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Horizone adds AFRY arm as EPCM contractor

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Brazilian-focused, UK-based Horizonte Minerals has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for its Araguaia ferronickel project to engineer AFRY’s Brazilian business division Pöyry Tecnologia. The contract scope involves the provision of a comprehensive range of services across EPCM, project management and commissioning, but further details were not released. Horizonte did confirm that Pöyry was selected via a…

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Protest keeping Peru mine suspended: report

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Officials from Peru’s mining chamber confirmed 14 March that operations at Southern Copper’s Cuajone copper operation is nearing the end of its second week with operations idled due to protesters who have blocked a key transport artery. According to a Reuters report that has cited Sociedad Nacional de Minera Petroleo y Energia’s (SNMPA) statement in Spanish, the regulatory group has…

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La Coipa pours first gold

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Kinross Gold’s La Coipa project in Chile has marked a significant milestone in its new life as an active operation: the pouring of its first gold bar. The Canadian miner said the news comes just one month after it confirmed the start of commissioning at the project’s plant in early February. With work advancing on time and within budget, crews…

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Colombian regulators confirm 15 killed in recent mine explosion

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Officials from Agencia Nacional de Mineria (ANM), Colombia’s mining oversight group, confirmed that safety and rescue workers have completed the recovery of 15 miners fatally injured in a mine explosion at the La Chapa mine in the village of Hormezaque, Tasco, Boyaca on 26 February. ANM officials said the group of 60 mining rescuers, four engineers, and another 16 engineers…

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Colombian government asks nation’s coal mines to up exports

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The government of Colombia is reportedly requesting the coal mines in the nation to increase their exports to European, Central American and Caribbean countries as each requests additional supplies amid the Ukraine crisis. Mines and Energy Minister Diego Mesa Puyo told Reuters that, with the shake-ups in global energy flows, it has entered talks with Glencore’s Cerrejon mine in the…

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BMW Group enters fray for Chile lithium mining project

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German carmaker the BMW Group has entered the Responsible Lithium Partnership, a cross-sector collaborative that will work toward responsible natural resources management for the future of the Salar de Atacama salt flat in Chile, for sustainable lithium production. The partnership, which also includes lithium and copper mining representatives along with indigenous communities, government delegates and agriculture members, is aiming to…

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Thiess deploys Liebherr T 264s at Chilean copper mine

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Thiess said five new electric drive Liebherr T 264s are making an impression in Chile with their distinctive Thiess-blue trays, cementing its commitment to growing in the region.   The trucks expand the mining contractor’s 240-tonne fleet range to deliver clients productivity and efficiency gains by allowing faster cycle times and higher load capacity. The T 264s have been deployed to…

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Franklin Mining inks lithium development JV

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U.S. explorer Franklin Mining has signed a joint venture agreement with SOCRAM Energia to develop a lithium mine in northern Argentina. The deal, which was signed recently by CEO William Petty in South America, calls for the operation to be situated in the prolific Lithium Triangle region. The single mine will be developed in three stages: 1,458 hectares in stage…

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South32 completes interest acquisition in Sierra Gorda

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Australia-based and globally focused South32 said 22 February that it has completed its 45% interest acquisition in the Sierra Gorda copper operation in northern Chile from Sumitomo. The final price tag was US$1.4 billion cash plus a contingent price-linked consideration component that will be up to $500 million. It will be due when copper production rated in 2022-2025 meet certain…

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Open road for MMG copper mine

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MMG announced that a blockade in the Ccapacmarca community of Peru, which has caused transport disruptions for its Las Bambas copper mine in the Chumbivilcas province, will be lifted for 45 days. During that time, the Peruvian government will follow-up requests including the territorial status of the public road, the process of the fourth amendment of the Las Bambas environmental…

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