Rio Tinto Simfer creates JV for Simandou project

Rio Tinto’s Guinea subsidiary has formed an infrastructure joint venture with Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) and the Guinean government to further progress on the undeveloped Simandou iron ore project in Nzérékoré. “The incorporation of La Compagnie du TransGuinéen with our partners underscores the importance of the Simandou resource in today’s decarbonizing world, and its development will complement Rio Tinto’s strong…

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Sundance Resources files claim in Mbalam-Nabeba dispute

Australian miner Sundance Resources has filed a Memorial of Claim with the International Chamber of Commerce against the Republic of Congo as part of an ongoing iron ore dispute. Sundance is seeking $8.8 billion in damages over the Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore project, which spans the border between Congo and Cameroon. The company has yet to begin mining due to legal…

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Metso Outotec wins Ukraine plant order

Metso Outotec has been awarded a purchase contract for key equipment at the centre of a plant capacity expansion at the Ferrexpo Poltava Mining iron ore complex in Horishni Plavni, central Ukraine. The order for the grate-kiln pellet plan growth includes equipment for major modifications to the traveling grate, rotary kiln and annular cooler, and it will increase the production…

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Schade stacker headed to Brazil

Aumund of São Paulo and Germany-headquartered Schade Lagertechnik recently teamed up for their newest purchase order: the delivery of a Schade stacker for an iron ore operation in the Minas Gerais state, Brazil. While neither identified the customer, the mine’s plant is to the southeast of Belo Horizonte and will be designed with an output capacity of 1,800 tonnes per…

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MTS, Ericsson bring 5G-ready network to Severstal mine

Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Russia’s largest mobile operator, will build a commercial 5G-ready private network for Severstal’s Karelsky Okatysh iron ore operation in northwest Russia. The network will be built on the Ericsson Dedicated Network solution. The network is scheduled to launch in April 2022. As part of the agreement, MTS will build a dedicated LTE/5G-ready network for dispatching voice and…

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