Gold mining junior Irving Resources has purchased two new diamond drills – a Zinex A5 and Boart Longyear LF90DT – for its exploration programs in Japan. Irving said that it has decided to take its drilling operations in-house including building its own team of drillers. “This is a bold step for Irving,” said Dr. Quinton Hennigh, director and technical advisor,…
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Kalium Lakes, which is considered to be Australia’s first sulphate of potash (SOP) producer, said in a new operational update that it is preparing for a target date for first commercial sales by next month from the Beyondie SOP project. Read full article.
Read MoreA Philippine court has ordered that the victims of the 1993 Marcopper Mining’s Maguila-guila dam burst be paid 300,000 pesos (US$5,734) each, plus a share of 1 million pesos for exemplary damages, reported Reuters. Read full article.
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State-run Coal India said it will commission the Siarmal coal mine in eastern Odisha state, India, as the country struggles to keep up with power demand, reported Reuters. Read full article.
Read MoreA recent auction for a controlling stake in the Dechenonba lithium mine in Sichuan, China has drawn attention to the country’s surging interest in the commodity, reportedly attracting 3,448 bids. Read full article.
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The provincial government of South Cotabato, Philippines, has reversed a 2010 policy that banned open-pit mining, removing the final regulatory hurdle for the stalled Tampakan copper-gold project, reported Reuters. Read full article.
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Maas Group business unit Jacon Equipment has inked a distribution deal with Voltas, making the latter its only sales, service and support distributor for its product lines in India. View full article here.
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As it gears up to transition to the title of lithium producer, Core Lithium has awarded the crushing services agreement for its Finniss lithium project near Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia, to CSI Mining Services. Read full story here.
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The first underground battery-electric vehicle (BEV) fleet to be deployed in India will soon be on its way to the customer, Hindustan Zinc, from OEM Sandvik, the companies confirmed after inking a new memorandum of understanding (MoU). Read more here.
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The World Coal Association has added its newest member, Indian mining supplier Gainwell Engineering. Gainwell, a venture of Gainwell Commosales Private Limited, formerly Tractors India Private Limited, is an eight-decade supplier of Caterpillar Construction, Mining and Power Solutions. Read full article here.
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