Новости за 26.02.2019

Following the recent deadly tailings dam disaster in Brazil, global mining companies have committed to develop an international standard for tailings facilities. The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), which represents 27 of the world’s largest mining and metals companies, on Tuesday announced that its member CEOs would establish an independent panel of experts to develop the international standard.

Russia-focused Amur Minerals has completed a prefeasibility study (PFS) for Kun-Manie, which has found the nickel/copper sulphide project to be technically and economically viable for two production scenarios. The base case, which represents the quickest and lowest initial capital cost investment pathway to revenue generation, consists of the sale of concentrate to a purchases based on typical nickel industry offtake net smelter return schedules. This is the toll smelt, or TS, option.

LSE-listed Fresnillo’s financial performance for the full year ended December 31, 2018 was impacted by a challenging operational environment, the Mexico-focused company reported on Tuesday. The miner recorded adjusted revenue of $2.24-billion, 0.5% increase compared with 2017, with lower prices offsetting the impact of record silver, lead and zinc volume sales.

Khoemacau Copper Mining has made progress towards starting the construction of its Khoemacau copper/silver project, in Botswana, and expects first copper concentrate to be produced in the first half of 2021. The company has signed, together with its parent company Cupric Canyon Capital, a $565-million project funding package to start development of the project, which was expected to close early in the second quarter.

The board of ASX-listed Paladin Energy has approved a restart prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Langer Heinrich mine, in Namibia, after a concept study identified a number of options to reduce operating costs, improve uranium process reliability, and to potentially recover a saleable vanadium product. Langer Heinrich was placed on care and maintenance in May of last year, as uranium prices remained low.

Uranium hopeful Boss Resources has reported a 149% increase in the measured and indicated mineral resource estimate at its Honeymoon restart area, in South Australia. Measured and indicated resources at estimated at 27-million pounds of uranium oxide (U3O8), with the overall resource estimate increasing by 30%, to 24-million tonnes, grading 660 parts per million U3O8, for 36-million pounds U3O8.

Record production has seen coal miner Yancoal nearly double its revenue and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) for the year ended December, compared with the previous corresponding period. Revenue from operations in the full year reached A$4.85-billion, compared with the A$2.6-billion reported in 2017, while operating Ebitda increased from A$998-million to A$2.1-billion.