Teck Resources said Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Teck Coal have entered into a long-term rail agreement for the transportation of steelmaking coal from Teck’s four operations in southeastern British Columbia. Full story.
Read MoreA fire at a gold mine in southern Peru has taken 27 lives, and an investigation has commenced into the cause. According to the Associated Press, Peruvian authorities reported the workers were underground at the Yanaquihua operation early morning on 6 May when the incident occurred. The mining company told the news service that 175 workers had been safely evacuated,…
Read MoreGlobal miner South32 said its Hermosa project in southern Arizona has been confirmed by the United States Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC) as the first mining project added to the FAST-41 process. Full story.
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, are developing a new mining technique that uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon from mine tailings, promising an advancement in sustainability. “We can take tailings that were produced in the past and recover more resources from those waste materials and, in doing so, also reduce the risk of residual…
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Position Partners announced the availability of Quantum Systems’ new Trinity Pro remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS), designed for surveys, for the Australian and New Zealand market. Full story.
Read MorePerenti Limited and its UMA joint venture African Underground Mining Services (AUMS) has been awarded a new five-year, A$630 million deal for work at the Newmont Subika underground gold mine in Ghana. Under the terms of the contract, which is effective from 1 January 2023, Perenti will perform all underground development and production activities, diamond drilling and associated support services…
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Micromine recently visited Prominent Hill mine in South Australia to see its mine control and fleet management solution, Micromine Pitram, at work in the field. Full story.
Read MoreRio Tinto confirmed it will acquire the Platina scandium project in New South Wales, Australia, from Platina Resources Limited for A$14 million. Full story.
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Metso has been selected by Zijin Mining Group to supply crucial plant equipment for its concentrator at the Julong copper project in China’s Tibetan Autonomous Region. Full story.
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Following 18 months of extensive core drilling and independent chemical analysis, Ramaco Resources and researchers from the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory believe that the former’s Brook mine in Wyoming contains perhaps the largest unconventional deposit of rare earth elements discovered in the United States. Full story.
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