Photo: B2Gold Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year renewal of its operation and maintenance agreement with B2Gold subsidiary Philippine Gold Processing & Refining for the Masbate gold mine power plant. Wärtsilä has operated and maintained the plant, which is the sole source of electricity for the remote mine, since 2009. “The plant’s availability, efficiency and reliability are critical to…
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Photo: Monadelphous Engineering company Monadelphous has secured new construction and maintenance contracts and contract extensions with several miners and an energy company totalling A$170 million. Lynas Rare Earths awarded Monadelphous a construction contract for stage 1 of its Mt Weld expansion project near Laverton in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The scope of the contract includes structural, mechanical and…
Read MoreAustralian space company Fleet Space Technologies has unveiled three new innovative features to its mineral exploration technology ExoSphere by Fleet – which is said are each purpose-built to enhance the agility and accuracy of data-driven exploration efforts worldwide. For all in-progress or future surveys, the company said, its exploration customers will be able to download several new data intelligence assets…
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IAMGOLD has agreed to purchase five autonomous Pit Viper drill rigs from Epiroc Canada to work at its Côté Gold project in the Sudbury District of Ontario. It marks the first fully autonomous fleet of Pit Viper rigs on Canadian soil. Full story.
Read MoreThe National Mining Association (NMA) confirmed it has joined more than 70 trade groups from diverse businesses in a push to urge the Biden administration to maintain the existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Read the full story here.
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Freeport-McMoRan’s Bagdad operation in Arizona will become the first copper mine in the United States to implement a fully autonomous haulage system (AHS). The miner will convert its fleet of 33 Cat 793 haul trucks using Cat MineStar Command for hauling. Full story.
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Assay services provider MSALABS has forged a partnership with Barrick Gold and Chrysos to deliver the latter’s PhotonAssay technology to Barrick mine sites across four continents. The partnership will commence with the deployment of three PhotonAssay units to the Nevada Gold Mines complex in the United States.
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An abandoned building collapsed at the Martin Mine Prep Plant in eastern Kentucky on October 31, leaving two people dead, reported the Associated Press. The building was undergoing work toward its demolition at the time of the accident. Read full story here.
Read MoreA fire at the ArcelorMittal Kostenko coal mine on 28 October claimed the lives of 45 workers, according to media reports. Methane gas is to blame for the incident in the Karaganda region, according to Reuters and WION, which both called the event the worst in the region’s post-Soviet history. Rescuers were warned early in their effort that chances of…
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Polymetallic producer Buenaventura, owner of the San Gabriel underground gold mine in Peru, said in its earnings report this week the mine will be a heavy focus for it in the coming year in terms of capital spending. In the company’s third-quarter and nine-month 2023 report, Buenaventura said its 9M23 consolidated copper production increased 35% year-on-year; zinc production decreased by…
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