Varacio, developer of the TruScan XRF x-ray fluorescence technology, has submitted the results of its scanning work for Idaho Copper’s CoMo deposit in Boise County, Idaho, confirming the possibility of ore sorting at the property. Full story.
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Metso said it is reintroducing the OtoVent off-gas treatment technology for the quenching of various types of off-gases in non-ferrous and ferrous metallurgical processes. The technology is known to be used at the most modern copper smelters.
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U.S. Gold subsidiary Gold King has satisfied one of the conditions associated with the recently granted surface gold mine permit for its CK project in southeast Wyoming. The company was issued a pollutant discharge elimination system permit also known as a water discharge permit from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. Full story.
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Terex announced the launch of MAGNA, a new brand to address the demands of large-scale operations in the quarrying, mining, construction and recycling industries. With decades of experience and a reputation for excellence across its Powerscreen, Finlay and EvoQuip brands, Terex has been at the forefront of providing innovative, high-quality equipment solutions. Under the strapline ‘Made for More’, MAGNA will…
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Sandvik has rolled out its largest-ever intelligent rotary blasthole drill, the DR416iE. The electric Sandvik DR416iE’s design is based on the popular Sandvik DR416i. It joins the Sandvik DR410iE, Sandvik DR412iE and Sandvik DR413iE as the fourth and largest electrified rig in Sandvik’s intelligent rotary blasthole range. The new release has been designed to deliver superior performance and sustainability in…
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Miners Vale and BHP, and their joint venture Samarco, have presented Brazilian authorities with a new offer to settle reparations for a tailings dam collapse in 2015, reported Reuters. The new proposal totals 140 billion reais (US$26.09 billion), including 37 billion reais already disbursed in reparation measures, Vale said in a securities filing. It is 13 billion reais higher than…
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Before the first Early Learner CAT 793 battery-electric haul truck (BEHT) rolls into BHP’s Jimblebar mine in Western Australia in October, the miner’s Operational Decarbonisation team visited Caterpillar’s Tucson Proving Ground (USA) to witness it in action. “It’s incredibly exciting to be here in Tucson seeing this battery-electric truck in action. Not only do these trials represent an important step…
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Golding Contractors, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRW Holdings, has acquired the mining services contract, associated fleet and transfer of the employees that HSE Mining has deployed to Stanmore Resources’ South Walker Creek coal mine in Queensland. The transaction, valued at $85 million, will be funded via NRW’s asset finance facilities. “I am delighted that NRW has been successful in…
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The Metals Company (TMC) has successfully produced the world’s first cobalt sulfate derived exclusively from seafloor polymetallic nodules. The cobalt sulfate was generated during bench-scale testing of TMC’s hydrometallurgical flowsheet design with SGS Canada at the latter’s Metallurgical Centre of Excellence testing facility in Lakefield, Ontario. “This achievement further demonstrates the potential for seafloor polymetallic nodules as a valuable resource,”…
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SolGold has signed the exploitation for its flagship copper-gold Cascabel project in Ecuador. The milestone follows the successful contractual negotiations and approval of the term sheet by the government of Ecuador in last summer. The contract and existing legislation and regulations establish the legal and financial terms and conditions required for Cascabel’s development. “The signing of the exploitation contract for…
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