Hindustan Zinc, CIMIC set up India’s first zinc tailings recycling facility

India-based producer Hindustan Zinc has awarded contracts to CIMIC Group companies Sedgman and Leighton Asia for the development of India’s first zinc tailings recycling facility at its flagship Rampura Agucha Mines (RAM) in Rajasthan.        The Rampura Agucha facility will feature advanced processing techniques to recover metals like zinc and silver from previously processed tailings, transforming legacy waste…

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Construction starts for Fortescue wind project

Fortescue has commenced construction of its Nullagine wind project in the Pilbara, its first such type of endeavour in the state, as it pushes its plan to reach its Real Zero target. The miner, which called the project the foundation for a broader portfolio of wind capacity it will roll out this decade, will include a total of 133MW, made…

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BEUMER opens new production hub in India

BEUMER Group has officially inaugurated a new manufacturing facility at Reliance’s Model Economic Township (MET City) in Jhajjar, Haryana, India, on 12 December. The high-tech plant is set to significantly enhance the company’s global production capabilities and long-term presence in the region. “This expansion reflects BEUMER Group’s strategic focus and commitment to long-term success in India. The new production site…

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Taruga to acquire two PNG projects

Taruga Minerals has entered into a 12-month option with Exploration & Management Consultants Pty Ltd and Metal Mining PNG Pty Ltd to acquire two projects in Papua New Guinea: the East Normanby gold project on Normanby Island, and the Kol Mountain copper-gold project on New Britain Island. East Normanby covers a tenement package spanning 491 square kilometres across eastern Normanby…

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Indonesia fines 22 mining companies

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An Indonesian government task force has ordered dozens of companies in mining and palm oil cultivation to pay fines totalling 38.62 trillion rupiah (US$2.31 billion) for operating illegally in forest areas, reported Reuters. President Prabowo Subianto’s forestry task force has seized 3.7 million hectares of plantations and more than 5,300 hectares of mining operations, with a target to reach 4…

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TAKRAF, CFHI to strengthen Chinese mining sector

A cooperation framework agreement between CFHI Tianjin Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. and TAKRAF Mining Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd. marks a new chapter in German mining equipment supplier TAKRAF Group’s collaboration with leading Chinese industry partners. Both companies will leverage their combined expertise in technology, manufacturing and market development to deliver safer, smarter and greener solutions for China’s mining sector. “This…

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Augustus seeks exploration licence in PNG

Augustus Minerals has successfully applied for Exploration Licence ELA2955 in the Kira Koiari District, Central Province, Papua New Guinea, following a site visit in late October. The tenement is located 40 kilometres southeast along strike from the Tolokuma gold mine and 35 km north of Port Moresby. “We are very pleased to have been invited into the Hira Koiari District…

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Cove Capital to mine tungsten in Kazakhstan

Mining investment firm Cove Capital will develop a large tungsten deposit in Kazakhstan with state mining firm JSC Tau-Ken Samruk under a deal to be announced by the Trump administration, reported Reuters. The agreement is part of a suite of deals announced between Washington and Astana to tighten economic partnerships between the countries. Cove Capital will control 70% of a…

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Telestack to supply radial stacker to Australian coal mine

Telestack has been awarded a new contract for the supply of a RSL 52 Fixed Length Radial Stacker via its distributor in Australia, Mineral Processing Solutions. The 1000-tph, customised radial stacker will be supplied to an undisclosed coal mine and hosts a range of optional extras, some of which include: Telestack said the unit will be used as a bypass…

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BHP to transfer part of Mt Arthur land to Malabar

BHP is transferring a parcel of land from Mt Arthur Coal to neighbouring Malabar Resources as it continues to progress toward a responsible closure of the coal operation in 2030. Around 3,700 hectares of land will be transferred, providing the option for Malabar to seek further value from its existing underground Maxwell operation. The transfer will enable better safety and…

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