Evolution Mining granted approval for Cowal extension

Gold miner Evolution Mining has received approval from the New South Wales Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure on the Cowal gold operations’ open pit continuation.  A development consent was granted for the continuation of open-pit mining with extension of the E42 pit and subsequent development of three new open pits, and continuation of ore processing at a rate of…

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Protests impact First Quantum Cobre Panama

Ore processing operations at the Cobre Panama copper complex have been reduced as a result of an illegal blockade of the mine’s port. Officials said small boats at the Punta Rincón port are being held up, causing it to ramp down one ore processing train, leaving just two operational, and also impacting supply deliveries for the site’s power generation plant,…

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Metso Outotec tapped for Nornickel plant expansion

Metso Outotec has been selected to deliver dewatering, flotation and automation equipment for the processing plant expansion project at Nornickel’s Talnakh project in Norilsk, Russia. While the value of the additions was not released, the scope of the delivery includes the modernization of three existing thickeners and the delivery of over 100 TankCell flotation machines and an automation system for the…

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