Commercial production has been declared at Red 5’s King of the Hills gold operation in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia as its mining and processing has reached a steady state. Read article.
Read MoreSerbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said she does not see a chance of reviving Rio Tinto’s $2.4 billion lithium-borates project after licences were revoked in January following massive protests sparked by environmental concerns, reported Reuters. “I don’t see any possibility to revive the Jadar project,” Brnabic was quoted by the Nova S news portal. She went on to note that…
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Officials from Horizonte Minerals said in a construction update that work is advancing on schedule and on budget – and safely – at the Araguaia nickel project in Brazil as it fixes its focus on a 1Q24 production start. The company said overall project progress to completion is 28%, and earthworks are significantly advanced and due to be concluded in…
Read MoreThe Andean nation of Colombia is reportedly finalising a launch of a national mining company and a new state-owned mining company as royalties rise in the region. The government’s National Mining Agency (NMA) told Reuters last week that Colombian president Gustavo Petro has vowed to reform the mining sector, focusing on critical minerals for the energy transition, like copper. While…
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What is believed to be the world’s first autonomous battery-electric loader is now in operation at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Bathopele operation in Rustenburg, South Africa, thanks in part to supplier RCT. The company said that it, working alongside a South African OEM, installed the RCT ControlMaster Automation system to the machine and delivered its Automation Centre into a surface office. The underground…
Read MoreDurex Products will display its screen media, liners, wear parts and screen accessories in booth C-32567 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, March 14–18, 2023. The company offers numerous innovative urethane, rubber and wire screen media options, which allow customers to fine-tune production and increase tons per hour, while keeping products in spec and lowering operating costs.
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Newmont’s Boddington operation, which has the distinction of being Western Australia’s largest gold operation, has met a significant target with the gold industry’s first autonomous haulage system: 100 million tonnes (110 million tons) hauled. Full article.
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Epiroc has announced its acquisition of Brisbane, Australia-based ground engaging tools (GET) supplier CR. Full Article.
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Renewed attention to gold mining at both new and historical sites in Virginia prompted the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine at Virginia Tech to convene a study about the potential impacts of gold mining, chaired by William Hopkins, Virginia Tech professor in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment. Read…
Read MoreCanadian gold company Argonaut Gold said president and CEO Larry Radford has resigned, effective immediately, for personal health reasons. He will continue as a member of the board of directors and chief advisor to the new CEO until January 22. Read full article.
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