Regional reports have indicated the start of an illegal strike at the Sibanye-Stillwater Kroondal platinum mine near Driefontein, North West, South Africa, that has involved more than 450 of its employees – more than 200 underground and another 250 on surface at the K6 shaft. According to the Daily Maverick, the wildcat strike began 3 June and is reportedly over…
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Endeavour’s Lafigué marks start of wet commissioning
Endeavour Mining has kicked off the wet commissioning phase of its Lafigué gold project in Côte d’Ivoire and is eyeing next month for its first gold pour. The senior miner, which has operating assets in Senegal and Burkina Faso as well, said overall construction activities are 94% complete and the project remains on budget. The first ore was introduced to…
Read MoreSouthern Copper to break ground on stalled project
Southern Copper’s long-stalled Tia Maria project in Peru is set to break ground by the end of the year or in the first half of 2025, a senior executive told Reuters. Raul Jacob, vice president of Finance at Southern Copper, said “social conditions” had improved after years of protest that have halted the $1.4 billion mine’s development. “We are fine-tuning…
Read MoreTrident picks up trio of Vietnam REE mines
Korean-based Trident Global Holdings has acquired the rights to three significant rare earth element mines in Vietnam, and is planning to develop all of them in collaboration with the Hung Hai Group. Trident, which will also undertake processing of these mines, said it is planning to secure the manpower, capital, technology, equipment, and other support for them as it plans…
Read MoreTerraSource Global announces acquisition of Peninsula Iron Works
TerraSource Global, a provider of comprehensive solutions for natural resource recycling, material handling, product classification and liquid/solid separation under its brands Gundlach Crushers, Jeffrey Rader, Pennsylvania Crusher and Elgin Separation Solutions; and a subsidiary of Right Lane Industries – announced the acquisition of Peninsula Iron Works (PIW) as of May 31. PIW is a premier refurbisher, rebuilder and parts manufacturer…
Read MoreRamelius’ Cue project gets key approval
Australian miner Ramelius Resources said the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety gave its mining proposal for the Cue gold project in Western Australia the greenlight. Early works is expected to commence this month. Acquired by Ramelius in September 2023 from Musgrave Minerals, Cue is located 40 kilometres north of the Checkers Mill at Ramelius’ Mt Magnet gold…
Read MoreChina Gold resumes operations at Jiama
China Gold International Resources Group has resumed the second phase of processing plant operations at its Jiama copper-gold polymetallic operation in Tibet following an approval from the region’s government. The restart was marked 30 May; Jiama had been suspended since 27 March 2023 due to a tailings overflow at the Guolannggou dam. During the stoppage, the company actively carried out…
Read MoreChina encourages digitalization of coal production
China’s National Energy Administration said the country vows to further accelerate the “intelligent construction” of coal mines. The agency encouraged all coal-producing provinces, coal industry management departments, and relevant central enterprises to step up efforts to promote the intelligence transformation of major production processes at coal mines, and to support the stable supply of coal. Additionally, the agency advocated for…
Read MoreENAMI plans first lithium project
Chile’s state mining firm ENAMI said it aims to start construction on its first lithium project in the country by 2028, reported Reuters. The project is part of the government’s push to boost its role in production of the battery metal. ENAMI has launched a search for a private partner to offer financial backing or operational support for the project…
Read MoreMinova breaks ground on Utah facility
Minova recently held a ceremony to mark the start of work on a new manufacturing facility in Tooele County, Utah. Full story.
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