Gold miner and copper producer Newmont has announced the appointment of Peter Wexler as chief legal officer. He will join the company’s Executive Leadership Team and will be responsible for leading its legal, compliance and regulatory affairs globally. Full story.
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Elphinstone has introduced the new E15 model to its underground hard rock support vehicle range. The low-profile E15 is a welcome addition to the existing range of E10 (formerly WR810) support vehicles, both base platforms sharing a high level of interchangeability of parts and components. The significance of the model number is the letter ‘E’ represents Elphinstone, and the numeral…
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Brazilian federal prosecutors asked a judge to annul a contract between Canadian miner Belo Sun Mining and Brazil’s land rights agency to build a gold mine in the Amazon rainforest, reported Reuters. The news agency said prosecutors back the right of families living in settlements near where the Volta Grande mine would be built to be consulted on the project…
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Codelco’s board recently met at the Ministro Hales division to discuss its “DMH Future Development” project and its efforts to extend the life of the Chilean deposit by 28 years. The group, meeting for the first time in 2024, toured the Ministro Hales mine as well as its equipment maintenance garage and concentrator plant. General manager Gonzalo Lara also offered…
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Western Australia-based miners Red 5 and Silver Lake Resources have entered into a merger of equals, creating a diversified gold producer with a significant ore reserve and mineral resource inventory of 4 million ounces and 12.4 million oz., respectively. Under the terms of the transaction, Red 5 will acquire 100% of the shares in Silver Lake and each Silver Lake…
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Chevron has introduced Rykon, a new overbased calcium sulfonate complex grease, to its recently refreshed line of products. The company said Rykon increases uptime and helps enhance durability for the next generation of equipment.
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Rhovan, a Glencore Ferroalloys managed vanadium mining and processing facility in South Africa, has commenced construction of a 25-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant that is expected to supply approximately 30% of the operations’ annual energy demand.
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Hitachi Construction Machinery will start full-scale operation of a remote support center in April that will monitor mining sites using its autonomous haulage system 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help increase overall operational efficiency. Dubbed the “Technological Centre of Excellence (TCoE),” the operation will monitor the dump truck AHS used at mines. Hitachi will initially utilize…
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Sandvik has completed its acquisition of German-based pro-micron, a supplier of sensorised tools and automation software. pro-micron’s offering for diagnostics and process monitoring help reduce production errors and increase automation for customers within areas like solid round tools machining. The company will be reported in Sandvik Coromant, a division within Sandvik Manufacturing and Machining Solutions. Founded in 2002, pro-micron has…
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BQE Water has completed the commissioning phase and transitioned to the operating phase of its largest Selen-IX plant at an undisclosed base metal mine in the southwestern United States. Full story.
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