Australian miner Jervois has opened the doors on the long-awaited Idaho Cobalt Operations (ICO) complex near Salmon, Idaho, and has commenced commissioning on the nation’s only cobalt operation. Read full article here.
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Sayona Quebec, a joint venture between Sayona Mining (75%) and Piedmont Lithium (25%), has launched a prefeasibility study for lithium carbonate production at its North American Lithium project near Val-d’Or, Quebec, Canada. Read full article here.
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OEM Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has unveiled its second technology demonstrator for its future autonomous mining vision, the full autonomous AutoMine Concept Underground Drill. The twin-boom development drill rig is capable of drilling without human interaction. The cabinless battery-electric drill can plan and execute the entire drilling cycle from tramming to the face, setting up for drilling, drilling the…
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Komatsu has engineered its new WX03 load-haul-dump (LHD) for especially small, narrow vein applications with limited maneuvering space. The OEM said the 3-tonne, diesel-powered machine offers improved performance and electronic controls to simplify training and operation. The WX03 is built with a high-strength steel frame design and a heavy-duty, all-mechanical powertrain, to help hit production targets while controlling costs. The…
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Metso Outotec has signed a three-year Life Cycle Services contract valued at EUR12 million with an unnamed platinum producer in South Africa. The performance-based agreement covers 12 filters across five customer sites, and provides a Reliability Centered Maintenance application that focuses on preventive maintenance, which will improve machine life. “We are very pleased to have been chosen as the key…
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Just a bit over six months after pouring first gold, Equinox Gold’s Santa Luz gold mine in Brazil has reached commercial production on 1 October. The Canadian-based miner said the mine’s mill is now operating at approximately 90% of design capacity of 7,400 tonnes per day, with recoveries consistently above 70% and ranging up to 85%. Through 30 September, the…
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Weir Group has established an alliance with Swiss Tower Mills Minerals (STM), under which the latter’s vertical stirred grinding mills will be marketed for coarse grinding applications globally. Weir said the partnership will integrate the vertical stirred grinding mills into Weir’s own minerals processing flow sheet, giving customers throughput improvements and energy efficiency, helping them to meet goals for productivity…
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Alliance Coal’s River View complex in western Kentucky is about to gain ground – 56 acres to be exact – with an expansion project that will bring an underground mine, including a new portable and man shaft. Read the full article here.
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Atlantic Lithium, a partner of Piedmont Lithium, has completed a prefeasibility study for its flagship Ewoyaa project located in the Cape Coast region of Ghana. The project will be a primary source of spodumene concentrate for Piedmont’s Tennessee Lithium operations in the United States. Atlantic Lithium said the study demonstrated a production target of approximately 255,000 tons/year of 6% lithium…
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Nickel Industries’ Hengjaya nickel project, located within the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, has commenced its transition from nickel pig iron production to nickel matte. Read full article.
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