Barrick Chile is moving forward with the Early Citizen Participation process in Alto del Carmen on the proposed activities for the El Alto exploration, which seeks to obtain key geological and metallurgical information. Barrick has held more than 120 meetings with leaders of social organizations to date, in addition to more than 100 meetings held with residents during Information Sessions…
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Resources companies have reduced their gender pay gap, but work remains – that is the arterial message of the newly released Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) for 2023-24, per the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME). The agency said the latest data shows the midpoint of the gap in average total remuneration between male and female workers…
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Evolution Mining has received the final regulatory approval for its Cowal gold operations’ open pit continuation project, which will extend open-pit mining at the New South Wales site until at least 2042.
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Rio Tinto said it has resumed operations at its East Intercourse Island (EII) facility at Dampier Port in Western Australia after being offline for over five weeks due to Tropical Cyclone Sean. A railcar dumper at the port facility was flooded when the cyclone delivered record rain along parts of the Pilbara coastline in late January. The miner said dumper…
Read MoreCoTec Holdings has signed a binding long-term exclusivity and collaboration agreement with Salter Cyclones to use its Multi-Gravity Separators (MGS) technology for the recovery of iron ore and manganese from primary mining and tailings material. CoTec officials said they believe the technology could represent a step change in the bulk handling of iron and manganese tailings. It would offer the…
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Mining tech company IMDEX and world-class geoscience analytics company Datarock have teamed with scanning technology vendor ELEMISSION to “set a new standard” for geological data and analysis.
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Canadian-based Seequent, an arm of the Bentley Subsurface Company, has unveiled Seequent Evo, which it said will redefine geoscience collaboration and data management. Seequent Evo is a powerful cloud-based platform designed to help Seequent users, and the broader geoscience community, collaborate and manage data centrally for faster, smarter decision-making. The new release offers a strong foundation for integrated workflows, it…
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Weir has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Australia-based Mining Software Holdings Pty Ltd (Micromine) for a sterling equivalent enterprise value of A$1,310 million. “The acquisition of Micromine is a significant step in our strategy of investing in technology to accelerate smart, efficient and sustainable mining. The combined force of Micromine and Weir will create a sector-leading globally scaled…
Read MoreMSHA reported that on Jan. 3, a miner at Borger Pit in Hutchinson County, Texas, died when an excavated trench collapsed and engulfed him. The victim was replacing a 12-in. discharge line in the trench when the wall collapsed. Full story.
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Virginia Tech said it is spearheading a research coalition to reveal the untapped potential of the greater Appalachian Mountains region. Full story.
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