Despite a number of obstacles, including supply chain disruptions and its remote location, Polymetal said the team at its Kutyn gold mine in Far East Russia have recorded first production, and did it six months ahead of schedule. Following a successful construction completion and commissioning, the Kutyn heap leach facility produced 6,000 ounces, putting it on the road to its…
Read MoreSix people riding in a convoy from a Burkina Faso gold mine have reportedly been killed in a militant attack. According to a Reuters report, two others were also wounded while leaving in a convoy of five vehicles from the Boungou gold mine, owned by Canadian-based Endeavour Mining. The incident occurred 27 August; the convoy was on its way to…
Read MoreNine miners have been rescued alive from a gold mine in the central Cundinamarca department of Colombia after a collapse on 17 August. According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the workers were located and brought to the surface the day after the incident at a pit in El Bosque. All are in good health and receiving medical care, the National Mining…
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Asante Gold, which has been rehabilitating its Bibiani gold operation since acquiring it in 2021, has announced the first gold pour from the Ghana mine. The achievement of gravity gold concentrate recovered by the Knelson Concentrator comes after an early June start of commissioning and operation at the mine’s process plant. It has been in 24-hour operation from the facility…
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One of the first recipients of a A$1 million in financial backing from the Western Australian government’s Clean Energy Future Fund, Northern Star’s Carosue Dam gold mine has completed its 5.3-megawatt solar power project. Read full article.
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Alamos Gold has begun initial gold production at its La Yaqui Grande mine in Mexico, following the completion of construction earlier this month – ahead of schedule. Read full article.
Read MoreOne mine employee and a soldier were reportedly killed the morning of 9 June after attackers raided the Nere Mining Group Karma operation in the northern region of Burkina Faso.
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Jim Wickens has been appointed as vice president of operations for Canadian developer Augusta Gold, effective immediately. Read full article.
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After nearly three weeks on pause, Orvana Minerals’ Oroville copper-gold mine in northern Spain has restarted operations and production after a strike by truckers’ unions was suspended on 2 April. The strike, which had been in place since 14 March, was over rising fuel prices and working conditions. Orvana said supply chains are being progressively reactivated and it has received…
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Sandvik has released what it is calling underground mining’s largest-capacity battery-electric truck, the 65-tonne payload Sandvik TH665B. The unveiling comes just months after the OEM introduced its TH550B 50-tonne BEV at MINExpo International in September 2021 in Las Vegas, when the company said it would be expanding its BEV lineup for trucks and loaders. Read full article from The Asia…
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