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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K92 appoints Medilek president, Uyen to COO
Papua New Guinea (PNG)-focused operator K92 Mining has made changes to its executive team, promoting David Medilek to serve as president and Warren Uyen to the seat of chief operating officer (COO). Full story.
Read MoreNevada Gold Mines going solar
Barrick Gold-owned and operated Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) has taken the first shovel of dirt from the ground near Dunphy, Nev., for a 200-megawatt, alternating current (MWAC) photovoltaic solar facility that will help to fast-track the company’s decarbonization program. Full article.
Read MoreNevada Gold Mines, Dingo renew decades-long partnership
Barrick-Nevada Gold Mines Operations (NGM) has recommitted itself to its predictive maintenance strategy for dozens of its miners with Dingo, the latter recently announced. Read full article.
Read MoreBarrick 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…
Read MoreBarrick, 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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