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Lundin ups stake in Chile copper mine

Published: 26 Jun 24

Canadian base metals mining company Lundin Mining has accelerated an option to increase its interest in SCM Minera Lumina Copper, which owns the Caserones copper and molybdenum mine, in Chile. The company, which trades on the TSX and Nasdaq Stockholm exchanges, will acquire a further 19% interest in Caserones from JX Advanced Metals for $350-million.

Stream sediment sampling Northern Ireland

Karelian sees nickel, copper, PGE potential in Northern Ireland

Published: 26 Jun 24

Diamond exploration company Karelian Diamonds has unveiled promising indications of nickel, copper and platinum group elements (PGE) in its licence areas in northern Ireland. This follows an assessment conducted by independent geological consultant Dr Larry Hulbert, initiated after Karelian identified indicator minerals during a stream sediment sampling programme.

The gold pour will take place at the Fort Knox mill.

First gold pour at Manh Choh scheduled for early next month

Published: 26 Jun 24

The first gold pour for the Manh Choh mine, in Alaska, will take place at the Fort Knox mill facility on July 8, joint venture (JV) partner Contango announced on Tuesday. The event marks a culmination of efforts since the inception of the Manh Choh project, characterised by its high-quality gold deposit and robust operational advancements, said Cantango CEO and president Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse.

McEwen raises $70m for Los Azules copper advancement

Published: 26 Jun 24

Dual-listed McEwen Mining has announced a step forward for its Los Azules copper project with a $70-million financing initiative through its subsidiary, McEwen Copper. The financing, conducted through a nonbrokered private placement, aims to issue up to 2.34-million shares at $30 each.

Vale returns to global debt markets with sale of dollar bonds

Published: 26 Jun 24

Vale, the world’s second largest iron-ore producer, is tapping international bond markets for the first time in a year amid a debt buyback. Vale Overseas, a subsidiary of the Rio de Janeiro-based firm, is selling new dollar notes maturing in 30 years, according to people familiar with the matter. Initial price talks are taking place at a spread of about 250 basis points over similar US Treasuries, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak about it.

Sibanye CEO says may close metals streaming deal in third quarter

Published: 26 Jun 24

Sibanye Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman said on Tuesday it may close a metals streaming, or prepayment, deal to raise the cash it needs to boost its balance sheet in the third quarter. The Johannesburg-based platinum-group metals producer is seeking to raise more than $500-million to shore up its balance after earnings plunged due to a rout in metal prices.

BHP Group's carbon emissions to rise slightly this year

Published: 26 Jun 24

BHP Group's operational carbon emissions are set for a "small increase" this financial year, an executive said on Wednesday, as the miner said its path to net zero would not be linear and requires overcoming growth and technology challenges. The world's biggest listed miner remains on track to reach its target of reducing operational greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30% from financial year 2020 levels by 2030, Vice President for Climate Graham Winkelman told an investor briefing.

Petco achieves 60% post-consumer PET recycling rate in 2023

Published: 26 Jun 24

Newly released audited data has shown that South Africa’s longest-standing producer responsibility organisation (PRO) Petco achieved a 64% collection and 60% recycling rate for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) beverage bottles placed on the market by its members last year. This exceeds the legislated 58% requirement for post-consumer PET recycling.

Zijin sets its sights on Africa as energy transition drives growth in metals, minerals demand

Published: 25 Jun 24

With the global energy transition driving increased demand for key metals such as copper and cobalt, Zijin Mining Group expects copper demand to grow to 7.2-million tonnes a year in 2030. During a keynote address on the first day of this year’s London Indaba, Zijin deputy president Shaoyang Shen pointed out that Africa is the second largest copper producing continent, with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia being among two of the top ten copper producing countries in the world.