Rare Element Resources has been awarded a $4.4 million grant from the Wyoming Energy Authority for advancing the company’s rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant in Upton, Wyo.
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ABB has signed an agreement with mining services group Perenti to collaborate and explore approaches to support net-zero emissions targets for underground and open-pit mines. Australia-based Perenti has significant mining expertise and technical capability, which complements ABB’s technology expertise. Together, the companies plan to explore business models and solutions to provide wider services for pilot, brownfield and greenfield mining customer…
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Civeo was awarded a five-year contract with an undisclosed resources player to provide integrated services at six villages in Western Australia. It was previously contracted to provide services at four of the villages. Read full article.
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Three majors – BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue – have gathered to launch a ‘good behavior’ pilot program they say has the goal of eliminating disrespectful behavior and thus creating safer workplaces for all. Read full article.
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JUWI has confirmed that it is in the final stages of commissioning what it says is the world’s largest solar hybrid project at Centamin’s Sukari gold operation in Egypt. The system at the operation about 400 kilometres south of Sharm El-Sheikh is made up of a 36-megawatt solar farm and a 7.5-MW battery-energy storage system. Both have been integrated into…
Read MoreSandvik has inked a deal to take over Australian-based mine optimization software and services group Polymathian Industrial Mathematics.
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BHP has submitted a revised non-binding indicative proposal to acquire OZ Minerals by way of a scheme of arrangement for a cash price of A$28.25 per share. Read full article.
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With its Arizona proving grounds outside Tucson, Ariz., serving as a backdrop, Caterpillar has demonstrated its first battery-electric 793 model large mining truck as it announced an investment into the campus as a sustainable testing and validation hub of the future. Read full article.
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Women in Mining (WIM UK) has launched its 2022 edition of the “100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining” after a nomination and shortlisting period that included several hundred submissions. The biennial list of 100, sponsored by BMO Capital Markets, Heidrick & Struggles and BCG (Boston Consulting Group), was curated from 915 nominations for 491 women from 61 countries. “Through their…
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Australian mineral sands producer Strandline Resources has confirmed the start of commercial heavy mineral concentrate at the Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia. Read full article.
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