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Beowulf marks maiden resource milestone at Aitolampi

By: Creamer Media Reporter 13th August 2018 Aim-listed Beowulf has announced a maiden mineral resource estimate for its Aitolampi graphite project, which it believes has the potential to serve the developing battery manufacturing market in Finland and Sweden. The Aitolampi project, in eastern Finland, has an indicated and inferred mineral... →

South Africa falls to 37th on International Property Rights Index

By: Marleny Arnoldi 8th August 2018 South Africa is now ranked thirty-seventh in the global property rights rankings of the International Property Rights Index, with its score having declined from seven in 2017, when the country ranked twenty-seventh, to 6.35 this year. This is the largest decline by any country measured, mostly... →

IFC, Gaia partnership working to power Africa

By: Simone Liedtke 1st August 2018 World Bank Group member, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has forged a new partnership with Moroccan renewable energy developer Gaia Energy to create a joint platform for the development of wind power and other renewable energy projects in Africa. Originally developed by Gaia Energy,... →

Agnico Eagle improves 2018 guidance, sees ‘enormous’ potential in Nunavut

By: Mariaan Webb 26th July 2018 Canadian gold major Agnico Eagle Mines has added 50 000 oz to its gold production guidance for 2018, after a strong operational performance from its mines during the June quarter. The NYSE- and TSX-listed miner, which operates in Canada, Finland and Mexico, increased its guidance to 1.58-million... →

Bluejay's Dundas may be attractive to Rio Tinto – analysts

By: Mariaan Webb 12th July 2018 The closure of Rio Tinto's South African subsidiary Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) as a result of violent protests this week, may play into the hand of London- and Frankfurt-listed Bluejay Mining, which is developing the Dundas ilmenite project, in Greenland. The project is said to be the... →

Corruption’s heavy toll

By: Martin Zhuwakinyu 6th July 2018 Picture this scene: you are driving along a road in suburban Johannesburg and a stern-looking cop pulls you over, informing you, as you wind down your window, that you have exceeded the speed limit or committed any of several traffic infractions. In a tone that can put the fear of God into any... →

Tanzania approves first large-scale wind farm project

By: John Muchira 6th July 2018 The authorities in Tanzania have granted Australian company Windlab approval to build a 300 MW wind farm, which is expected to contribute significantly to the country’s energy needs. This comes after Windlab's local subsidiary, Windlab Developments Tanzania, was awarded an environmental- and... →

Global Trade Show - Set to Surpass 2017 Success

29th June 2018 The Global Trade Show of Networking and Matchmaking South Africa 2018 (GTS2018) a leading business opportunities exhibition, is back for a second year in South Africa – bigger and better! The three-day event, which takes place from 27 to 29 July at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand,... →

SA tech firm eyes enhanced global growth as it tackles US market

By: Natasha Odendaal 29th June 2018 Home-grown technology group Alaris is targeting an increase of its share in the largest market it can enter as it pursues the acquisition of an undisclosed US company specialising in passive radio frequency and microwave antenna solutions. The group, through its UK subsidiary Alaris Investment... →

DFS opens door for Keliber to advance Finland lithium project

By: Creamer Media Reporter 15th June 2018 Exploration and development firm Keliber has published the results of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its lithium project, in Finland, confirming its financial and technical feasibility. The DFS endows the lithium project with a net present value, using an 8% discount, of €295-million,... →

Positive PEA indicates viability of Firesteel’s Laiva mine

By: Marleny Arnoldi 12th June 2018 TSX-V-listed Firesteel Resources on Tuesday announced the positive results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) at the company’s Laiva gold mine, in Finland. →

Boliden bets on battery boost as electrification gains traction

By: Bloomberg 12th June 2018 Boliden AB, the mining company that traces its roots to a 1920s gold discovery in northern Sweden, is preparing for a future where everything from boats to cars and its own machines run on electricity. Although the company’s mines mainly produce base metals needed for construction and... →

Transport Decarbonisation Alliance launched

By: Simone Liedtke 25th May 2018 The Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA), a coalition aiming to catalyse the accelerated decarbonisation of the transport sector, was launched earlier this week in Leipzig, Germany, as part of the International Transport Forum (ITF). Rail transport company Alstom and partner companies, cities... →

