In a move it said is proactive for its mission to further enhance safety in surface mining operations, Glencore has trialled a remote shutdown system from RCT at its McArthur River Mine (MRM) on a grader and bulldozer and at the site. The supplier, which confirmed the news, said the operator has committed to installing the system on an additional…
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Global miners Rio Tinto and BHP have inked a collaboration that will have them working in tandem to extract up to 200 million tonnes of iron ore at their neighbouring Yandicoogina and Yandi iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Australia. Under two non-binding Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), the companies will explore the potential for a collaboration on the…
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Rio Tinto announced a two-year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will see AWS become Nuton Technology’s first customer following an industrial-scale deployment of the bioleaching technology at Gunnison Copper’s Johnson Camp mine last month. Full story.
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Japan kicked off a month-long mission to test mining of rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed near Minamitori Island, about 1,900 kilometres southeast of Tokyo. The government-backed project is the country’s first endeavour to domestically source rare earths and comes as China begins restricting rare-earth exports to Japan more broadly.
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Material handling supplier BEUMER Group has opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Taicang, China, marking a major expansion of the company’s presence in the country. A grand opening ceremony was held on December 10, a date which coincided with BEUMER China’s 20th anniversary and the BEUMER Group’s 90th anniversary globally. The company said the high-tech plant, which sits on…
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Larvotto Resources said that its retained partner, PYBAR Mining Services, has kicked off underground development at the Hillgrove antimony-gold project in New South Wales. Following the execution of a binding underground development contract, the developer said PYBAR has mobilised equipment and personnel to the site and commenced works. The program forms part of an approximately 20-kilometer underground development scope planned…
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Australian-based gold producer Capricorn Metals has entered into a binding agreement with exploration company Tempest Minerals to acquire the prospective Yalgoo project tenement package in a A$4.5 million cash and scrip deal.
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Australian and American companies VERIDAPT and FUELHUB have formed a new global alliance to deliver digitally advanced fuel management and reconciliation solutions to the North American mining sector, as well as for rail, agriculture, and commercial transportation.
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The mining division of Hexagon will soon be granted access to a real-world underground environment for technology testing, thanks to a new partnership inked with Montana Technological University.
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Gold and copper miner SolGold has agreed to be acquired by its largest shareholder, Jiangxi Copper, in a deal that values the Ecuador-focused miner at 867 million pounds ($1.17 billion). This was Jiangxi’s third proposal to acquire SolGold.
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