A fire reported in August in the second egress of the No. 2 shaft at Hecla Mining’s Lucky Friday silver operation in Idaho has been extinguished, though the company has confirmed it will suspend production for the remainder of 2023. Full story.
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A trio of companies including Eldridge, Brightstar Capital Partners and the Claure Group have inked a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Australian-headquartered engineering firm Ausenco from Resource Capital Fund and other investors. No financial terms have been disclosed. Ausenco said its co-founder Zimi Meka will remain CEO, board member and investor in Ausenco. Mike Burke, former chairman…
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Rio Tinto has reportedly stopped some production at its Nammuldi iron ore mine site in Western Australia after an Indigenous rock shelter was damaged. Read the full story here.
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BHP recently celebrated the shipment of 3 billion tonnes of high-quality iron ore to China by hosting key customer representatives at its Pilbara and Port Hedland operations in Western Australia, and at a gala event in Perth. Read the full story here.
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Komatsu has acquired certain assets of Matfield Machining to support the growth of its national field service teams, which support mining operations at customer sites throughout the United States and Canada. For the full story, click here.
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The Essential Minerals Association (EMA) said it is leading a coalition of 18 universities and 28 associations in supporting the Mining Schools Act of 2023 – a bipartisan bill that will increase opportunities for mining and geological programs at universities nationwide. Read full story here.
Read MoreVale is starting to implement, in partnership with Vivo, an unprecedented technology infrastructure to extend the reach of the 4G internet signal along the Carajás railroad, which connects the states of Maranhão and Pará, covering 28 cities in Brazil.
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Metso is introducing a new solution to its Sense series portfolio of intelligent instruments: VertiSense, which enables real-time wear monitoring of screw liners and enhances the grinding process in Vertimill stirred mills. The Sense series products are part of Metso’s Planet Positive offering, and are targeted at solving specific process challenges and enabling optimization of mineral and hydrometallurgical plant process…
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As the mining industry embraces modernization and enhanced connectivity, Commit Works has redesigned its front-end application to align with evolving demands. The latest iteration of the CiteOps application offers lightweight, thin-client browser applications. By introducing on-demand, user-centric browser caching, the company said it has made significant strides in bolstering front-end application performance across all sites, especially for the larger and…
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Alderan Resources announced the execution of a binding share sale agreement to acquire 100% of the issued capital in Parabolic Lithium, which has the right to acquire a 100% interest in seven lithium exploration projects in the mineral resource rich state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The projects cover 472 square kilometers and consist of 24 granted exploration licenses in seven…
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