Just weeks after receiving approvals for iron recovery and dry stack technology additions at its El Peñón processing facility near La Serena, Chile, Altiplano Metals has received the plant’s magnetic separator and dewatering equipment. The Canadian-based miner said late last week that civil works at the facility, which supports the Farellon iron-oxide-copper-gold mine, have started as four concrete platforms are…
Read MoreNewcrest Mining has been notified of the approval of an application submitted to expand the permitted processing capacity for its Cadia gold operation in Australia that will take it from 32 million tonnes per year to 35 Mt/y. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreCanadian-based Mandalay Resources has completed the sale of its Cerro Bayo gold mine in southern Chile to Equus Mining. The deal was first confirmed in October, and includes mining properties, resources and mine infrastructure as well as a 1,500-tonne-per-day processing plant at the Region XI site. Mandalay received 587,502,438 ordinary shares in the capital of Equus under the deal’s terms,…
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Miner B2Gold has confirmed the completion of the sale of its interest in the Kiaka project in Burkina Faso to West African Resources in a cash and share transaction.
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Canadian-owned Otso Gold has restarted production at its operation near Raahe, Finland, and has also poured first gold at the site.
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Altaley, which is making inroads toward the start of its Tahuehueto gold mine in the state of Durango, Mexico, has selected the operation’s underground contractor: MGA Contratista Minera SA de CV. Read the full article from North American Mining.
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Monarch Mining, owner of the Beaufor gold operation in Quebec, Canada, has provided an update to its work on the mine and the Beacon mill as it prepares to restart the complex in 2022.
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Canadian-based gold and silver producer Great Panther Mining has, for the second time in five months, opted to suspend operations at the Urucum Central South (UCS) pit at its Tucano gold mine in Brazil over safety concerns. The company’s geotechnical committee has advised of additional remediation work that needs performed at the pit to improve safety factors; pit wall issues…
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Evolution Mining confirmed 1 October that its Cowal gold operation in Australia has received regulatory approval for underground mine development from the New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE). Read full article from The ASIA Miner.
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Canadian-based miner Orvana Minerals, owner of the El Valle plant in Spain, has recommenced work at the facility after an August failure at its legacy open-pit wall. The company, which continued to operate the mine’s underground areas during the stoppage and stockpile the material, has verified and upheld all of the country’s safety, environmental and operational standards. The plant initially…
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