Five individuals are now in a two-month pre-trial detention hold by the Russian government after 51 people – 46 workers and five rescue team members – were killed in a methane-fueled blast at the Listvyazhnaya mine near Belovo, in the Kemerovo region of southwestern Siberia, Russia, on 25 November.
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Cornish Lithium hits £18M funding milestone
UK-based Cornish Lithium has secured a transformational funding package of up to £18 million from technology metals investor TechMet Limited – its first investment from a financial institution.
Read MoreB2Gold closes Burkina Faso project sale
Miner B2Gold has confirmed the completion of the sale of its interest in the Kiaka project in Burkina Faso to West African Resources in a cash and share transaction. West African received 90% of the gold project from B2Gold and its partner GAMS-Mining F&A; the balance is held by the state of Burkina Faso. It also received total interest in…
Read MoreMetso Outotec wins Ukraine plant order
Metso Outotec has been awarded a purchase contract for key equipment at the centre of a plant capacity expansion at the Ferrexpo Poltava Mining iron ore complex in Horishni Plavni, central Ukraine. The order for the grate-kiln pellet plan growth includes equipment for major modifications to the traveling grate, rotary kiln and annular cooler, and it will increase the production…
Read MoreVolvo turns to SSAB’s fossil-free steel
Volvo Group said it will be releasing a series of concept vehicles and components using fossil-free steel from SSAB in 2022. The Swedish OEM recently revealed a concept load carrier built with the steel during a green steel collaboration event in Gothenburg, Sweden. “This initiative with SSAB sets the benchmark for a fossil-free future. Just as the nations of the…
Read MoreMcLanahan breaks ground on new Anaconda facility
McLanahan has broken ground on the development of a new Anaconda Equipment factory in Ardboe, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The 31,330-sq.-ft. facility will allow for an increase in production capacity by up to 30%. Northern Ireland-based Anaconda Equipment joined McLanahan’s family of companies in 2019. With an increasing customer demand for the Anaconda Equipment portfolio globally, the expansion to the…
Read MoreEpiroc takes ownership of Mobilaris MCE
Having previously owned 34% of Sweden-based Mobilaris Mining and Civil Engineering (MCE), Epiroc has now acquired the remainder of the company.
Read MoreOtso gold operation back online
Canadian-owned Otso Gold has restarted production at its operation near Raahe, Finland, and has also poured first gold at the site.
Read MoreKefi gets Tulu Kapi license, shoots for mining through 2035
Kefi Gold and Copper has received its long-awaited mining license for the Tulu Kapi copper and gold project in Ethiopia – and will have plenty of time to mine from the asset, as the license extends at least through 2035.
Read MoreMTS, Ericsson bring 5G-ready network to Severstal mine
Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Russia’s largest mobile operator, will build a commercial 5G-ready private network for Severstal’s Karelsky Okatysh iron ore operation in northwest Russia. The network will be built on the Ericsson Dedicated Network solution. The network is scheduled to launch in April 2022. As part of the agreement, MTS will build a dedicated LTE/5G-ready network for dispatching voice and…
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