Anglo American, following the receipt of final regulatory clearances and after successful testing, has started long-awaited commercial operations at its Quellaveco mine in Peru. Chief executive Duncan Wanblad said the mine, which is expected to produce 300,000 tonnes annually of copper equivalent volume on average over the first decade of life, could add as much as 10% to its global…
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Chilean miner Antofagasta has confirmed it will start operations at its new desalination plant – part of its $2.2 billion expansion of the Los Pelambres complex – this year, as facility construction is 86% complete and marine works are 87% done. The plant at the port of Punta Chungo, Los Vilos, was designed for water management amid an extensive drought…
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In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the federal government may give thousands of acres of land in Arizona to Rio Tinto for its Resolution Copper project, reported Reuters. Read full article.
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Fifty-one days after a group of indigenous communities in Peru commenced a protest on MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine because of the groups’ accusation of failed “social commitments,” the protestors have temporarily lifted the action.
Read MoreAustralian-focused exploration company First Au Limited has been granted four exploration licenses at its Victorian Goldfields (VicGold) project in East Gippsland, Victoria. Read the full article on The Asia Miner.
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After seven weeks of talks, Rio Tinto has confirmed that a new five-year labor agreement for the 1,300 workers at its Kennecott copper complex near Salt Lake City, Utah has been ratified. Read full article from North American Mining.
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Thiess long-time joint venture Thiess Khishig Arvin (TKAJV) has secured a contract extension for the underground works at the Oyu Tolgoi copper complex in the southern Gobi Desert of Mongolia. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
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Trigon Metals, owner of the Kombat processing plant in Namibia, confirmed that the refurbishment of the facility is now mostly complete, with first flotation copper concentrate commissioning commenced.
Read MoreAmericas Gold and Silver, which said last month that operations had recommenced at its Cosalá operations in Sinaloa, Mexico, has now achieved nameplate production levels at its mill. Read full article from North American Mining.
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In an effort to boost its mining sector, the head of Colombia’s national mining agency (ANM) said the country plans to hold a bidding round for gold exploration contracts early next year.
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