Peak produces first products from Ngualla

Rare earths developer Peak Resources has produced refined rare earth products from a pilot plant at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation for assessment by target customers. Peak, which was developing the Ngualla rare earths...

Maiden resource at Kibaran's Epanko prospect

Junior explorer Kibaran Resources has declared a maiden inferred Joint Ore Reserves Committee (Jorc) compliant resource of 14.9-million tons at its Epanko prospect, in Tanzania. Grading 10.5% graphitic carbon, the project is estimated to host...

Labat Africa moves into Namibia oil and gas

JSE-listed Labat Africa on Monday said it aimed to invest in five oil and gas leases in Namibia. Labat Africa had executed a letter of intent with Amicitia Holdings to purchase all the issued shares in Palatina Petroleum, thereby acquiring a...

Company highlights importance of water reuse for Namibian mining industry

Water recycling is of the utmost importance in the Namibian mining industry, as the country is severely affected by drought and shortages of potable water, says water and chemical treatment solutions provider Aqua Services & Engineering (ASE) MD...

Mining consultancy opens Namibian office, a first outside South Africa

Mining consultancy firm VBKom Consulting Engineers (VBKom) will open its first office outside South Africa in Windhoek, Namibia, this month, after operating in Namibia as a registered company for two years. “We have been promising this office to...

System helps curb illegal mining and improves safety

Illegal mining is problematic across Africa, with between 20 t to 40 t of the 100 t of gold mined on the continent each year by artisanal miners, extracted through illegal means, and possibly fuelling conflict on the continent, Rand Refinery CEO...

Tanzania to offer oil/gas exploration blocks in October

Tanzania plans to offer seven deep offshore blocks and one onshore block in October for oil and gas exploration, state-run Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) said, in a region that has become a hotbed for gas discoveries. TPDC said...

ABG says operational review progressing well

Tanzania-focused gold producer African Barrick Gold (ABG) on Tuesday said its operational review was progressing well and that results were already emerging. Canada-based Barrick Gold initiated the review in the first quarter after talks about...

Uranium One posts $9.5m Q1 loss, production up 10%

JSE- and TSX-listed Uranium One on Monday reported a net loss of $9.5-million for the first quarter ended March 31. This was down from earnings of $4.5-million recorded in the comparative period the year before.

AngloGold Ashanti to cut $500m costs, sell Navachab, suspend Mongbwalu

Gold major AngloGold Ashanti is to remove $500-million of operating costs, seek to dispose of Navachab mine before year-end and dress up another mine for a possible further asset sale this year. New AngloGold Ashanti CEO Srinivasan...

Training courses for opencast mining in high demand

Skills training for surface-mine qualifications remains popular among those seeking to gain basic and advanced knowledge and the ability to apply this safely and effectively in the industry, says training company Xtract Training Services. “Every...

Petra Q3 output up 4%

Africa-focused miner Petra Diamonds produced 647 248 ct of diamonds in the third quarter of the 2013 financial year, a 4% increase on the 622 509 ct produced in the third quarter of the previous financial year. The Finsch mine contributed 343 988...