B2Gold completes Sabina takeover

Senior gold producer B2Gold has finalized its C$1.2 billion acquisition of Sabina Gold & Silver, which gives the company control of the Back River Gold District located in southwestern Nunavut, Canada. Consisting of five mineral claim blocks along an 80-kilometer belt, the district is home to the fully permitted, construction-ready Goose project. The project contains measured and indicated mineral resources…

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Elphinstone introduces WR810 front cab

Equipment producer Elphinstone recently released its new WR810 front-mounted cab at the 2023 Underground Operator’s Conference in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia – a low-profile option to increase versatility for its existing range. All WR810 models can now be optioned with either a centre-mounted, 3-metre-high cabin or a low-profile, front-mounted 2.4-m-high cabin, unveiled for the first time in March at the event.…

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XCMG unveils new products to boost mining cycle range

Chinese equipment producer XCMG Machinery has released three new mining machinery products: the XE690DK mining excavator, the XDR80TE-AT autonomous electric dump truck and XDE240 mining dump truck, a trio it said will better support global mining operations and infrastructure construction projects. The XE690DK mining excavator, one of XCMG’s best-selling models, has recently been launched in Indonesia. Equipped with an exceptional…

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MacLean lifts up underground service with new release ML5

Mine services installation and repair just got a little easier with the new release of the ML5 Multi-Lift elevated work platform by Collingwood, Canada-based MacLean. The boost to the equipment maker’s elevated work platform product suite is just the latest in the line of the MacLean 5 Series next-generation mining vehicles, and are now commercially available for mining customers globally.…

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Metso Outotec discontinues Russia business

Metso Outotec said it has wound down its business with Russia and has now officially discontinued its business association in the country. Officials said 24 April it has not taken new orders from Russia since Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February 2022. “To speed up discontinuation of contracts made before the war, the company started negotiating with its non-sanctioned customers…

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Coming late 2023: Cummins Poland rebuild facility

Cummins recently said it is ready to open the doors later this year on a US$10 million investment it has made into its engine manufacturing capabilities: its new high-horsepower engine rebuild facility in Krakow, Poland. The state-of-the-art center will be the company’s first such specialist rebuild facility in Europe and will permit it strategic support for its customers throughout the…

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Seven killed in Colombian mine explosion, collapse 

The National Mining Agency of Colombia (ANM) is providing details about a coal mine explosion and collapse incident that occurred 22 April at an operation in Cucunubá, Cundinamarca that had been ordered closed last year for unsafe conditions. While the agency did not indicate the specific mine, it did confirm that it recovered the seven killed during a period of…

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Robbers take off with doré at Patagonia’s Cap-Oeste

Patagonia Gold, owner of the Cap-Oeste operation in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina, said its gold room was the target of a robbery last week in which thieves took off with doré. Company officials said the incident occurred during the early morning of 17 April. About 500 ounces of gold equivalent (AuEq) were taken in doré, representing approximately one…

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Haver & Boecker Niagara acquires partial ownership in Tandem Products

Haver & Boecker Niagara has acquired partial ownership in Tandem Products Inc., a long-standing family-owned polyurethane producer of high-quality open cast screen media and liners for the mining, concrete, industrial and grain industries. Haver & Boecker Niagara’s parent company, Haver & Boecker OHG, is a fifth-generation family-owned business with deep roots in industries such as mining, minerals, aggregates, cement, construction…

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