Vale has started the commissioning of the Gelado iron ore project in Carajás, Pará state, Brazil, reusing the tailings that have been deposited at its dam since Vale’s start of work in the region in 1985. The project is using 100% electric dredges for extraction, which will negate CO2 emissions as it produces pellet feed sustainably. The initial production capacity…
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Thiess, as it grows its footprint in Chile, has been retained by Minera Centinela for a A$155 million full-service mining contract at the Llano project in the Sierra Gorda District of Antofagasta. Under the letter of agreement (LOA), work will begin this month. The scope of work includes mining operations, maintenance and asset management services for the greenfield copper mine,…
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Thiess has confirmed that a fleet of five new electric-drive Liebherr T 264s have made their entrance, decked out in Thiess blue, at Antofagasto’s Encuentro copper operation in northern Chile. The arrival, which is an expansion to Thiess’ 240-tonne fleet range, underscores its dedication to expansion in the region, Thiess officials said, allowing for increased productivity and efficiency through faster…
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Jetti Resources has inked a deal with Freeport-McMoRan for its leaching technology deployment at the El Abra copper operation in Chile. The deal for the placement, which is between Jetti and Sociedad Contractual Minera El Abra, is the first in Chile, and the second for Jetti at a Freeport mine. The first was the Bagdad mine in Arizona last year.…
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Technology company NEXT-ChemX has signed an agreement with Clontarf Energy to form a joint venture that will market, deploy and exploit the former’s proprietary (patent pending) ion Targeting Direct Lithium Extraction (iTDE) technology in Bolivia. The technology uses the very high surface area of hollow fiber membranes to extract lithium ions from brines. NEXT-ChemX said iTDE is a continuous process,…
Read MoreTesla, the CEO of which has shown past interest in lithium extraction and refinement, is now reportedly considering a purchase of Canadian-headquartered, Brazilian-focused lithium mining company Sigma Lithium. According to reports including Bloomberg via the Business-Standard, people with knowledge of the situation have relayed that deliberations are in the early stages and the transaction value could reach US$3 billion. The…
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Canadian-based DeepRock Minerals has signed an option agreement with BHBC Exploração Mineral and RTB Geologia e Mineração to acquire the Esperança lithium property in southeast Brazil. The 2,969.15-hectare mineral claim package in the state of Minas Gerais is approximately 40 kilometres west of Sigma Lithium’s Grota do Cirilo property – the largest lithium hard rock deposit in the Americas. Per…
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Mining services group Fagundes Construção e Mineração has been awarded a five-year contract for mining services, including the furnishing of a 70-unit mining fleet, for Horizonte Minerals’ Araguaia nickel project in Brazil – on track for a 1Q24 start.
Read MorePPX Mining has retained Asesores y Consultores Mineros S.A. to aid in a modified environmental impact study application that would bring its plant at the Callanquitas mine at the Igor 4 concession in northern Peru to fruition. The current permit for the facility at the gold-silver asset allows for the construction of a heap leach beneficiation plant. However, after a…
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Peruvian miner Buenaventura has reported the suspension of operations at its Julcani mine after protesters entered and destroyed part of its facilities. Officials said in a statement to Reuters that, as just the latest miner to be impacted by ongoing and widespread protest activities against the government, the silver mine has been vandalized. The miner did not indicate the specific…
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