Kamoa Copper SA has entered an order with Metso Outotec for the delivery of crucial concentrator equipment for the miner’s mining complex expansion in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The order has been entered with the supplier’s 2Q22 bookings, though neither party released the value of the deal. Scope of delivery includes energy-efficient HIGmill regrind mills with polyurethane wear…
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Asante Gold, which has been rehabilitating its Bibiani gold operation since acquiring it in 2021, has announced the first gold pour from the Ghana mine. The achievement of gravity gold concentrate recovered by the Knelson Concentrator comes after an early June start of commissioning and operation at the mine’s process plant. It has been in 24-hour operation from the facility…
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Trevali Mining has confirmed that its search team has recovered the bodies of two workers, the last unaccounted for from a group of eight trapped underground following a flooding event on 16 April at the Perkoa zinc operation in Burkina Faso. The victims were located on 8 June and 19 June during dewatering activities at the 640 and 670 levels,…
Read MoreChina Molybdenum has reportedly said that, despite reports to the contrary from government regulators, there has been no change in control of Tenke Fungurume Mining in Congo.
Read MoreOne mine employee and a soldier were reportedly killed the morning of 9 June after attackers raided the Nere Mining Group Karma operation in the northern region of Burkina Faso.
Read MoreHarmony Gold Mining has confirmed that one of its employees died on 6 June at its Kusasalethu operation near Carletonville, Gauteng province – its fifth death in a month. The miner called the accident an “engineering-related incident” that occurred during the afternoon hours local time, though it did not release further details. The death was on the same day as…
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Workers at Rusal’s Compagnie des Bauxites de Dian Dian (COBAD) bauxite mine in Guinea have reportedly gone on strike over working conditions and pay, though the mine owner has called the action an “illegal” move. A worker told Reuters late last week that production had stopped over the strike. Union leader Yamoussa Bangoura added in an interview with the news…
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Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) confirmed 26 May it has signed a new five-year wage agreement with three of its four recognized unions. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and UASA – The Union (UASA) represent 90% of the company’s unionized employees. The wage agreement increases salary and salary-related allowances, which will increase…
Read MoreChinese group Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt has earmarked $300 million to invest in the rapid development of the Arcadia project in Zimbabwe to include a lithium operation and processing plant. Per a Reuters report this week, Zhejiang Huayou, one of the top cobalt producers in the world, recently completed a purchase of the hard-rock lithium property just outside of Harare from…
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Anglo American recently pulled back the introductory curtain on its prototype hydrogen-battery hybrid haul truck, the largest in the world, at its Mogalakwena PGM operation in South Africa. The 2-megawatt machine has a 290-tonne/320-ton payload and using multiple fuel cells can generate more power than its diesel predecessor. The truck is part of Anglo American’s nuGen Zero Emission Haulage Solution…
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