Resource stocks (as opposed to mining stocks) tend to be companies with a resource of material, with no need to “mine” to get to it.and data on Pan European listed mining and resource stocks. Mining is a process of extraction of materials (the resource) from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein or seam. Any material that cannot be grown from agricultural processes, or created artificially in a laboratory or factory, is usually mined.
Anglo Asian Mining Plc (AAZ:AIM) Gold, copper and silver production & exploration in Azerbaijan; the company posted an updated investor presentation today. The presentation provides details of the all in sustaining costs per ounce of gold produced at their Gedabek mine in Western Azerbaijan. Target production for the full year to 31 December 2016 is 73k – […]
Gemfields (GEM:AIM) Operational update for 3 month period ending 30 September 2016, the first quarter of the 2017 financial year. Ian Harebottle, CEO of Gemfields , commented: “Work on new projects continues apace and plans remain on schedule to meet our annual target production of 40 million carats of rough emeralds from Kagem and 20 million carats of […]
Wolf Minerals reports progress in ramping up to full production at its Drakelands tungsten/tin open-pit mine. In the September quarter, the plant processed a record 505,414t of ore to produce almost 30,000t of concentrate, also a record. The Drakelands mine, which commenced production in September 2015, has struggled to reach planned production rates owing to […]
Centamin Plc (CEY:LSE) (CEE:TSX) Centamin reported Q3 production of 148,674 oz Au, a 6% increase over Q2 2016 and 41% higher than Q3 2015. AISC US$644/oz Au. Ongoing optimisation of the process plant resulted in a recoveries of 89.7% up 0.2% from Q2 2016. Full year production is expected towards the upper end of guidance, 520koz […]
Savannah Resources Plc (SAV:AIM) Releases drill results for 19 diamond holes located on Blocks 4 & 5 in the Sultanate of Oman; results from Mahab 4 have returned some of the broadest and highest-grade results at the project to date. Savannah is earning 65% interest in Al Thuraya LLC, the owner of Block 4 and is a […]
Mariana Resources Ltd. (MARL:AIM) (MRA:TSXV) Reports assay results for Hot Maden Project; a total of 13 infill and extension, diamond drill holes with drill log data provided for a further 7 holes for which assays are pending. The drill program is to reduce drill hole spacings to 25m intervals in order to provide detailed geotechnical data for […]
Petra Diamonds (PDL-LN): Q1 2017 (1 July – 21 October 2016), production up 30% over Q1 2016 to 1,097,523 carats, due to the positive increase to initial production from undiluted areas, improving run-of-mine (RoM) grades at both Cullinan and Finsch and increased tailings production from Kimberley Ekapa Mining. The company is on track to be cash flow […]
Goldbridges Global Resources (GBGR:LSE) The Sekisovskoye underground gold mine is progressing towards the medium term target of 100k oz Au per annum in 2019; ontime and within budget. Ore bodies 3 and 8, accesible by the second decline are now able to deliver ore to the processing plant and are expected to deliver a significant […]
Wolf Minerals has reached agreement with its major shareholders, its lenders and its concentrate offtake partners on a funding arrangement to ensure its Drakelands tungsten/tin mine can continue to ramp up operations to full, commercial production. The key points of the agreement are: 1. A standstill of the senior debt conditions until either Devon County […]
Rambler Metal & Mining (RMM-LN) (RAB-CN) The company achieved their production target of 241,080 dry metric tons milled at the Ming Mine, a 12% increase over fiscal year 2015. Achieved lower C1 costs of US$1.72 /lbs down from US$2.11/lbs in fiscal 2015. The copper grades of 2.12% and gold grades of 1.40 g/t were in […]
Firestone Diamonds (FDI-LN), The company recovers its first diamonds from the Liqhobong Diamond mine in Lesotho, owned 75% by Firestone and 25% by the Government of Lesotho. Initial recoveries are as expected and confirm presence of fancy yellow diamonds. Commissioning is 96% complete. Waste stripping is on target and ramp-up to commercial production has commenced. […]
Jubilee Platinum (JLP-LN) Q3 2016 chromite concentrate production from the Dilokong Chrome mine (DCM) tailings project was 28,559 tons an increase of 88.04% from Q2, 2016. The revenue generated from chromite concentrate sales increased 108.22% to £2.09m over Q2, 2016. Chromite project earnings were up 108.13% to £1.55m over Q2. Earnings attributable to Jubilee, for […]
Kefi Minerals has received a Front End Engineering and Design proposal for US$68 million from Lycopodium for the EPC contract to build a mine at its 95%-owned Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethiopia. Including contingencies and provisions for non-Tulu Kapi costs, the total capital estimate for the project has been increased to approximately US$150-160m. The […]
Wolf Minerals expects to complete discussions with its lenders and major shareholder, RCF, on funding arrangements to support the ramp up towards commercial production and design performance at the Drakelands open pit tungsten/tin mine by 21 October 2016. Once the agreements are complete, the company will release its annual report to 30 June 2016. In […]
