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.
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FLSmidth 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.
Read MoreOtso gold operation back online
Canadian-owned Otso Gold has restarted production at its operation near Raahe, Finland, and has also poured first gold at the site.
Read MoreMGA picked as Tahuehueto underground contractor
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.
Read MoreBeaufor mine, Beacon mill nearing restart: Monarch
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.
Read MoreGreat Panther picks safety, re-idles Tucano UCS pit
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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