Researchers suggest 100% renewable energy system is plausible

By: Nadine James 18th May 2018 A multinational group of researchers have co-authored a paper to demonstrate that there are no roadblocks to sourcing 100% of a country’s power supply from renewable sources. The researchers, from Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial... →

Beowulf raises £1.5m for graphite and magnetite projects

By: Creamer Media Reporter 16th May 2018 Exploration company Beowulf Mining has raised £1.5-million for general working capital purposes and to support its graphite and magnetite activities. The proceeds were raised at 5p a share, said Beowulf, which owns the Kallak magnetite iron-ore project and the Åtvidaberg polymetallic exploration... →

Norway postpones decision on carbon capture plant, drops Yara

By: Reuters 15th May 2018 Norway postponed a final decision on whether to go ahead with a project to develop Europe's first industrial carbon capture and offshore storage (CCS) project, after dropping one of its participants, Yara International . The government said on Tuesday that fertiliser maker Yara's site, one of... →

Lionsgold share trading suspended following TRAC acquisition

By: Mariaan Webb 11th May 2018 Trading in the shares of Lionsgold on London’s Aim has been suspended on the basis that the recent acquisition of TRAC Technology is considered a “fundamental change of business”. The company’s ordinary shares will be suspended until it complies with the Aim’s Rule 14, which deals with reverse... →

Beowulf provides Aitolampi drilling update

By: Creamer Media Reporter 4th May 2018 Exploration and development company Beowulf Mining said on Friday that its latest drilling programme at the Aitolampi graphite project, in Finland, had confirmed the continuity of mineralisation between the holes drilled in 2017. CEO Kurt Budge reported that this year's drilling showed that... →

New funding triggers open call for project proposals

4th May 2018 Multi-donor fund, the Energy and Environment Partnership covering Southern and East Africa (EEP Africa) will launch an open call for proposals on innovative clean energy projects, technologies, and business models that require funding during the African Utility Week (AUW) to be held in Cape Town... →

Beowulf awards resource estimate, ESIA roadmap contracts

By: Marleny Arnoldi 2nd May 2018 Aim-listed exploration and development company Beowulf Mining has awarded a mineral resource estimate (MRE) contract for the Aitolampi graphite project, in Finland, to mining consultancy CSA Global. →

Bluejay’s Disko project now the size of Luxembourg

By: Creamer Media Reporter 2nd May 2018 Dual-listed Bluejay Mining has expanded the landholding at its Disko-Nuussuaq nickel/copper/platinum project to roughly the size of a small country. The company has been granted an additional 1 616 km2 at Disko, taking the overall land package of the project to 2 586 km2. →

Norilsk sees increase in all metals during Q1

By: Anine Kilian 26th April 2018 Russian palladium and nickel mining company Norilsk Nickel, which also owns operations in Finland and South Africa, increased production of all key metals in the first quarter of the year. “The main phase of our downstream reconfiguration programme was completed last year and work-in-progress... →

Keliber applies for lithium mine enviro permit

By: Creamer Media Reporter 26th April 2018 Finnish mining company Keliber has submitted the environmental and water permit application for its proposed Syväjärvi lithium mine. The permit application to the Regional State Administrative Agency of Inner and Western Finland includes the ore and waste rock mining, stockpiling the waste rock,... →

Raw material suppliers join Finland battery factory project

By: Mariaan Webb 25th April 2018 Five companies that can supply essential raw materials for an emerging battery industry in Finland have joined a cooperation network that aims to obtain international investment in the battery cluster. The cooperation network includes the cities of Vaasa and Kokkola, Freeport Cobalt, the... →

Beowulf inks graphite collaboration deal with Finnish university

By: Creamer Media Reporter 17th April 2018 Aim-listed Beowulf has signed a graphite collaboration agreement with Åbo Akademi University, formalising an agreement that the company has forged with the university, in Turku, Finland, over several years. The agreement is focused on knowledge sharing, the identification of graphite prospects,... →

