The new E-generation Volvo R60 Rigid Hauler has been designed to get the most out of every working day. Built for markets with tier 2-compliant engines and based on the R100E model, the R60 packs a higher payload than the D-generation model it replaces, along with a durable design and new comfort and safety-enhancing features – enabling it to move…
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Almonty Industries said construction works are continuing to progress in accordance with its schedule at the Sangdong tungsten mine in South Korea. Full story.
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U.S.-based and globally focused Eriez confirmed this week it has won the OZ Minerals Carrapateena HydroFloat project. Full story.
Read MoreAfter several delays and 20 years of planning, Fortescue Metals has successfully made its first magnetite product at the Iron Bridge mine in Western Australia – remarkably at first run grade of greater than 68% Fe. Read more.
Read MoreDemocratic Republic of Congo’s state miner Gécamines and China’s CMOC have reached an agreement on royalties, paving the way for the resumption of exports from the world’s second largest cobalt mine, reported Reuters. The agreement ends a long dispute between CMOC, which owns 80% of Tenke Fungurume Mining, and Gécamines, which holds the remaining interest. The DRC government accused CMOC…
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Hummingbird Resources has confirmed its Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea has reached the practical completion stage, entering the commissioning phase as it eyes a first gold pour date this quarter. The company said in an operational update with key highlights that it has reached practical completion on priority systems at the mine’s processing plant, and pre-operational and cold commissioning at…
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Montem Resources, who had plans to restart production at the previously abandoned Tent Mountain open-pit coal mine in Canada, has reportedly withdrawn plans and is walking away. Full story.
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Ritchie Bros. conducted its largest Canadian auction of the year in Edmonton, selling more than 12,000 equipment items and vehicles over five days, generating more than C$225 million in gross transaction value. Read the full story here.
Read MoreAn employee at the Moa Joint Venture open-pit mine in Moa, Cuba, has died due to a vehicle-related accident.
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A worker for Exact Mining Services, a contracting partner to BHP, died as a result of an incident on a surface access road at BHP’s Olympic Dam mine in South Australia on 25 April. Full story.
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