Perenti drills down, takes over DDH1

Perenti and DDH1 have entered into an agreement that will give the former company 100% of DDH1 shares, adding significant breadth to Perenti’s range of surface and underground drilling services. The capabilities of DDH1, which Perenti said complement its existing service offerings, will allow it to realize operational and financial benefits as it pushes towards its own FY2025 targets. The…

Read More

FLSmidth points MissionZero to Northern Star

Next year, FLSmidth will be delivering a number of mineral processing technologies to Northern Star Resources, which has ordered DKK 515 million (US$75.8 million) in MissionZero equipment for its Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) operations’ mill expansion project. Full story.

Read More

Rolls-Royce opens Germany plant for mtu series engines

Rolls-Royce has opened the doors to a new €30 million combustion engine assembly plant in Kluftern on Lake Constance, Germany, for production of its mtu 2000 series engines. The company said the facility, first announced in 2021, underscores the “continuing role that the internal combustion engine is set to play in the energy transition through the use of sustainable fuels”…

Read More

Methane explosion kills 31 in South Africa

candle flame

Authorities reportedly revealed late last week that 31 illegal miners at a shuttered South African gold operation perished in a methane explosion – an incident that occurred nearly a month ago, brought to light only when family members reported them missing. According to an Associated Press report, all of the workers – believed to be from the county of Lesotho…

Read More

Mitsubishi invests C$20 million in Marimaca Copper

Marimaca Copper said Mitsubishi has made a C$20 million equity investment into the company by way of non-brokered private placement. Proceeds will be used to advance and accelerate the development of Marimaca’s flagship project in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile. “We are pleased that Mitsubishi shares our view that the Marimaca Copper project is a unique, very high quality,…

Read More