African mining news

Definitive feasibility study (DFS) and environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) completion expected in 1H24 ahead of mining license submission deadline.

Snowden Mining Industry Consultants has been appointed to prepare the maiden JORC MRE and Scoping Study.

Metso has signed a contract with Sinosteel Corp. for the delivery of seven Larox FFP2512 pressure filtration units to Tosyali’s iron concentrator plant expansion in Algeria.

Exploration drilling is planned for Q323 to target reserve additions and resource conversion, tapping into the 885 000 oz of resources currently outside the reserve-based mine plan.

The mine is expected to produce an average of 120 000 to 140 000 oz of gold for the first three years of commercial production.

The mixed rare earth sulphate solids produced by the pilot plant front end at Mintek will be shipped to the USA to undergo further downstream processing in the pilot plant back end, in order to deliver separated magnet rare earth oxides.

The Séguéla Mine is expected to produce between 60 000 to 75 000 oz of gold in 2023 at an all-in sustaining cost of between US$880 and $1080 per oz.

Following the successful ramp-up of the Singida Gold Mine, a total of 34 000 m of drilling has now recommenced at New Luika Gold Mine and West Kenya Project.

The surrounding concessions, currently being excavated close to the likes of Anglo Gold Ashanti and Hummingbird Resources PLC, have been found to be some of the largest deposited areas in the world.

Proof-of-concept mining haul truck performs to all testing benchmarks, proving itself as a viable zero emission alternative to diesel.