Jim Wickens has been appointed as vice president of operations for Canadian developer Augusta Gold, effective immediately. Read full article.
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Orvana’s Oroville mine restarts after strike suspended
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…
Read MoreSandvik unveils largest-capacity BEV truck for underground
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…
Read MoreLiebherr introduces PR 776 dozer to Indonesia
Liebherr has commissioned the first PR 776 mining dozer in Indonesia at a copper and gold mine. View full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreDozens killed in Sudan gold mine collapse
At least 32 mine workers are confirmed dead after a 28 December collapse at a defunct gold operation in the West Kordofan province of Sudan.
Read MoreFLSmidth to outfit Blagodatnoye with IPCC equipment
FLSmidth recently announced it has been selected to supply an in-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC) outfit for the Polyus Blagodatnoye gold mine in the Krasnoyarsk Territory of eastern Siberia, Russia. The new order includes a semi-mobile crushing station with TSUV gyratory crusher, an apron feeder and a 1.6-kilometre-long overland conveyor to transport material to the concentrator. It has been customised…
Read MoreConstruction continues as equipment arrives at Altiplano’s El Peñón
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 MoreOz government gives approval for Cadia expansion
Newcrest 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 MoreMandalay, Equus complete Cerro Bayo sale
Canadian-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,…
Read MoreB2Gold closes Burkina Faso project sale
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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