Canadian miner NextSource Materials has confirmed the commissioning of its first-ever graphite mine, the Molo operation in Madagascar. The installation of the mine’s solar and battery facility for its hybrid plant is now in process as well. The facility will comprise a thermal generation facility, which is already in operation, and a solar and battery facility, consisting of a 2.6MW…
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Mining contractor JCHX has put in an order for several pieces of mining equipment for the soon-reopening Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine in the Haut-Katanga province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The order, booked in the first quarter 2023, includes machines manufactured in Sweden: Scooptram ST14 loaders, Minetruck MT42 haul trucks and Simba production drill rigs. The Scooptram and…
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Komatsu said it will be able to support its customers more efficiently with the opening of a new warehouse in Elko, Nev. The 50,000-square-foot space at its service center campus in Elko will offer an expansion to its local parts support for mining and construction customers in the Nevada region. Full story.
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Boliden said it is joining forces to implement battery-electric truck transport in underground environments starting this year. Two heavy, electric Volvo trucks will be used in the Boliden Kankberg mine, outside Skellefteå in northern Sweden. “This is an exciting collaboration in an environment with very tough demands; steep slopes, heavy loads and humid air that wears on the vehicles,” said…
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Anglo American is introducing Women of Steel, the first all-female mine rescue team in Queensland, which was formed from its workers at the Capcoal open cut operation near Middlemount. Full story.
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Australian contracting group MACA has been awarded a three-year mining contract at Atlas Iron’s McPhee Creek project in the northeast Pilbara region of Western Australia. Full story.
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Rio Tinto has published an independent report based on a global audit of its cultural heritage management compliance and performance – one of a number of steps it is taking to continue to find better ways to manage and protect heritage. Full story.
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In-Situ Recovery (ISR) uranium extraction company enCore Energy, which has claimed it will be next United States uranium producer in 2023, confirmed it will be restarting uranium production from the Alta Mesa processing plant, as it has a formal decision to advance work at its second south Texas facility. Full article.
Read MoreResearch shows that businesses around the world remain concerned about the impacts of energy security and prices, which could be a catalyst for a range of environmental, social and economic ripple effects. According to ABB Electrification’s Energy Insights survey of 2,300 leaders from small and large businesses across a range of sectors, 92% of respondents feel that the continuing instability…
Read MoreFluor recently announced it has sold off its equipment and fleet service business, AMECO North America, for US$73 million. The buyer was One Equity Partners. Fluor’s divestment in AMECO has been in process for a while; it first announced it would divest the company in September 2019 and went on to sell the AMECO Caribbean business in August 2020. It…
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