Anglo American’s Quellaveco, which is set to increase Peru’s copper production by up to 10% in full operations, has marked the milestone of first copper concentrate production in the Moquegua region. The benchmark comes ahead of the mine’s receipt of its final regulatory clearance for commercial operations to begin. Mine development head Tom McCulley said the achievement was on time…
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Anglo American has appointed its new CEO for Australia, former Rio Tinto executive Daniel van der Westhuizen, who has been tasked with leading the global miner’s steelmaking coal business from Brisbane. Read full article.
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Anglo American recently pulled back the introductory curtain on its prototype hydrogen-battery hybrid haul truck, the largest in the world, at its Mogalakwena PGM operation in South Africa. The 2-megawatt machine has a 290-tonne/320-ton payload and using multiple fuel cells can generate more power than its diesel predecessor. The truck is part of Anglo American’s nuGen Zero Emission Haulage Solution…
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Photo: Anglo American A Chilean environmental regulator has recommended that Anglo American’s permit application to extend its Los Bronces copper project not be granted. The global miner said the Environmental Assessment Service of Chile (SEA) confirmed that the $3.3 billion project “satisfies all relevant environmental regulation but bases its adverse recommendation on an alleged lack of information during the evaluation…
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The longwall shearer is now in operation at Anglo American’s new Aquila metallurgical coal operation in central Queensland, marking the official start of production at the leading-edge A$226 million project. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
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