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Eriez HydroFloat plant commissioned at Carrapatenna

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Eriez and BHP announced the successful commissioning of a HydroFloat coarse particle flotation (CPF) plant at BHP’s Carrapateena copper mine in South Australia. The milestone represents a significant advance in sustainable, high-efficiency mineral recovery for the mining industry. Completed through close collaboration among BHP, Eriez, VOLPRO Pty Ltd, and Paradocs Metallurgy. The CPF project integrated HydroFloat technology into the existing…

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Metso expands slurry handling portfolio

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Metso has signed an agreement to acquire Q&R Industrial Hoses, a privately owned Australian company specializing in the manufacture of pinch valve sleeves, rubber hoses, and other rubber products and linings.    Following Metso’s valve and process control offering acquisition of Jindex Pty Ltd. last year, the addition of Q&R Industrial Hoses will further enhance Metso’s portfolio.  ”We have had…

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BHP, Anglo American cut jobs in Queensland

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BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) will cut about 750 jobs across its operations, blaming the impact of high royalties imposed by the Queensland government, reported ABC News. The miner also said it will mothball its Saraji South mine at Dysart in November. The Mining and Energy Union said it understood the job losses would come from corporate and support roles across…

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Metso acquires Q&R Industrial Hoses

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Metso has signed an agreement to acquire Q&R Industrial Hoses, a privately owned Australian company specializing in the manufacture of pinch valve sleeves, rubber hoses, and other rubber products and linings.    This acquisition marks another step in Metso’s commitment to offer comprehensive, end-to-end slurry handling solutions and services for its customers. Following Metso’s valve and process control offering acquisition…

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Lack of permits behind miners’ land seizures: Indonesia

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Indonesian officials said a task force has seized plots spanning hundreds of acres from PT Weda Bay Nickel and PT Tonia Mitra Sejahtera for lack of relevant forestry permits, reported Reuters. A 148-hectare (366-acre) area at Weda Bay Nickel’s concession has been seized due to the lack of a forestry licence needed to exploit the plot. “They have the mining…

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NMR completes two gold smelts at Blackjack

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Native Mineral Resources continues to ramp up activities at its Blackjack gold operations in Queensland with the successful completion of two gold smelts, producing five gold doré bars.  This follows the company’s previous pours in late August, marking a clear progression in its ramp-up from commissioning to steady-state gold production at Blackjack. “Our latest Blackjack pours delivered 700 ounces of…

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India looks to Myanmar for rare earth supply

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India is working to obtain rare-earth samples from Myanmar’s Kachin Independence Army as it seeks to secure alternative supplies of the resource, which is tightly controlled by China, reported Reuters. China has significantly limited exports of processed rare earths to strengthen its geopolitical position amid its trade war with the United States, noted Reuters. Sources familiar with the matter told…

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New Murchison Gold goes from explorer to producer

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New Murchison Gold has announced first gold-bearing ore has been crushed, assayed and stockpiled at its Crown Prince gold mine in Western Australia. The first 10,000-tonne parcel of product is being trucked to Westgold Resources’ Bluebird gold processing facility, 36 kilometres south of Crown Prince. New Murchison has an ore purchase agreement with Big Bell Gold Operations, a Westgold subsidiary. …

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Golden Horse secures Sorrel project in deal

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Golden Horse has completed its acquisition of the Sorrel copper project in the Northern Territory of Australia, via a deal with NT Minerals for A$3 million. “We’re pleased to have secured this high-quality copper asset, providing meaningful copper exposure for Golden Horse at a time of compelling long-term supply-demand fundamentals for copper. The Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate of 88,600 tonnes…

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Ivanhoe Mines discovers copper mineralization at Kazakhstan project

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Newly completed fieldwork at Ivanhoe Mines and Pallas Resources’ joint venture project in the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Kazakhstan, has identified copper mineralization outcropping on surface with an approximately 20-metre thick zone. Reconnaissance work has identified visible copper mineralization in the form of malachite, azurite and chalcocite on the Merke licence, which includes a 36-kilometre-long, historically identified stratigraphic trend, with multiple samples…

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