimate for its Yandanooka heavy mineral sands project, in Western Australia. The project is now estimated to host around 1.84-million tons of contained heavy

mining weekly | August 16, 2011 | 8:47 am

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