Phase One drilling results from the Arzu Central target area at Kiziltepe, reveals continuity of mineralisation for at least a further 200m beyond the northern end of the current Arzu South pit and vein system appears to be increasing in width; says Dr. Kerim Sener. The initial round of drilling indicates significant mineralisation occurs within […]
Atalaya Mining PLC (ATYM:AIM; AYM:TSX) Focused on ramping up production to 9.5Mtpa, to achieve nameplate capacity by the end of 2016. Completed a US$14M copper concetrate prepayment agreement with Transamine Trading S.A. The company is working on additional, alternative funding solutions to improve working capital for final phase of ramp-up; capex for H1 was €17.1M. Q3 2016 […]
Tharisa Minerals (THS.L) Modifications to Voyager’s Plant chrome processing circuit in H1 FY2016 to facilitate increased production of higher value speciality grade chrome concentrates, enables Tharisa to distribute to more globally diversified markets. The average PGM basket price for quarter ended September was US$804 oz, which was US$59 an ounce higher than previous quarter. Metallurgical grade […]
Gemfields, the AIM-listed emerald, ruby and sapphire producer, has reported profits for the financial year ended 30 June 2016 up 91%, to US$23.5m, from the previous year. EPS doubled to US$0.02. Revenue increased by 13%, to US$193.1m. The biggest increase came from emerald sales, rising from US$64.9m in FY2015, to US$101.2m in FY2016 with record […]
Zinc is zooming – it is up 55% since hitting a 6 year low mid-January. Prices have risen around 3% on the LME since Monday. The closing of 4 major zinc mines since 2013 has reduced supply by over 1 million tons. Glencore cut H1 2016 production by 31% to help shore up prices. Beijing […]
Dalradian Resources has tested part of its resource base at its 100%-owned Curraghinalt gold project, in Northern Ireland and estimates that the grade could be significantly higher than that in the May 2016 resource statement. The resource estimation released in the May 2016 and conducted by independent consultants SRK, used standard geostatistical estimation methods, […]
Anglo American plc has completed the sale of its 70% interest in the Foxleigh metallurgical coal mine in Queensland, Australia to a consortium led by Taurus Fund Management. The parties have not disclosed the terms of the sale. Foxleigh is an open cut coal operation which produces high quality pulverised coal injection (PCI) coal, located […]
Glencore has posted its results for the six months ended 30 June 2016 with adjusted EBITDA of US$4.0b, 13% lower than H1 2015, and adjusted EBIT down 38% to US$875b as the group’s commodity production was impacted by lower prices. The company delivered on lowering its costs and reports that 66% of the negative price […]
Egyptian gold miner, Centamin plc, has increased its interim dividend from USc0.97 per share in 2015 to USc2.00 per share after posting Q2 16 earnings of USc6.3 per share, a 78% increase on Q2 15. The improved income performance was a result of both higher revenue and lower costs. Revenue for the quarter increased by […]
Anglo American’s underlying earnings for the first half of 2016 fell by 23%, to US$698 million from the corresponding period of 2015. Underlying earnings per share was US$0.54 against US$0.70 a year earlier. The company reported an actual loss for the period of US$682 million, an improvement from the US$2.7 billion loss a year earlier. […]
Anglo American’s production results for the first half of the year were generally lower than the corresponding period of 2015, although nickel was an exception. Copper production from retained operations was 290.7 kt, down 4% year-on-year as expected lower grades and significant snowfall impacted operations at Los Bronces, where production was down 16% as the […]
Wolf Minerals reports that tungsten prices improved in Q2 16 with the ammonium paratungstate (APT) price reaching US$225/mtu in May, up from an average of US$172/mtu for the March quarter. APT is the main traded intermediary tungsten product on which tungsten concentrate prices are based. The company notes, however, that the price remains some US$160/mtu […]
MNG Gold, a privately-owned Turkish gold exploration and development company focused on West Africa and Turkey, is to invest US$30 million in Aureus Mining to achieve a 55% interest in the company. The agreed price of 3.21p per share represents a premium of 22% to the closing price on AIM on 14 June. The funds […]
Polo Resources Limited has announced that its subsidiary Polo Investments Limited has given notice of its intention to exercise its right to purchase a further 49 per cent of Perfectus Management Ltd for A$3.0 million to be satisfied by the issue of 9,832,358 new ordinary shares in Polo at the price agreed in 2014 of 15p per […]
Kefi Minerals has reduced the estimated funding required to build a mine at its 100%-owned Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethiopia, from US$145.0 million in the 2015 definitive feasibility study to US$131.7 million, principally through a change in the life-of-mine plan. With an open pit processing ore by conventional CIL at a revised rate of […]
Anglo Pacific Group PLC reported royalty income of £1.9 million in Q1 2016, down from £2.3 million in the previous year. However, the company expects the majority of its royalty income, similar to 2015, will be received in H2 2016. According to CEO, Julian Treger, “We continue to expect royalty income for 2016 as a […]
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