查看更多>>摘要：The industry is gearing up for South Africa's Mining Indaba in Cape Town in April. The event, which was cancelled in 2021 and delayed from its usual February start time in 2022, is keenly anticipated, despite the odd grumble about missing the hight of the South African summer this year. But although the weather may be less clement, there is no doubt there will be a lot to catch up on.
查看更多>>摘要：A remuneration structure is at the centre of plans by Genesis Minerals to quickly transition from a modestly en dowed gold explorer into an industry leader. Genesis Minerals directors draped their business strategy, launched in April, in a "unique executive remu neration structure". A combination of performance-based equity incen tives and low starting salaries left key management "uniquely aligned with shareholders", according to the com pany's five year strategy outline.
查看更多>>摘要：It might be time for Europe to recon-nect with commodities, as Paul Smith non-executive chairman of Trident Royalties said last week in an opinion column in The Financial Times, but un less Europe hurries the best commodity assets will have been snapped up. China is the obvious competitor for the commodities Europe needs to handle the challenges caused by Rus sia becoming the unacceptable face of global politics.
查看更多>>摘要：Rumours are swirling that British prime minister Boris Johnson is pushing hard for one of the most significant mining IPOs in London since Glencore listed on the LSE in 2011. The spotlight is on Britishvolt, which is building a ?4 billion gigafactory in the northeast of England to supply lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
查看更多>>摘要：Ionic Rare Earths has worked to be in the right place at the right time with the right assets, as it moves to develop a magnet and heavy rare earth supply chain outside China. Its flagship asset is the near-term Makuutu rare earth elements (REE) project in Uganda, one of the world's biggest ionic adsorption clay deposits, where the company is aiming to be in operation in 2024.
查看更多>>摘要：In today's mining industry perhaps, no subject is discussed as widely as the so-called energy transition. This is the massive task of restructuring global energy production and distribution in order to achieve the rapid decarbonisa-tion demanded through governmental climate commitments. A low-carbon electricity grid, and the electrification of almost all trans port and industry, will need to take place on an eye-wateringly tight time frame if the terms of the legally-binding Paris agreement are to be met.
查看更多>>摘要：Successful gold explorer Arrow Minerals has honed its focus on West Africa and is taking a systematic, scientific approach to exploration as it sets its sights on the Birimian greenstone belt's multimillion-ounce potential and creating shareholder value. The ASX-listed company entered the June quarter with a laser-like focus on its strategy, after a restructure and more evidence its finetuned exploration ap proach in Burkina Faso is paying off.
查看更多>>摘要：The cumulative consumption of nickel and copper will have to quadruple and double, respectively, over the next 30 years if the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is to be achieved. This is one of the stark conclusions of a report published on April 4 by BHP and Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).
查看更多>>摘要：Predictive Discovery is entering a new chapter as the company looks to expand its Bankan "once in a decade" gold discovery in Guinea and build West Africa's next tier-one gold mine. Within 17 months, Predictive (ASX: PDI) went from a discovery hole at Ban kan, located in Guinea's Siguiri Basin, to a resource of 72.8 million tonnes grad ing 1.56g/t for 3.65 million ounces. Managing director and experienced gold executive Andrew Pardey believes Bankan is one of "the most exciting pro jects in West Africa".
查看更多>>摘要：South African miners in the country's leading platinum group metals, coal, gold and iron ore sectors are enjoying windfall profits from surging export prices and as an alternative source of disrupted Russian commodities from palladium to coal. But behind the surge in earnings there remain deep seated challenges for the sector, including the cost and availability of electricity delivered by state-owned Eskom and a deterioration in key rail and port export infrastruc ture operated by Transnet.
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