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Iron-ore slides closer to $90 with China’s steel demand at risk
Published: 04 Sep 24
Iron-ore edged closer to its lowest since 2022 as the steelmaking material extended a selloff on fears for China’s crisis-wracked steel industry.
Futures in Singapore fell 1.5% to $92.20 a ton by 3:06 p.m. to head for a fourth daily decline. There’s been little sign yet that tough conditions for Chinese steel mills — oversupply, soft prices and weak profits — are improving as the world’s biggest steel industry faces up to long-term challenges.
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South African exploration fund attracts 115 applications – Mantashe
Published: 04 Sep 24
South Africa's Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe told attendees at this year's Africa Down Under conference, in Perth, Australia, on September 4, that the country's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) had received 115 applications for funding from the department's R400-million exploration fund. The fund, targeting junior and emerging miners, was established by the DMRE - which is in the process of being split into the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources and the Department of Electricity and Energy - and development finance institution the Industrial Development Corporation, in February.
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Glencore's Peru boss Soyer to step down after Volcan sale, sources say
Published: 04 Sep 24
lencore's head of Peruvian operations is stepping down from her position, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
Victoria Soyer Toche, the general manager at Glencore Peru, has resigned, the sources said. Veteran copper concentrates trader Alvaro Ilamas also recently left Glencore's Lima office, according to same sources.
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Cerro de Pasco sells Santander mine
Published: 04 Sep 24
CSE-listed Cerro de Pasco Resources (CDPR) on Tuesday announced the sale of its Santander mine to a Peruvian investment company controlled by Finanzas e Inversiones Corporativas (FIC).
FIC specialises in managing alternative and distressed investments across various industries.
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Filo sets date for shareholder vote on BHP and Lundin buyout
Published: 04 Sep 24
Toronto-listed Filo will convene a virtual meeting on September 26 to approve the acquisition by BHP and Lundin Mining.
The company says it has mailed and filed a management information circular and related meeting materials for the special meeting.
In terms of the transaction, announced at the end of July, BHP and Lundin Mining will jointly acquire Filo, which owns the Filo del Sol (FDS) project, for C$4.1-billion, or C$33 a share.
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Resolute secures $140m debt facilities to fund future growth
Published: 04 Sep 24
ASX-listed gold miner Resolute Mining has signed senior debt facilities worth $140-million with its longstanding financing partner Nedbank, through its Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking division, and Citibank.
The facilities comprise a $30-million revolving credit facility, a $30-million term loan facility with a one-year drawdown period and an $80-million accordion facility.
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Butte Energy to buy Argentina silver deposit
Published: 04 Sep 24
TSX-V-listed Butte Energy has its eye on a large, high-grade silver deposit in Argentina.
The company on Tuesday announced a letter of intent to acquire a 100% interest in the El Quevar project, in Salta province, from NYSE American-and TSX-listed Golden Minerals for $3.5-million.
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VIP treatment for FPX Nickel’s Baptise nickel project
Published: 04 Sep 24
TSX-V-listed FPX Nickel has received a major boost as the province of British Columbia has selected the Baptiste nickel project to be part of the newly established Critical Minerals Office (CMO) concierge service initiative.
The CMO will be a key entry point into the natural resource sector agencies and provide centralised support for the advancement of critical minerals projects like Baptiste, and to leverage potential project funding opportunities from provincial and federal sources.
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China signs deal to revamp decades-old Southern African railway
Published: 04 Sep 24
China signed an agreement Wednesday to revamp a railway that will help landlocked Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, export the metal through Tanzania. The heads of state of the three nations oversaw the ceremony at the Forum on China Africa-Cooperation, kicking off the biggest upgrade of the so-called Tazara railway since Mao Zedong agreed to help build it in the 1970s.
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Northam sees Eland becoming significant chrome producer in coming years
Published: 04 Sep 24
Northam Platinum, which benefits from a full mine-to-market value chain in chrome, sold around 1.3-million tons of chrome for the year, which contributed 12.5%, or R3.8-billion, to the revenue of this Johannesburg Stock Exchange company best known for its platinum group metals (PGMs) production. Chrome production improved by 24% with higher upper group two (UG2) tonnages treated and improving chrome yields at all operations.
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