The Indonesian government said there was a strong indication of a standard procedure violation and negligence in the implementation of safety requirements that allegedly led to a deadly fire at a nickel smelter in December, reported Reuters. The fire broke out on 24 December at a smelter furnace operated by Tsingshan Stainless Steel Indonesia, a unit of China’s Tsingshan Holding…
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BHP confirms death at Bowen Basin coal mine
BHP has suspended operations at its Saraji met coal mine in Australia following an incident that killed one of its contractors. The miner said 16 January that the worker, whose name was not released, was involved in a vehicle incident at Saraji the day prior. “Emergency services responded to the scene and RSHQ was notified. We are working closely with…
Read MoreZijin meets 1Mt copper output milestone
Global metals miner Zijin confirmed it produced more than one million tonnes of mined copper 2023, and now has the distinction of being the first Chinese miner to do so. In total, the company said its production was 1.01Mt, or 54% of the total output of China, 1.87Mt, in 2022. In addition to copper, Zijin also said it had a…
Read MoreShandong Gold Group enters order with Epiroc
The Epiroc Scooptram ST1030 loader is at the heart of a large equipment order placed by Shandong Gold Group in China for use at three of its operations in the country. Epiroc confirmed the deal specifically includes the Minetruck MT2200 hauler, Scooptram ST1030 and Scooptram ST3.5 loaders, Boomer 282 face drilling rig and Boltec S1K rock reinforcement rig to expand…
Read MorePricing at core of Grants lithium pit suspension
Following a strategic review intended to ‘preserve business value in…weak market conditions”, Core Lithium has confirmed it will temporarily suspend mining at the Grants open pit near Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It acknowledged the decline of spodumene concentrate, which has dropped 85% in 12 months and 50% since the end of October 2023, and noted that it will reduce its…
Read MoreIndia sees success in coal auction
Since launching in June 2020, India’s Commercial Coal Mine Auction has successfully sold 91 coal and lignite mines. Six of these mines have already started producing coal and three more are expected to begin production in a couple of months. The Ministry of Coal has so far completed seven rounds of the transparent online auction. It said the ongoing eighth…
Read MoreOperations restart at CSH gold mine
China Gold International said overall operations at its CSH gold mine in Inner Mongolia have returned to full production, effective 3 January, following slope maintenance. The Canadian-based miner reported in November that the mining rate was reduced at the end of the third quarter and into the fourth quarter in order to enhance the management and maintenance of open pit…
Read More‘Heat buckle’ derails Fortescue iron ore cars
On 30 December, Fortescue Metals Group had multiple rail cars derail about 150 kilometres south of Port Hedland in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The miner said a “heat buckle” in its railway line was behind the derailment, which cut the supply of iron ore to its Western Australia operations. “No one was injured in the incident and there is no…
Read MoreWestern Australia program backs METS innovation
Western Australia Mines and Petroleum Minister David Michael has launched an innovative funding program to help local Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) companies develop and commercialise new technologies. “The METS sector plays an important part in the mining innovation lifecycle. These companies can translate new knowledge created through research into the required solutions which can be readily adopted by…
Read MoreBarrick starts Porgera recommissioning
Barrick Gold said it has begun recommissioning the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea following the formal completion of a commencement agreement. Porgera, an open pit and underground gold mine, has been in care and maintenance since April 2020. Barrick said it anticipates mining and processing to restart in the first quarter of 2024. The equity in the mine…
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