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Almonty starts processing operations at Sangdong

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Sangdong Commences

U.S.-based Almonty Industries announced the commencement of processing plant throughput operations at its Sangdong tungsten mine in Gangwon Province, South Korea. Last month, the company began feeding stockpiled run-of-mine ore through the new plant to produce saleable tungsten concentrate. This marks a key milestone, transitioning Sangdong from development phase to active, revenue-generating operations. “We are pleased that our Sangdong processing…

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FLS wins major mill liner contract in ASEA region

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Building on an existing customer relationship, FLS has been awarded a key contract to deliver complete mill liner solutions to an unnamed gold mining operation in the Australia South-East Asia (ASEA) region.  The award, with an initial two-year term and the option for a five-year extension, builds on FLS’ original technology delivery scope for grinding mills and related spares at…

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SiTration, BHP Invent trial copper, gold recovery tech

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SiTration copper

Massachusetts Institute of Technology-spinout SiTration recently collaborated with BHP Invent and Copper South Australia to complete five weeks of prototype test work, trialing SiTration’s patented processing technology on local copper samples.   The testing focused on extracting gold and copper from waste streams. SiTration successfully recovered bullion-grade gold (99.99% purity) from gold-containing streams using a simplified process and achieved 99.9% copper…

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Alcoa acquires strategic South32 assets

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U.S.-headquartered Alcoa has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Australia-based South32 Limited’s interests in a bauxite mine, alumina refinery, and aluminum smelter operations in a cash and stock transaction for an upfront consideration of $4.1 billion.  “This is exactly the type of opportunity Alcoa is built to execute,” explained William F. Oplinger, president and chief executive officer of Alcoa.…

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Savannah Resources resumes fieldwork at Barroso

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Savannah-Resources

Savannah Resources said it can restart fieldwork at its Barroso lithium project in northern Portugal, following the issuance of a “reasoned resolution” by the government reaffirming that the project is in public interest. The field program was halted on June 9 when the Administrative and Fiscal Court of Mirandela accepted an injunction filed by the Covas do Barroso Baldios over…

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Westgold finalizes sale of Peak Hill

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Westgold finalizes sale of Peak Hill

Westgold Resources has completed the divestment of the Peak Hill gold project in Western Australia to Great Boulder Resources for a total consideration of $54.4 million. The deal aligns with Westgold’s strategy to simplify its portfolio and deliver value to its shareholders from non-core, non-producing assets. “The sale to Great Boulder is transformational for them and the upfront cash payment…

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First cut fired at Sunday Creek exploration decline

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PYBAR Mining Services, a Thiess company, has fired the first development cut in the exploration decline portal at Southern Cross Gold’s Sunday Creek gold-antimony project in Victoria, Australia.  This is the first new decline developed in the state in 20 years. “The firing of the first cut went as planned and was executed safely. Beyond this being a significant milestone…

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MACA receives first Liebherr dozers

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In late May, Liebherr-Australia delivered three new PR 776 G8 dozers to MACA, a Thiess company and mining services provider, at the Duketon gold project, operated by Regis Resources. These are the first Liebherr dozers to join MACA’s mining fleet.  “This latest delivery builds on our long-standing relationship with MACA and also represents an important step in increasing the presence…

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Weir secures significant order for Surjagarh mine

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Lloyds Metals and Energy awarded Weir an order to supply 14 GEHO TZPM 2000 positive displacement (PD) pumps equipped with GLORES (GEHO Load Reduction System) for the second phase of its slurry pipeline project at the Surjagarh iron ore mine in Maharashtra, India. “This win shows the strength of our technology. GEHO TZPM 2000 PD pumps are purpose-built for high-pressure,…

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BHP, Rio Tinto put Caterpillar battery-electric trucks to the test

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BHP and Rio Tinto are currently testing two Cat 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul trucks at a mine-site demonstration in Western Australia’s Pilbara as part of an industry-first collaboration.   The trial is generating critical data to assess technical readiness, infrastructure requirements and commercial feasibility, including trialling high-powered static and dynamic charging solutions. Further, it shows meaningful progress and reflects…

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