Liontown Resources has executed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with GR Engineering Services for the delivery and commissioning of a paste plant facility to support the underground lithium operations at its Kathleen Valley project in Western Australia. The miner said the paste plant will include two trains capable of producing up to 160 cubic metres of paste per…
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Precious metal miner Hochschild Mining has reached commercial production at its Mara Rosa gold operation in Goias, Brazil. The milestone was met 13 May. During this month, the Mara Rosa processing plant operated at an average throughput of approximately 90% of its nameplate capacity of 7,000 tonnes per day and exceeded 80% average recoveries. The ramp-up is on schedule to…
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Alpha Metallurgical Resources has confirmed the departure of Roger Nicholson, the company’s executive vice president, chief administrative officer, general counsel and secretary, and approved the appointment of his replacement, Mark Manno. Nicholson’s resignation was approved by the company’s board on May 8 and is effective May 31. Manno, who will serve as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, will…
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Panama President-elect Raul Mulino has ruled out talks with First Quantum Minerals until the Canadian miner drops multiple arbitration proceedings it has launched against the government for shutting down its Cobre Panama mine, reported Reuters. “To consider talking about mining, those arbitrations need to be suspended,” Mulino said, noting the government’s preeminent role in any mining project in Panama. Mulino…
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Anglo American has rejected a raised buyout proposal of £34 billion ($42.67 billion) from rival miner BHP as it “continues to significantly undervalue” the company, reported Reuters. This follows an initial rebuffed all-share bid of £31.1 billion ($39 billion). “The latest proposal from BHP again fails to recognise the value inherent in Anglo American,” said Stuart Chambers, Anglo American chairman.…
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Control Concepts has released the AirSweep MAX, a globally patented pneumatic flow aid system that eliminates bridging, ratholing and build-up in bulk material handling equipment. The AirSweep MAX (short for Material Activation Xcellence) improves on the performance of its predecessor AirSweep. Laboratory tests proved that AirSweep MAX delivers 52% more output pressure and 31% more air output than the original…
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Komatsu Germany Mining division and Canadian-based SMS Equipment have revealed the latest development in Komatsu’s fleet of hydraulic mining excavators for surface mining: the PC9000. The OEM confirmed that the new model will be the largest in Komatsu’s hydraulic mining excavator portfolio. It is optimized to suit Komatsu’s 830E through 980E mining truck sizes, improving cycle times and lowering the…
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Regis Resources said it will extend its Garden Well and Rosemont underground mines in Western Australia to support its growth strategy. The extensions – Garden Well Main and Rosemont Stage 3 – are expected to deliver between 100,000 to 120,000 ounces of gold annually beginning in fiscal year 2027. Underground operations commenced at Rosemont in 2019 and at Garden Well…
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Global lithium producer Sigma Lithium has selected Nokia to deploy the first private LTE wireless campus network in the Americas that supports the mining of lithium. Nokia will work with partner Alcon to roll out the network, which will connect more than 200 Sigma employees and mine equipment. “At Sigma, we are dedicated to powering the next generation of EVs…
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International energy company Equinor said it has entered an agreement with Standard Lithium to acquire a 45% stake in lithium projects located in southwest Arkansas and east Texas, reported Reuters. Full story.
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