BHP and the Chilean state-owned Codelco have signed a five-year collaboration agreement that will focus on the accumulated experience of both miners in innovation projects focused on strengthening the sustainability of its operations. Full story.
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, are developing a new mining technique that uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon from mine tailings, promising an advancement in sustainability. “We can take tailings that were produced in the past and recover more resources from those waste materials and, in doing so, also reduce the risk of residual…
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Metso Outotec’s Annual General Meeting approved the board of directors’ proposal to change the company name to Metso Corp. “After the successful integration of Metso and Outotec, we will focus on growing a strong unified Metso company and brand,” said President and CEO of Metso, Pekka Vauramo. “We have combined two valuable companies into one strong Metso. Our focus is…
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Gekko Systems, in collaboration with Cadia Systems, said it has developed a range of turnkey modular elution systems that are designed to be fast, efficient and cost-effective, delivering higher yields and lower operating costs. One of the key advantages of the Gekko-Cadia modular systems is their rapid deployment capability. The systems are pre-engineered and pre-assembled in Gekko’s manufacturing facility in…
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Lithium exploration company Medaro Mining said it plans to carry out a strategic reorganization of its assets through which it would spin-out its interest in Global Lithium Extraction Technologies (GLET) into a newly created entity.
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Senior gold producer B2Gold has finalized its C$1.2 billion acquisition of Sabina Gold & Silver, which gives the company control of the Back River Gold District located in southwestern Nunavut, Canada. Consisting of five mineral claim blocks along an 80-kilometer belt, the district is home to the fully permitted, construction-ready Goose project. The project contains measured and indicated mineral resources…
Read MoreHaver & Boecker Niagara has acquired partial ownership in Tandem Products Inc., a long-standing family-owned polyurethane producer of high-quality open cast screen media and liners for the mining, concrete, industrial and grain industries. Haver & Boecker Niagara’s parent company, Haver & Boecker OHG, is a fifth-generation family-owned business with deep roots in industries such as mining, minerals, aggregates, cement, construction…
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Epiroc announced that it has become the first in the mining industry to sign a delivery agreement with Swedish steelmaker SSAB for SSAB Zero – fossil carbon emission-free recycled steel produced using sustainable energy sources. The steel will be used in Epiroc’s battery-electric range of underground mine trucks and loaders, set to be introduced as soon as the third quarter…
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R. A. McClure Inc. (RAM) will hold its premier Surface Blasting Course at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, S.D., Sept. 26-28, 2023. The intense, three-day curriculum focuses heavily on the latest state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies available to the mining industry for blast optimization. “Proper blast design is vital to optimizing downstream processing efficiency and lowering costs,”…
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Epiroc has pioneered a battery-electric underground mine truck prototype made from fossil-free steel in line with its vision to produce the world’s greenest machines. A partnership with Swedish steelmaker SSAB accelerates the journey toward reduced carbon-dioxide emissions, ultimately helping mining companies reach their climate goals. In partnership with SSAB, Epiroc now prototypes an underground mine truck with a dump box made of fossil-free…
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