ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company and its Lulo alluvial mine partners Endiama and Rosas and Petalas have announced the recovery of a 195 ct Type IIa diamond from the Lulo mine, in Angola. The diamond is the sixth-largest to be recovered from the Lulo alluvial operations since mining started in 2015.
Capital reveals 19% emissions reduction in inaugural sustainability report
London-listed mining services company Capital has published its inaugural Sustainability Report for the year ended December 31, 2023, wherein it is revealed that the group managed to reduce its overall Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 19%. “I . . . introduce our first standalone sustainability report for 2023, demonstrating sustainability progress made across the group and providing greater transparency with respect to our [environmental, social and governance] performance.
Blencowe continues to advance graphite prequalification work, expects offtake agreements soon
As London-listed Blencowe Resources advances the definitive feasibility stage of the Orom-Cross graphite project, in Uganda, towards production near the end of 2025, the company has had various fruitful engagements with offtakers.
From only 2% of its total tenement area, the Orom-Cross project has a 24.5-millio-tonne indicated and inferred resource grading 6% total graphite.
Marula reports high-grade manganese assays from testwork with potential offtaker
UK- and South Africa-listed battery metals miner Marula Mining has reported average grades of 35.73% from manganese samples taken from the Larisoro manganese mine, in Kenya.
The company garnered 18 samples from stockpiled material which will soon be railed to the port of Mombasa for export.
Jupiter forecasts higher manganese prices in coming months
ASX-listed Jupiter Mines marketing head Tracey Cloete says manganese ore prices are likely to trade higher than the historical average in coming months owing to supply disruptions. Jupiter has a 49.9% interest in the Tshipi manganese mine, in South Africa.
Giyani looking to appoint directors with EV battery, financing expertise
TSX-V-listed, Botswana-focused Giyani Metals is streamlining its board of directors as it transitions into a manganese battery metals producer.
Jonathan Henry, Michael Jones, John Petersen and Nicola Spooner have resigned from the board with effect from May 24.
Resolute appoints mining veteran Wray to succeed Botha as chairperson
Australia- and London-listed Resolute Mining has appointed Andrew Wray nonexecutive director.
He will also succeed chairperson Martin Botha when he retires at the end of August.
Post-Covid, China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals
China’s flagship economic cooperation program is bouncing back after a lull during the global pandemic, with Africa a primary focus, according to a Reuters analysis of lending, investment and trade data. Chinese leaders have been citing the billions of dollars committed to new construction projects and record two-way trade as evidence of their commitment to assist with the continent’s modernisation and foster “win-win” cooperation.
Angola is world’s foremost diamond exploration target, says Lucapa’s Brown
Australia-based diamond miner Lucapa’s newly appointed chairperson, Stuart Brown,has hailed Angola as foremost diamond exploration target on the world stage.
In an address to shareholders on Tuesday, he positioned Angola at the forefront of Lucapa’s strategic direction, stating that the country’s diamond-rich provinces remained unexplored for primary source kimberlites.
Ruthenium highlighted again in what could be another big boost for platinum group metals
Ruthenium, one of the six platinum-group metals (PGMs), is once again being given major research attention in view of it being exceptionally suited to uplifting the efficiency and sustainability of green hydrogen production from green ammonia. Late last year, it was a ruthenium-based catalyst that augmented the scarcity of iridium, another PGM, in the production of green hydrogen from water electrolysis.