Doran Manufacturing has confirmed its integration with Digital Communications Technologies (DCT) to supply tire monitoring technology to be used in Chilean copper mines via DCT’s integrators in the region, Geoaustral and Cosmos Energy. The project is part of a safety initiative and will initially involve 36 trucks and off-road vehicles/equipment including loaders, articulated trucks, haul trucks and more at the…
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A top iron ore miner in Chile has extended a multi-year contract deal with FLSmidth to service its five high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGRs) across three of its mines in Chile with the goal of both enhancing productivity and extending the lifetime of the units. The service contract will be managed and executed by FLSmidth’s Chilean service center, which is in…
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Vale said that all the electricity used in its operations in Brazil in 2023 came from renewable sources, achieving its goal of 100% renewable electricity consumption two years ahead of schedule. Having reached the target, Vale has zeroed its indirect CO2 emissions in Brazil, which correspond to Scope 2. The company still has the challenge of achieving 100% renewable energy…
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Newmont confirmed that two members of its technical services team died at the Cerro Negro mine in the Santa Cruz region of Argentina on April 9.
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Ionic Rare Earths has entered into a binding agreement with Viridis Mining and Minerals to form a 50:50 joint venture with the aim of establishing a significant leading role in the future global supply chain for rare earth elements. Both companies will co-fund the joint venture and a proposed Brazilian refinery and magnet recycling facility utilizing IonicRE’s separation technology. A…
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Gold Fields has started production at its Salares Norte mine in Chile’s Atacama province with the pouring of its first gold-silver doré on 28 March. “Salares Norte’s construction is credit to the innovation, experience, commitment, and persistence of the teams that worked on the project. To build a remote mine at 4,500m above sea level with winter temperatures as low…
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American Lithium said it has commenced a major technical/social initiative on the Macusani Plateau with the Peruvian Armed Forces. The solar electrification program involves the installation of solar panels at remote homes that lack electricity. To date, the miner has installed over 240 of the planned 1,000 installations for this year in the five Andean communities surrounding its Falchani lithium…
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Chilean miner Antofagasta Minerals unveiled a new desalination plant that will help mitigate the effects of a 15-year drought on the production of copper at its flagship mine, according to Reuters. Chilean President Gabriel Boric praised the $2 billion-plus project, saying the situation in the Coquimbo region, where the Los Pelambres mine is located, is concerning. “Especially with the climate…
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Peruvian miner Buenaventura confirmed it has received its final operating permit from the country’s Ministry of Energy and Mines for the start of production at its Yumpag silver mine. The operation, wholly owned by the company, is near the Uchucchacua Unit, Yanahuanca District, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Pasco Region. It will be Buenaventura’s flagship asset, said CEO Leandro Garcia. He…
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Komatsu has now surpassed 700 commercial deployments of its FrontRunner autonomous haulage system (AHS) as of February. The achievement was met last month and includes over 100 units of the 980E-AT, one of the world’s largest ultra-class dump trucks capable of carrying 400 tons. The 700th AHS truck was deployed at Glencore’s Lomas Bayas copper mine in Chile, which first…
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