Metso is launching Data-driven Performance Services to empower the mining industry with faster, fact-based issue resolution. A set of innovative equipment performance solutions is designed to help customers prevent production losses, avoid safety risks, and ensure consistently optimized operations. Full story.
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Golden Horse has completed its acquisition of the Sorrel copper project in the Northern Territory of Australia, via a deal with NT Minerals for A$3 million. “We’re pleased to have secured this high-quality copper asset, providing meaningful copper exposure for Golden Horse at a time of compelling long-term supply-demand fundamentals for copper. The Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate of 88,600 tonnes…
Read MoreNewly completed fieldwork at Ivanhoe Mines and Pallas Resources’ joint venture project in the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Kazakhstan, has identified copper mineralization outcropping on surface with an approximately 20-metre thick zone. Reconnaissance work has identified visible copper mineralization in the form of malachite, azurite and chalcocite on the Merke licence, which includes a 36-kilometre-long, historically identified stratigraphic trend, with multiple samples…
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REMA TIP TOP has acquired significant assets and operations of the Canadian company Almex Group. With the acquisition, the company has expanded its portfolio in the area of conveyor belt vulcanizing systems and “strengthened its position as the world’s leading provider of integrated conveying solutions,” the company stated. As one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of vulcanizing presses, Almex complements…
Read MoreAclara Resources announced that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed up to US$5,000,000 in project development funding for its Carina heavy rare earths project in Goiás, Brazil. The strategic investment provided under DFC’s Project Development Program will primarily fund a feasibility study for the Carina project. The feasibility study, which is expected to be completed by the…
Read MoreMSHA reported that on August 25, a miner at Colt Rock and Lime LLC, Scott, Mo., died after the haul truck he was driving went through a berm in the haul road, over a highwall and overturned into water in the pit. Full story.
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Gunnison Copper has commenced production of pure copper cathode from its fully operational Johnson Camp mine in southeast Arizona, following the successful start-up of the solvent extraction (SX) and electrowinning (EW) circuit. Full story.
Read MoreImperial Metals has received a permit amendment to allow expansion and extension of mining activities at its Mount Polley copper-gold mine in south-central British Columbia. The expansion allows for pit development and expansion of rock-storage areas. Full story.
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U.S.-based companies Energy Fuels and Vulcan Elements have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on creating a resilient domestic supply chain for rare earth magnets independent of China. Full story.
Read MoreThe Minerals Council of Australia has launched a new publication showcasing the industry’s vast economic and social contributions across the country, particularly in regional and remote communities. Australian Mining: Mapped highlights the essential role mining plays in sustaining Australia’s prosperity. Mining is the nation’s largest exporter, top company taxpayer and a major employer. The industry sustains hundreds of thousands of…
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