Québec Nickel has started its winter 2023 drilling program at the Ducros nickel-copper-PGE project, located 80 kilometers northeast of Val-d’Or, Québec. The company aims to complete 20,000 meters of drilling this year. Full story.
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Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, is now home to an ABB facility, as the company has opened a Technology and Engineering Center (MXTEC) there to increase North American project delivery capacity and boost its competitiveness. Full story.
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Mineral resource company Wealth Minerals has announced a maiden NI 43-101 resource estimate for its Ollagüe lithium project in northern Chile.
Read MoreTerraSource Global – a manufacturer of material sizing equipment based on the Gundlach, Jeffrey Rader and Pennsylvania Crusher brands, and subsidiary of Right Lane Industries – has announced the acquisition of Elgin Separation Solutions as of Jan. 12. Elgin designs, manufactures and services material processing parts and equipment for mining, energy production, recycling and waste management applications. Core products include…
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PHOTO: WAE Technologies Fortescue’s decarbonisation journey has taken a major step forward with the delivery of a WAE Technologies battery, ready to be installed in a prototype zero-emission battery electric mining haul truck that the miner is developing with Liebherr. Full story.
Read MoreTwo workers were killed during clashes between protesters, workers and security guards at the PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) smelter in Indonesia, over the weekend, reported Reuters. Full story.
Read MoreA Glencore copper operation in Peru has been targeted by vandals amid a rash of protests in the southern Andes, according to reports. Reuters said on 12 January that political protestors attacked the Antapaccay copper mine that day, citing a statement from a top mining official. The country is currently in the throes of its worst civil unrest in several…
Read MoreA major Indigenous group in Ecuador has warned it is making plans to hold protests at mining areas in the country. CONAIE leader Leonidas Iza told Reuters it and an anti-mining group voted to oppose the expansion of mining in Ecuador due to social and environmental impacts. It additionally voted to “prepare conditions of territorial defense” in present mining areas…
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Another decarbonization step is being taken, this time by Rio Tinto at its United States operations: the operator is planning to swap out its conventional diesel fuel for renewable fuel across its haul truck fleet. Full story.
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Normet is already having a busy 2023, acquiring Finland boom system manufacturer Rambooms and hydraulic attachments supplier Marakon and also grabbing up a minority holding in startup Lekatech. Full story.
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