Vale has partnered with Wabtec to advance the decarbonization of the company’s rail operations with an ultimate goal of eliminating the railroad’s emissions in the future with battery power and alternative fuels. The deal includes an order for three of Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery locomotives and a collaboration to test ammonia as a potential clean, alternative fuel to replace diesel. The…
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Cerrado Gold has poured its first gold from its new heap leach gold production project at the Las Calandrias area in Argentina. Mining and stacking operations are at planned capacity, and gold production is expected to steadily increase as the retention period for the stacked ore is reached, allowing the project to reach design capacity during the third quarter of…
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Sandvik confirmed it has received an order from Chilean copper miner Sociedad Punta del Cobre S.A (Pucobre) to supply autonomous loaders equipped with AutoMine Multi-Lite system for its mining operations in northern Chile’s Atacama region.
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Brazilian-focused producer Horizonte Minerals has received its mining approval permit for the Araguaia nickel project from the Pará State Secretariat for Environment and Sustainability (SEMAS).
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Chilean copper miner Sociedad Punta del Cobre S.A (Pucobre) has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply a fleet of six Toro LH621i autonomous loaders equipped with AutoMine Multi-Lite for its mining operations in northern Chile’s Atacama region.
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Brazilian-focused nickel producer Horizonte Minerals has successfully taken delivery to its site of a rotary kiln, a key long lead item for the project.
Read MoreHexagon’s Mining division has deployed a fleet management and safety implementation project with Minera San Cristóbal S.A. at its San Cristóbal open-pit operations in Lipez, Potosí Department, Bolivia. As part of this project, Hexagon deployed 65 HxGN MineOperate OP Pro systems, nearly 40 HxGN MineProtect Collision Avoidance Systems (CAS), and 30 HxGN MineProtect Operator Alertness Systems (OAS) at the complex,…
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Marimaca Copper said Mitsubishi has made a C$20 million equity investment into the company by way of non-brokered private placement. Proceeds will be used to advance and accelerate the development of Marimaca’s flagship project in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile. “We are pleased that Mitsubishi shares our view that the Marimaca Copper project is a unique, very high quality,…
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Mako Mining has received approval to begin processing material from Las Conchitas, located south of the company’s San Albino gold mine in Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua. The approval allows Mako to confirm metallurgical test results at a commercial scale while awaiting for full mining permits by the end of the year. Material will be extracted from six areas of interest –…
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Newmont is planning to undertake cost-cutting efforts in 2024, and as such has opted to defer its decision of a full funds investment in the expansion of its Yanacocha sulphides expansion in Peru for “at least” two years. Officially, the producer said it wants to “advance…[a] portfolio optimization strategy” that will prioritize other opportunities and support a disciplined capital allocation…
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