Calibre Mining’s Eastern Borosi gold mine, which officially came online in early April, has now kicked off ore deliveries from the operation to its Libertad mill. Deliveries began this month, president and CEO Darren Hall said, noting that it helped to transition the complex from an exploration district to an exploration centre. “I am very pleased with the progress made,”…
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A bombing by illegal miners on May 17 at Zijin Mining’s Buriticá gold mine in Colombia killed two people and injured 14. Underground operations at the mine, which is located in the Antioquia province, were suspended following the incident. “Zijin Mining is deeply shocked and outraged by the attack. We strongly condemn the heinous actions of the criminals and express…
Read MoreA fire at a gold mine in southern Peru has taken 27 lives, and an investigation has commenced into the cause. According to the Associated Press, Peruvian authorities reported the workers were underground at the Yanaquihua operation early morning on 6 May when the incident occurred. The mining company told the news service that 175 workers had been safely evacuated,…
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Hummingbird Resources has confirmed its Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea has reached the practical completion stage, entering the commissioning phase as it eyes a first gold pour date this quarter. The company said in an operational update with key highlights that it has reached practical completion on priority systems at the mine’s processing plant, and pre-operational and cold commissioning at…
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Aura Minerals said production at its Almas open-pit gold mine in the state of Tocantins, Brazil, has commenced. The mine and plant are currently in operation and the miner expects to achieve commercial production by July. “We have hit a major milestone in our company history today with the start of production of our first ever greenfield project completed in…
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Evolution Mining has confirmed that, three months ahead of schedule, it has achieved the start of underground production at its Cowal gold mine in New South Wales, Australia. u
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Barrick Gold has agreed to roll out a global testing and implementation program for specialty chemicals company Draslovka’s proprietary glycine gold leaching product – GlyCat. The technology can potentially unlock substantive savings and generate value for Barrick’s operations while also improving its environmental footprint. Starting at the Bulyanhulu gold mine in Tanzania and several other Barrick operations, largescale test work…
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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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Howden has inked a contract with the Gold Fields South deep gold mine near Johannesburg, South Africa, for the implementation of its Ventsim CONTROL ventilation optimisation system. South Deep, the company said, has invested in key infrastructure to ensure safe, low-cost, bulk and mechanised gold mining, and is collaborating with Howden to implement a state-of-the-art ventilation optimisation system. The mine…
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Barrick said Kibali, Africa’s largest gold mine, is on track to replace its reserves beyond the ounces depleted by mining in the prior year, while new growth opportunities will support its 10-year-plus mine plan. Mark Bristow, Barrick president and chief executive, said Kibali’s orebody was continuing to deliver additional value with current drilling focused on converting resources into reserves and…
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