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The world's largest mining trade group said on Monday it has concerns with global standards for mining waste dams being crafted by an independent panel of academics and engineers, especially how the new rules will apply equally to new and existing facilities. The public lobbying of an ostensibly neutral process is likely to rankle environmentalists, indigenous groups and others who have long demanded miners do more to bolster safety at tailings dams, which are used to store the muddy detritus of... Читать дальше...

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan announced on Monday that Andre de Ruyter has been appointed as the new CEO of Eskom and that he will commence duties on January 15, 2020. De Ruyter, who spent more than 20 years with energy and chemicals group Sasol in a number of senior management roles, is currently CEO at JSE-listed packaging group Nampak.

Environmental and advisory solutions firm SLR Consulting South Africa has invited public comment into the environmental-impact assessment (EIA) for the proposed construction of a new zinc smelter and associated infrastructure at the Gamsberg zinc mine’s Phase 1 concentrator plant. Black Mountain Mining (BMM), part of Vedanta Zinc International, owns and operates the Gamsberg zinc mine, in South Africa’s Northern Cape province.

Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel has proposed reducing dividend payments during a plan to increase investment in output-boosting projects after 2022, VP Sergey Dubovitsky said. Nornickel, a major nickel and palladium producer, also said it believes dividends should be lowered in 2023 to 2025, the company said in a separate statement on Monday.

Aim-quoted Jangada Mines has discovered a new target, dubbed Goela, as part of an ongoing exploration programme at its Pitombeiras vanadium, titanium and iron project, in Brazil, adding substantial footprint to the overall prospect. It is possible that the Goela target is linked to Pitomberias and form one large deposit, chairperson Brian McMaster said on Monday, announcing that an “extensive” drilling campaign would look at a possible connection between these mineralised bodies.

Diamond miner Lucapa has recovered two diamonds larger than 100 ct each from its Mothae kimberlite mine, in Lesotho. The ASX-listed company on Monday said that a 22 ct diamond and a 127 ct diamond were recovered from the treatment of recovery tailings, and while neither stone was of high-quality, their discovery continued to underline the large-stone nature of the Mothae deposit.

Lithium miner Galaxy Resources is targeting a final investment decision at the Sal de Vida project, in Argentina, by the second or third quarter next year. The company on Monday told shareholders that a simplified flow sheet has been developed for the Sal de Vida project, resulting in fewer process steps, a reduction in pond sizing and an accelerated initial evaporation period.

London-listed Petra Diamonds has effected some organisational changes to help facilitate the rapid execution of its Project 2022 strategy. These changes include a flatter management structure, with mines now reporting directly to CE Richard Duffy.

Junior KGL Resources will raise some A$8.2-million through an entitlement offer to fund drilling at its Jervois copper project, in the Northern Territory. The company on Monday said it would undertake a one-for-eight non-renounceable entitlement offer priced at 23c a share. The offer price represented a 6.12% discount to KGL’s trading price on November 15.

Potash developer Lake Way Potash has inked three binding term sheets for sulphate of potash (SOP) offtake from its Lake Way project, in Western Australia. The ASX-listed company on Monday said that a total of 170 000 t/y of volume has been committed to three leading fertilizer distributors over five years, representing 70% of the planned production from Lake Way.