Canadian-based Aya Gold & Silver has kicked off commissioning activities at its new 2,000-tonnes-per-day mill at the underground Zgounder silver mine in Morocco. “We are excited to highlight Zgounder’s move from construction to commissioning,” said President and CEO Benoit La Salle. “When commissioned and combined with the current plants, Zgounder expanded operations will deliver LOM average production of 7 million…
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Canadian-headquartered Galantas Gold has confirmed the completion of its trial stoping program at the Omagh gold project in Northern Ireland. There were six stopes mined and backfilled successfully at the County Tyrone project, using a narrow vein, modified Avoca longhole open stoping method in two separate blocks. The minimum stope width was 2.2 metres planned, with a stope length of…
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Ivanhoe has reported the early achievement of first concentrate through its Phase 2 concentrator at the Kamoa-Kakula complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The near-record 35,474 tonnes was produced in May, the company said last week, from the first and second phases. Executive co-chair Robert Friedland confirmed the achievement was celebrated by the mine-site management and employees. It…
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Dozens of workers are still trapped underground after a pit collapsed in central Nigeria, reported the BBC. The incident took place on June 6 after heavy rainfall. Niger state emergency service agency spokesman Hussaini Ibrahim told the BBC that one person has been confirmed dead and they believe more than 30 people are still trapped as rescue efforts continue. “Rest…
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Kingsrose Mining and BHP have signed two industry-leading exploration alliance agreements, under which the latter will provide funding for regional mineral exploration for nickel and copper across areas of interest in Norway and Finland. “Following our participation in the inaugural BHP Xplor program, it is incredibly exciting to be announcing these exploration alliances with BHP, one of the world’s leading…
Read MoreMetso is marking a milestone: the delivery of its 100th truck body, with the crowning unit delivered recently to Boliden’s Kevitsa polymetallic mine in the Sodankylä region of Finland. The supplier said its truck bodies belong to a portfolio of comprehensive payload management solutions for mining as well as aggregates for optimizing loading and hauling capability, minimizing environmental impact, and…
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Boliden has entered into an agreement with Radtonics, regarding the creation of a private industrial 5G network for its Garpenberg underground zinc mine in Sweden. Among other things, the network will play an important role as a communication channel in a project for autonomous transport initiated at the mine. Boliden is working strategically to use modern technology that automates processes,…
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The Corum Druzhkovka Machine-Building Plant (Corum DrMZ), part of the Corum Group, has completed the production of a new KPD Roadheader for the Pavlogradska coal mine in Ukraine. The new roadheader is distinguished by its innovative design. Like its predecessor, it has a new visualization system – a user-friendly and intuitive interface that clearly shows the current command. However, a…
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A Ukrainian private mining and metals university has issued diplomas to its first class of students in modern engineering and technical specialties. Among the 143 master’s students, 89 graduated with distinction and 35 received diplomas with honours. The students, which were enrolled in 11 educational programmes, attended more than 200 lectures, over 500 practical and offline sessions, and more than…
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SSR Mining, owner of the Çöpler gold mine in Turkey, said the body of one of its missing personnel has been recovered from the Manganese Pit following a February 13 heap leach slip as efforts to find the others continue. CEO Rod Antal said that its priority since the date of the event has been the recovery of all nine…
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