Eero Mäkinen (1886-1953), a pioneer of the Finnish mining industry and one of the key inventors of flash smelting, has been inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place in Denver, Colo., on November 2. Mäkinen played an important role in the development of the modern mining industry in Finland. During his career, he made…
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Two seriously injured after burns at Mont Isa smelter
Two male workers from Glencore’s Mount Isa operations in Queensland received burn injuries in an incident at the complex’s copper smelter on 25 April. Glencore has not yet made any public statement, but per an ABC North West QLD report, the two have serious burns and one was in an induced coma and on breathing assistance in Brisbane for burns…
Read MoreGlencore to close Mount Isa copper mines
After 60 years of copper mining, Glencore said it will close the Mount Isa Mines’ underground copper operations (Enterprise, X41 and Black Rock) and copper concentrator in the second half of 2025. Full story.
Read MoreIvanhoe bolsters executive line-up
Canadian-based, African-focused diversified producer Ivanhoe Mines has selected Mark Farren as its chief operating officer and Steve Amos as its executive vice president of projects. Executive co-chair Robert Friedland and president Marna Cloete made the announcement from the company’s Kamoa Copper Joint Venture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Farren, whose appointment is effective 1 November, worked at…
Read MoreVedanta to sell long-idled Indian copper smelter
Indian natural resources company Vedanta Ltd has placed a copper smelter complex in the southern Tamil Nadu state for sale, reported Reuters. The smelter has been closed since May 2018 after 13 people were killed while protesting the operation for alleged pollution. Read full article.
Read MoreMetso Outotec to deliver milestone anode casting shop to PT Smelting
Metso Outotec will deliver its 100th anode casting shop to PT Smelting’s copper smelter in Gresik, East Java, Indonesia. Read full article here.
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