The Thiess-Khishig Arvin Joint Venture (TKAJV) has secured a new contract to provide mining services at the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project in Mongolia, marking TKAJV’s return to underground mining services. The deal, the value of which was not disclosed, also builds on the group’s recent successes with numerous underground construction projects, following the development of the mine’s 6.5-kilometre…
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Reuters has reported that the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has taken control of a mining hub in Myanmar, likely disrupting shipments of rare earth oxides to China. The armed group has seized control of the towns of Panwa and Chipwe in Kachin state, adjacent to southwestern China’s Yunnan province. The news agency noted that rare earth mining areas in Kachin…
Read MoreNRW Holdings said its NRW Civil & Mining division has been awarded a development contract for BHP at the Jimblebar mine in the East Pilbara region, just east of Newman. The scope of the contract includes various civil, building, mechanical and electrical works to support sustainable production at Jimblebar. The project contract, valued at approximately A$109 million, will commence in…
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EACON Mining has partnered with Xichang Mining, a Baowu company, to automate operations at the Taihe iron mine in China – the company’s first iron ore project. In the first phase of the mine’s automation, EACON will provide its OEM-agnostic autonomous haulage solution (AHS) ORCASTRA for a fleet of six SANY electric mining trucks, each equipped with drive-by-wire systems per…
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China’s biggest coal miner – China Energy Investment – said it will spend CNY170 billion (US$24 billion) to build an integrated plant in the northwestern region of Xinjiang that will turn coal into oil products. Construction of the plant commenced this month. The core process is based on domestically developed, independently patented second-generation direct coal liquefaction technology, which will be…
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Philippines-based Semirara Mining and Power has disclosed plans to invest PHP291 billion (US$5.0 billion) for its coal mine expansion project in Semirara Island, Caluya, Antique, reported the Manila Standard. Semirara said in documents submitted to the country’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources that the investment would expand the existing Molave and Narra pits and the Acacia deposit. The project…
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Metso has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology (BSIET) for the delivery of a traveling grate pelletizing plant for Ruifeng Iron and Steel Group in Tangshan, Hebei province, China. “We are delighted to support Ruifeng in achieving their decarbonization targets with our advanced technology. The increasing interest in our compact-sized pellet plants in China is very encouraging,”…
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At least 15 were killed at an illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s province of West Sumatra, following a landslide caused by heavy rains, reported Reuters. Three people are confirmed injured, while several others are still missing. Irwan Efendi, the head of the provincial disaster agency, estimated there were probably 25 people in the mine at the time of the incident.…
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XCMG Machinery has delivered a batch of electric autonomous mining trucks – the ZNK95 Intelligent Mining Dump Truck – to an undisclosed open pit mine in Inner-Mongolia. The operation aims to deploy 300 units by 2026, leading to a reduction of 149,000 tons of carbon emissions and 47,000 tons of diesel consumption. The ZNK95 utilises vehicle, cloud and network collaborative…
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Violent attacks between illegal settlers and local landowners near Barrick Gold’s Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea has killed at least 20 people, reported Reuters, with other news outlets citing at least 30 dead. The government has granted police emergency powers, including the use of lethal force, to contain the violence. Local media has reported that Barrick has temporarily halted…
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