TRX adding second mill at Buckreef

TRX Gold has confirmed a plan to expand its milling capacity and up production in South Africa, ordering an additional ball mill for the Buckreef gold operation. The Canadian-headquartered miner, which said in January it was targeting an increase of 75-100% of its oxide through the addition, placed the order for the 1,000-tonne-per-day mill through CSI Energy Group Tanzania in…

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Barrick barrels ahead with Pueblo Viejo expansion

With the Dominican Republic government’s tailings storage facility strategic review now in-hand, Barrick said it will be moving forward with its planned life-of-mine extension project at the Pueblo Viejo gold complex. The TSF is a significant element of the growth of the asset, which it owns with Newmont, to take the Tier 1 mine to 2040 and beyond and support…

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Barrick, Pakistan make agreement for Reko Diq restart

After more than 10 years of dispute, Barrick Gold has come to a deal in principle with the governments of Pakistan and the province of Balochistan to restart the Reko Diq gold and copper project. The project, which will now be held by Barrick and Pakistan stakeholders in a 50%-50% split, has been on idle status since 2011 due to…

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