Afarak may re-domicile as it progresses Helsinki delisting plans

By: Simone Liedtke 11th April 2018 Vertically integrated specialty alloys producer Afarak is considering changing its domicile from Finland, as the company continues to advance plans to delist from the Nasdaq Helsinki Stock Exchange, leaving it with a listing on only London’s Aim. In an update regarding its delisting plans, which... →

Lionsgold says Finland JV making good progress, ups stake to 30%

By: Creamer Media Reporter 10th April 2018 London-listed Lionsgold on Tuesday reported progress at its Finland operations, noting that the joint venture (JV) company, Kalevala, had received approval to process 200 t of material from the Kuikka deposit as part of the commissioning of a gold recovery pilot plant for planned bulk sampling.... →

Dormant Swedish mine comes alive in rush for car batteries

By: Bloomberg 6th April 2018 The global race to develop batteries for electric cars is reaching deep into the pine forests of central Sweden, where a dormant graphite mine is getting a new lease on life. Woxna, situated about 259 km north of Stockholm, was mothballed in 2001 amid a slump in prices. Now, a Canadian company... →

Beowulf releases Finland graphite drilling results

By: Marleny Arnoldi 23rd March 2018 Aim-listed exploration and development company Beowulf on Friday announced the preliminary drilling results for its latest drilling campaign at its Aitolampi graphite project in Finland. →

Pöyry awarded EPCM services assignment for expansion investment of Agnico Eagle Finland gold mine in Kittilä, Finland

22nd March 2018 Agnico Eagle Finland Oy has awarded Pöyry with the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) assignment for the expansion investment of the Kittilä gold mine. The assignment includes services for the gold mine expansion project that will be carried out between 2018 and 2021. The... →

Biomass: untapped potential in Africa

20th March 2018 There is significant potential for biomass power generation to supplement the energy mix and support Speaking ahead of the pan-African power sector forum POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa 2018, international power sector experts participating in the conference noted that biomass optimisation... →

New energy, environment partnership to further continental economy

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 12th March 2018 A new Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) trust fund, covering Southern and East Africa was launched on Monday, with a combined commitment of €25-million from Finland and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF). The EEP is a multidonor fund providing early-stage grant and catalytic financing to... →

Conference to shed light on CO2-based production technologies

9th March 2018 The sixth edition of the international Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemicals and Polymers conference will take place in Cologne, Germany in mid-March. More than 200 industry and research experts are expected to attend the symposium. Organiser, independent institute Nova-Institute, has... →

Bluejay scoops Greenland prospector and developer award

By: Creamer Media Reporter 6th March 2018 Dual-listed Bluejay Mining has been awarded the ‘Prospector and Developer of the Year 2017’ award by the Greenland government. The award is given to companies or individuals who have demonstrated initiative and innovation within Greenland's mineral industry, robust environmental practices and... →

Finnish nickel mine founder files for bankruptcy

By: Reuters 6th March 2018 Finland's Ahtium Oyj , formerly named Talvivaara Mining Company, which ran a troubled nickel mine in northern Finland, said on Tuesday it had filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure financing for future projects. Ahtium is the former owner of the mine which leaked waste water in 2012 and... →

Fully autonomous vehicle set for October trial in SA

By: Irma Venter 6th March 2018 The first fully autonomous vehicle may make its debut in South Africa in October, as part of the inaugural Future Mobility Africa event, organised by the Mobility Centre for Africa (MCA). The two electric-powered candidates for the first fully autonomous vehicle trial in South Africa are,... →

Africa’s leading industry trade fair prepares to open its doors

By: Creamer Media Reporter 6th March 2018 The countdown has begun: bauma CONEXPO AFRICA opens its doors for the third time in one week. The largest trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines and construction vehicles in Africa continues to attract international participation, highlighted by four... →

Beowulf continues to lobby Swedish govt for Kallak North concession

By: Simone Liedtke 5th March 2018 Aim-listed mineral exploration and development company Beowulf Mining's CEO Kurt Budge has written to the Swedish government in response to the government's request for final comments in respect of the company's application for an exploitation concession for the Kallak North iron-ore project.... →

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