Kincora Copper has resecured the full rights of its Mongolian copper-gold portfolio following the withdrawal of Orbminco, formerly Woomera Mining, from a 2024 earn-in agreement as it shifts its focus to Australian gold exploration. The portfolio includes three extensive and underexplored copper-gold intrusive complexes at the Bronze Fox project, a year-round field camp and a proprietary Mongolia-wide project generation database.…
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Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture has selected ABB to deliver a significant modernization of the main production hoist at the Renison mine – Australia’s largest tin mine. With the mine now operating at greater depths, hoist modernisation became essential to maintain reliability, maximise productivity and extend the life expectancy of critical machinery. The upgrade from ABB will replace a legacy…
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Canadian-based Blue Lagoon Resources has received its first delivery of blasting material on site at its Dome Mountain gold project near Smithers, British Columbia, and has completed its first underground blast, officially starting active mining operations. Full story.
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The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded nearly $3 million in cooperative agreements to state geological surveys in 13 states to study critical minerals in mine waste at active and legacy sites. Full story.
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Eriez and BHP announced the successful commissioning of a HydroFloat coarse particle flotation (CPF) plant at BHP’s Carrapateena copper mine in South Australia. The milestone represents a significant advance in sustainable, high-efficiency mineral recovery for the mining industry. Completed through close collaboration among BHP, Eriez, VOLPRO Pty Ltd, and Paradocs Metallurgy. The CPF project integrated HydroFloat technology into the existing…
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Rio Tinto has launched its final Beyond Rare Tender, the third in its annual Art Series, featuring 52 lots of rare diamonds. The final collection pays homage to the life of the Argyle diamond mine in Australia, which ceased operations in 2020, and the Diavik diamond mine in Canada that will cease production next year. The collection, weighing 45.44 carats,…
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Global miner Newmont has completed the sale of its common shares of Orla Mining, for aggregate gross proceeds of US$439 million (C$605 million). “Today’s announcement demonstrates Newmont’s ongoing commitment to streamlining our equity portfolio and unlocks significant cash to support Newmont’s capital allocation priorities,” said Tom Palmer, Newmont chief executive officer. “We value the strong relationship we’ve had with Orla…
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Aquatech has acquired Koch Technology Solutions’ (KTS) direct lithium extraction (DLE) business, integrating the Li-Pro Lithium Selective Sorption (LSS) technology and extensive Li-Pro IP portfolio into the PEARL process technology platform. Full story.
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Equinox Gold has poured first gold at its Valentine gold mine located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Full story.
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Indonesian officials said a task force has seized plots spanning hundreds of acres from PT Weda Bay Nickel and PT Tonia Mitra Sejahtera for lack of relevant forestry permits, reported Reuters. A 148-hectare (366-acre) area at Weda Bay Nickel’s concession has been seized due to the lack of a forestry licence needed to exploit the plot. “They have the mining…
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