Colombian President Gustavo Petro is set to name Omar Andres Camacho as the country’s new minister of mines and energy following the resignation of Irene Velez. According to a 24 July Reuters report, the information is according to a source within the president’s office, but no official confirmation has been made to date. Camacho will inherit Petro’s mission to remove…
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Caterpillar, Newmont hit automation milestone at Boddington
Newmont’s Boddington operation, which has the distinction of being Western Australia’s largest gold operation, has met a significant target with the gold industry’s first autonomous haulage system: 100 million tonnes (110 million tons) hauled. Full article.
Read MoreArgonaut Gold CEO steps down
Canadian gold company Argonaut Gold said president and CEO Larry Radford has resigned, effective immediately, for personal health reasons. He will continue as a member of the board of directors and chief advisor to the new CEO until January 22. Read full article.
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