Touting them as digital, electric and maintenance-free, OEM Liebherr has unveiled advanced slewing bearings and slew drives to make operations more efficient, safer and environmentally friendly. “Industries worldwide are under pressure to reduce their environmental footprint, while becoming more efficient, sustainable and safer. But how can these goals be achieved? Often, the answer lies in the hidden champions of heavy…
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Gainwell Engineering Private Limited (GEPL) has delivered the first-ever domestically manufactured room and pillar mining equipment package to esteemed Indian customer Eastern Coalfields Limited. The equipment, which the company said marks a significant milestone for the nation’s manufacturing and coal mining sector, is what Gainwell has called a furthering of India’s efforts to establish itself as a global hub for…
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Canadian-headquartered Silvercorp Metals has confirmed the completion of its tailings storage facility No. 3 and its new 1,500-tonne-per-day flotation production line at the Ying complex in the Henan Province, China. The project, it said, wrapped in early December 2024 on time and under budget. Both facilities are now fully operating as designed following a one-month commissioning period. The addition of…
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The world’s largest iron ore export hub, Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Australia, is in operation again after the passing of what has been named Cyclone Sean. According to a Reuters report, citing an interview with the Pilbara Ports Authority, the hub reopened Monday after being idled since Saturday, 18 January, as the storm arrived in the region.…
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The merger of CONSOL Energy with Arch Resources to create a new operator, Core Natural Resources, which was announced last August, has now been completed. Full story.
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SSR Mining, thanks to an independent review report commissioned by Call & Nicholas (CNI) of a heap leach failure it suffered at the Çöpler operation, now knows the most likely cause was a deeply-rooted flaw in the third-party engineered design of the heap leach pad. The review found that the assessment of the test data overestimated the shear strength properties…
Read MoreBarrick has confirmed it has “regrettably” initiated the process to suspend operations at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex in Mali, at least temporarily, amid ongoing shipping restrictions. The move has been a consideration since the gold shipping issue arose, and was mentioned as a potential issue last month when the company received an attachment order on its gold from the Malian government.…
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Photo: MMG Ltd Hong Kong-based MMG resumed operations at its Dugald River MMG in MMG on January 14 after an approaching grassfire near its perimeter was contained, reported Reuters. The miner, which is backed by state-owned China Minmetals Corporation, said it does not expect any material impact on its full-year production outlook for Dugald River. In fiscal 2023, the mine…
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First Majestic Silver has completed its acquisition of Gatos Silver, the company announced, with 98.44% of First Majestic’s shareholders and 99.23% of Gatos Silver’s stockholders voting in favor. Under the terms of the merger agreement, First Majestic has acquired all issued and outstanding shares of Gatos Silver, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary. The takeover was first announced om September 2024…
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Mines and Money Miami 2025, which promises a key mix of industry delegates from leading, mid-tier, and junior mining companies, as well as investors, OEMS, governmental representatives from across the Americas, tech companies, banks, legal firms, and other stakeholders, is almost ready to open its doors. Full story.
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