Global automaker Ford has joined PT Vale Indonesia and China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt as a new partner in a US$4.5 billion nickel processing plant in Indonesia, reported Reuters. Full story.
Read More
BHP has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with China Copper and Daye Nonferrous – two of China’s leading copper producers – to develop a more sustainable and responsible copper value chain with the aim of supporting the world’s energy transition. Full story.
Read More
Canadian-headquartered Monument Mining has confirmed that mining of high-grade sulphide ore has begun at its Selinsing gold operation in Pahang State, Malaysia. Full story.
Read More
Kingsgate Consolidated said it is readying to commence production once again at the Chatree gold operation in Thailand, more than six years after it was reportedly forced to close over environmental and health issues. Full story.
Read More
Rio Tinto and the Mongolian government – both owners of the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in the South Gobi region of Mongolia – have officially commemorated the start of underground production from the operation. Full story.
Read More
Lynas Rare Earths has inked new agreements with Japan Australia Rare Earths (JARE) that will further strengthen its balance sheet and support funding of capital projects designed to meet accelerating global demand for rare earth materials. Full story.
Read More
Battery-electric vehicle demand is at the core of Sandvik’s move to create a new load and haul factor in Malaysia. The project, for which the company is set to invest SEK 350 million (US$32.6 million) over three years, will take up 445 hectares at the Sendayan TechValley business park, south of the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Full story.
Read More
Forty-one new apprentices making up the class of 2023 have begun work with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) at its Bowen Basin operations. Full story.
Read More
Metso Outotec has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology (BSIET) for the delivery of two compact-sized iron ore pelletising plants for Chengde Zhaofeng Iron and Steel Group in Hebei province, China. Full story.
Read More
McLaren Applied has announced a partnership with Indonesian mining contractor PT Pamapersada Nusantara (PAMA) that will see McLaren’s Formula 1-derived technology utilised to optimise the efficiency and fuel consumption of PAMA’s mining vehicles. Full story.
Read More