Newmont Mining has selected lifting systems supplier Boom Logistics for a contract at its Boddington gold operation in Western Australia. The five-year contract is expected to generate revenue of A$60 million. It will be effective in the fourth quarter of this year. The details of the systems to be utilised weren’t disclosed. Boom CE Ben Pieyre said the deal builds…
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A worker strike at the Uchucchacua mine, owned by Peru’s largest publicly held precious metals miner Compañia de Minas Buenaventura, has stymied operations for an unknown period, the operator confirmed on Sept. 23. The strike, which first took hold on Sept. 13 at midnight local time, has included the blocking of access to the mine, but the company said all…
Read MoreGlobal drone group Delta Drone International has been appointed to perform a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) project at Newmont Ghana’s Ahafo gold mine. Delta officials said it will be providing its drone-based LiDAR solution to establish a three-dimensional model of the surface characteristics of new areas of the mine and also help the miner to mitigate potential risks prior…
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