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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Canadian-based Fury Gold Mines has entered into an agreement to acquire Quebec Precious Metals in an all-share deal, which creates a combined company that consolidates a prospective gold and critical minerals exploration portfolio totaling over 157,000 hectares in Quebec. Full story.
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Global miner Newmont Corp. has completed the previously disclosed sales of the Musselwhite and Éléonore operations in Canada and the Cripple Creek & Victor operation in the United States, as part of a divestment plan of non-core assets. Full story.
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Sibanye-Stillwater said it has made the decision to not proceed with the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada under a joint venture agreement with ioneer. Full story.
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