Eastern Platinum Limited (Eastplats) has advanced the commissioning activities of its platinum group metals (PGM) processing plant at its Crocodile River mine in the Bushveld Complex in northeastern South Africa and has commenced run-of-mine ore processing from underground operations. CEO and President Wanjin Yang said commissioning of the processing plant (Circuit B) is ongoing, and the plant has begun processing…
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Ero Copper’s Tucumã operation is without power following a localized and severe windstorm in the Carajás Mineral Province in Pará State, Brazil, but positively reports no injuries to its workforce. Executive David Strang said there was also no infrastructure damage from the October 5 storm. “The regional power grid, including the main 230kV transmission line servicing the region, sustained damage…
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Australian miner Wyloo has entered into a memorandum of understanding with software provider Metalshub to improve transparency of low-carbon nickel pricing and provenance in international markets. Wyloo said it intends to use Metalshub for the sale of its low-carbon nickel and nickel concentrate products following a re-start of its Kambalda, Western Australia, operations. The collaboration also aims to develop a…
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Black Cat Syndicate has confirmed the first gold doré has been poured from Myhree ore mined at its Kal East gold project in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Pre-strip and ore production commenced on 26 July. “Excellent progress is being made on all fronts as we continue the pre-strip and the gold production build,” said Managing Director Gareth Solly. “The first ore…
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Officials from plant asset supplier Polydeck have confirmed that it remains fully operational from its headquarters in Spartanburg, S.C., despite the impacts of the recent Hurricane Helene that struck America’s east coast. In a letter to its stakeholders and customers, the company said the storm have a heavy impact on the region’s transportation networks, supply chains, and many of its…
Read MoreThe Commerce and Trade Minister of India, Piyush Goyal, and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo signed their names to an agreement last week promising to cooperate on strengthening supply chains in the two countries for lithium, cobalt and other critical minerals. The Commerce Department said in a statement October 3 that the now-inked memorandum of understanding aims to build resilience…
Read MoreRio Tinto said it has approached Arcadium Lithium about a potential acquisition. The approach is non-binding. Reuters noted that the deal would strengthen Rio’s rise to become one of the largest producers of lithium behind Albemarle and SQM. The news agency exclusively reported that Arcadium could be valued at $4-$6 billion or higher. Arcadium has extensive lithium reserves across four…
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Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories has moved into commercial production at its A21 underground operation, which was developed beneath the previously mined A21 open pit. Full story.
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Mining and construction operators in North America can now reduce pump wear by up to 70% and halve maintenance costs with an intelligent monitoring and control solution, according to Xylem. Designed for dewatering in harsh environments, Xylem’s Flygt Pareo solution reduces equipment life cycle costs and improves the reliability and safety of pumping operations by making any traditional dewatering pump…
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Brookville Equipment has selected its part sales account manager Chelsea Kocher to be its new Senior Sales Manager – Mining. Her duties will include taking on a higher leadership role in the part sales division, as well as new equipment sales, the company said. “She will continue overseeing part sales, in addition to accepting her new nickname as the ‘Queen…
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