Zinc

Researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) are leading a concept study aimed at developing a mini-scale, environment-friendly process to extract pure zinc from polymetallic South African ore concentrates. Spearheaded by UCT Department of Chemical Engineering Professor Jochen Petersen, the study seeks to address several critical challenges faced by …

Economic analysts believe that the industrial sector is set to benefit from planned expansions of existing diamond, gold, and tin mining operations; the possible resuscitation of mothballed zinc, copper, and uranium mines; and the development of new ‘battery mineral’ mines. Namibia’s prospects look more positive as growth is expected to …

Port health services play an important role in the prevention and control of international disease spread and create a safe environment at ports of entry, says Aletha Frederick, Governor of //Kharas. She made these remarks in her welcome remarks at the recent handover of N$50 000 by Trevali Rosh Pinah …

According to the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN), the mining sector has lost about 285 jobs as a result of the Covid-19 imposed lockdown and state of the emergency regulations. MUN general secretary Ebben Zarondo, the job losses are from 15 March to date and were recorded at 17 companies …

Sandvik has announced plans to deliver a full OptiMine® platform to Vedanta Zinc International’s Black Mountain Mining (BMM) operations, this year. The development is to accelerate the site’s data-driven operation for world-class mining safety, efficiency and productivity. Currently Sandvik is providing the complete OptiMine® suite –  the world’s most comprehensive …

TSX-listed Trevali Mining has lowered its zinc and lead production guidance for the Caribou mine in Bathurst, New Brunswick, but the company remains on track to achieve its consolidated zinc production guidance. The Caribou mine’s zinc guidance has been lowered from a range of 86-million to 90-million pounds, to between …

Vedanta Zinc International subsidiary has delivered strong zinc production at Black Mountain in the Northern Cape and at Skorpion in Namibia in the last quarter of 2017. In addition, the company also reported that the $400-million Gamsberg zinc project was on track for first production in mid-2018. Black Mountain recorded …

Canadian zinc miner Trevali Mining expects to produce 140% more zinc, this year. This follows a transformational 2017 that saw it produce a record 177.4-million payable pounds of zinc. The 2017 output was boosted by the December quarter production from the newly acquired Perkoa mine, in Burkina Faso, and the …

Vedanta Resources sees further upside for zinc prices as it announced a 37.4% rise in half-year profit. The company, which mines zinc in India, South Africa and Namibia, said earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization rose to $1.69-billion in the six months ended Sept. 30, marginally below analysts’ estimate …

The Namibian refinery supplies 30% of its refined product to South Africa.Zinc exports to South Africa will probably continue to account for the bulk of South Africa’s zinc consumption in the medium term, despite the projects, such as diversified miner Vedanta Resources’ Gamsberg project, expected to come on stream in …