Canadian mid-tier miner IAMGOLD has confirmed the death of one of its workers after an off-site hoisting accident in northeastern Burkina Faso near its Essakane complex. While it did not identify the individual, the miner, who has assets in North and South America as well as West Africa, said the worker was assisting with the hoisting of mobile equipment when…
Read MoreCanadian base metal miner Sierra Metals has announced the resignation of Luis Marchese as its CEO and company director with immediate effect, and the appointment of Ernesto Balarezo Valdez as his interim replacement as CEO. Read full article.
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NRW’s Action Drill & Blast has received notification of its award of drill and blast services for Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes mine in Western Australia. Read full article.
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China’s Ningbo Lygend Resources Technology has awarded Metso Outotec with an order for 25 thickener units for its nickel laterite HPAL (high pressure acid leaching) project on Obi island in Indonesia. Read full article.
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Lithium developer and extraction technology innovator E3 Lithium has received a C$27 million investment from the Canadian government’s Innovation, Science and Economic Development’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). Read full article.
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Top coal producer Coal India has been enrolled as the newest member of the World Coal Association (WCA), underscoring its commitment to responsible operations. Read full article.
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Immersive Technologies has implemented a Komatsu HD785-7 Simulator training program with earthmoving company EPSA in Saudi Arabia, which the two said will focus to enhance operational readiness and support EPSA’s strategy to train a growing Saudi Arabian workforce. The simulator, not the first partnership for the companies, was placed at a phosphate project in the country. The two said one…
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Anglo American said that, after talks and an agreement with a Chilean water desalination provider, it has secured the supply of desalinated water – which will meet nearly half of its needs – for its Los Bronces open-pit copper mine in the country. Anglo American base metals business CEO Ruben Fernandes said that the miner has a target to reduce…
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Workers at BHP’s Escondida mine in northern Chile have accepted a new offer from the global miner and will not move forward with a planned strike over safety concerns, reported Reuters. The Sindicato No. 1 union said that 1,495 members out of the 1,902 who voted accepted the new proposal from BHP. “This proposal contains a series of concrete and…
Read MoreGuatemala’s national mining association Gremial de Recursos Naturales, Minas y Canteras (GRENAT) recently adopted the corporate social responsibility performance standards of Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM).
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