American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VIII, an investment fund managed by AIP, has completed its purchase of Boart Longyear Group through a court-approved plan of arrangement. “The closing of this acquisition marks a new chapter in Boart Longyear’s 134-year history,” said Zac Carson, AIP. “Boart Longyear has been an industry leader for more than a century, and we aspire to…
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SSR Mining, owner of the Çöpler gold mine in Turkey, said the body of one of its missing personnel has been recovered from the Manganese Pit following a February 13 heap leach slip as efforts to find the others continue. CEO Rod Antal said that its priority since the date of the event has been the recovery of all nine…
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ABB and EcoHoist have executed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of a vertical material transport solution for underground mines. The partnership will see experts from both companies contributing to solutions for the future of underground ore haulage systems and provides opportunities for further commercial arrangements. It aims to expedite EcoHoist’s delivery of a subscale demonstration of…
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The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) and Lepharo Incubation Programme NPC recently announced they have solidified a strategic alliance, signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) January 30 in South Africa to foster collaboration in promoting and supporting mining technologies and innovations. Chamirai Charles Nyabeze, vice president for Business Development at CEMI, and Zenzo Nkomo, CEO of Lepharo Incubation…
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The Government of Canada has awarded Rio Tinto Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) C$18.1 million to support the decarbonization of iron ore processing at its operations in Labrador West. Full story.
Read MoreMSHA is reporting that three miners have been permanently disabled since the beginning of 2024 because of rotating conveyor rollers. Full story.
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Anglo American and Finnish Minerals Group announced February 12 they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together to explore opportunities to further support Finland’s battery strategy. Finnish Minerals Group is a holding and development company that manages the Finnish Government’s mining industry shareholdings and supports the development of the Finnish battery value chain. “Finland is a highly…
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FLSmidth said it is expanding its 5,200-square-meter service center in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, and investing in a new service center in Tucson, Arizona, USA, as part of its “CORE ‘26” strategy. The company said the expansions will add to FLSmidth’s already comprehensive service center network, which currently consists of more than 20 locations across five continents. Both Kazakhstan and Central Asia…
Read MoreAutomaker General Motors said it will invest in lithium-focused startup EnergyX as it expands further into the mining industry to ensure the long-term supply of the critical metal needed for electric vehicle batteries. Full story.
Read MoreEriez HydroFloat® Separator creates coarse particle mineral concentration, delivering the capacity of a density separator while maintaining the selectivity of a flotation device. The aeration system disperses fine bubbles into a fluidized-bed environment significantly increasing the selective recovery of coarse particles by applying flotation fundamentals to gravity separation. This Coarse Particle Separation can be applied to cooper, gold, iron ore, polymetallic ores,…
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