At least three people have been killed and an estimated 50 remain missing after a landslide at a jade mine in the remote Hpakant area of Kachin state, Myanmar on 22 December.
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Thiess picks up two QLD contracts
December has kicked off great for mining contractor Thiess, which has inked $200 million in mining services contracts for two mining clients in Queensland – both of which will commence work this month. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreBHP, China Minmetals complete milestone trade on MineHub platform
BHP and China Minmetals have used MineHub Technologies’ platform in the first cross-border copper concentrate trial shipment processed on blockchain technology. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreNewcrest, Epiroc meet semi-autonomous goal at Cadia
Cave 1 conversion to semi-autonomous production is now complete at the Cadia East gold operation in New South Wales, according to mine owner Newcrest and OEM partner Epiroc. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreOyu Tolgoi underground mine gets $75M jumpstart
Turquoise Hill confirms that the Oyu Tolgoi LLC board of directors has approved a bridging budget of $75 million to continue critical activities at the Oyu Tolgoi underground mine development project in southern Mongolia. The approval reflects the progress made during recent negotiations between Turquoise Hill, the Mongolian government and Rio Tinto about the expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold…
Read MoreNewmont selling power business to Northern Star
Northern Star will soon own more power after buying Newmont’s power business from its Australian division for US$95 million. The move comes after the former paid $25 million for a 50% interest in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM), which afforded it the option to obtain the business from Newmont. Northern Star now has a sale agreement with Newmont Australia to…
Read MoreNickel Mines’ Angel taking off early
Australian miner Nickel Mines Limited said that first nickel pig iron from the Angel nickel project in Indonesia, will be ready long before its target date of October 2022 – it is now focusing squarely on the first quarter of the new year.
Read MoreRamu restarts after two-week idle
Nickel 28 has confirmed the restart of the Ramu cobalt and nickel operation in Papua New Guinea (PNG) by its operating partner, Metallurgical Corporation of China, after a temporary suspension to curb the rising spread of COVID-19 in the region. View full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreLynas Rare Earths retains Alltype for kiln install
Alltype Engineering has been selected by Lynas Rare Earths to erect and install a rotary kiln at its rare earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreGrasberg brings in Fluor for pit-to-underground transition
A joint venture headed up by engineering firm Fluor has been contracted to build and install a grinding mill at the PT Freeport Indonesia’s Grasberg copper and gold complex in Papua, Indonesia.
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