Trigon Metals, owner of the Kombat processing plant in Namibia, confirmed that the refurbishment of the facility is now mostly complete, with first flotation copper concentrate commissioning commenced.
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Elizabeth Gaines will step down as chief executive officer of Fortescue Metals Group as the Australian miner transitions from a pure play iron ore producer to a diversified renewable energy and resources major.
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Trevali Mining has completed its divestment of its 100% interest in the Santander zinc-lead-silver operation in Peru to Cerro De Pasco Resources. The deal, first announced 8 November, was made for C$1 million in cash, 10 million common shares of CDP and a 1% net smelter return royalty on some areas of Santander. Trevali said it sold the mine to…
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The American Exploration and Mining Association’s (AEMA) annual meeting, exposition and short courses event has now begun in Reno, Nev., with “Mining’s Role in Securing America’s Future” selected as this year’s theme.
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Bringing a host of standard technologies to the 7- to 9-tonne (8- to 10-ton) wheel loader line, the updated Caterpillar 966 and 972 wheel loader series boost operator efficiency. The 966 and 972 models deliver consistently high bucket fill factors to increase productivity by up to 10%. Their next generation design extends fluid and filter change intervals to lower maintenance…
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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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Silver and gold producer Hochschild said it will fight actions taken by the Peruvian government that are “not in accordance with … law” after learning that the country’s head of cabinet would deny extensions and close its Pallancata and Inmaculada silver mines for environmental reasons.
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Australian miner Nickel Mines Limited said that first nickel pig iron from the Angel nickel project in Indonesia, will be ready long before its target date of October 2022 – it is now focusing squarely on the first quarter of the new year.
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Rio Tinto is now 100% owner of the Diavik diamond operation in Canada’s Northwest Territories after acquiring the remaining 40% it did not already own from Dominion Diamond Mines.
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Jindal Steel and Power Limited of India is reportedly ready to begin construction of a coal operation in the southeastern Mmamabula coalfields in Botswana next year. Jindal Botswana country head Neeraj Saxena told Reuters that work will begin in 2022 and be done in phases over the coming two to three years. The miner’s goal is to supply the export…
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