Mining company Vulcan Pelletizing has placed an order for a range of FLSmidth mineral processing technologies to be installed at their upcoming pelletization plant in Oman. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, nor was the identification of the customer. FLS did note that the technologies will both reduce water usage and drive operational efficiency for the facility,…
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Steppe Gold acquiring Boroo Gold
Mongolia’s top gold producer is about to be formed with the acquisition of Boroo Gold by Steppe Gold, the latter announced 22 January. Steppe officials said it has entered into a binding term sheet creating a producer in Mongolia with a near-term production target of 200,000 ounces per year, including the committed ATO Gold Mine Phase 2 expansion. Boroo Gold…
Read Morethyssenkrupp Uhde, Ma’aden, Metso make pact
Each with a eagle eye on environmental friendliness through CO2 capture, thyssenkrupp Uhde has signed a master agreement with Ma’aden (the Saudi Arabian Mining Company) for the development, engineering and licensing of a calcination plant for phosphogypsum processing. The purpose of the proposed plant, which will be located at Ma’aden’s Ras al Khair site in Saudi Arabia, will be to…
Read MoreSaudi mining company discovers gold
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) has discovered multiple gold deposits south of its existing Mansourah-Massarah gold mine in the central region of the Middle Eastern country, indicating the potential for expansion, reported Reuters. Ma’aden said that the finds, along a 100-kilometer (62-mile) strip, were the first from an exploration program launched in 2022. Samples taken indicated the presence of high…
Read MoreKazakhstan’s worst-ever mining incident kills 45
A fire at the ArcelorMittal Kostenko coal mine on 28 October claimed the lives of 45 workers, according to media reports. Methane gas is to blame for the incident in the Karaganda region, according to Reuters and WION, which both called the event the worst in the region’s post-Soviet history. Rescuers were warned early in their effort that chances of…
Read MoreSaudi mine regulators inspect 2,000 sites
The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (MIM) conducted inspection tours of more than 2,000 mining sites during the month of July. According to a report in the Saudi Gazette, the agency visited 2,013 locations across different regions of Saudi Arabia, issuing a total of 101 penalties on establishments found to be violating the provisions of the Mining Investment Law.…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia to invest in mining assets
State-owned Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Ma’aden) has agreed to form a joint venture with the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund to invest in mining assets globally, reported Reuters. Ma’aden will own 51% in the venture while the Public Investment Fund will own 49%, the company said in a regulatory filing. The miner said the new venture’s strategy “will initially be to…
Read MorePakistan mine explosion kills 9
Crews at an unidentified coal mine in northwestern Pakistan recovered nine bodies and four injured individuals after a methane gas explosion on 30 November, according to reports citing government officials. An Associated Press report said the blast occurred at an operation in the Orakzai district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province which is near Afghanistan. Deputy commissioner Adnan Khan told regional outlet MEHR…
Read MoreImmersive takes trainer to EPSA
Immersive Technologies has implemented a Komatsu HD785-7 Simulator training program with earthmoving company EPSA in Saudi Arabia, which the two said will focus to enhance operational readiness and support EPSA’s strategy to train a growing Saudi Arabian workforce. The simulator, not the first partnership for the companies, was placed at a phosphate project in the country. The two said one…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia eyes new mining index
Saudi Arabia may create a new metals and mining stock exchange index as it looks to shift focus from oil toward the country’s untapped minerals, reported Reuters. Mining Minister Bandar bin Ibrahim al-Khorayef told the news agency that his team met with Australian counterparts to learn more about a mining index. Australia’s ASX 300 Metals & Mining sub-index (.AXMM) lists…
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