The latest issue of International Mining Project News, out today, has reports on 14 prefeasibility studies, seven feasibility studies, and 10 projects in development, two existing operations that are expanding, and one project that have gone into production as well as many new appointments to new positions. The report covers 14 gold projects, four  iron ore, copper projects, three graphite projects, two coal, uranium, lead, silver, and one minerals sands, tin, laterite, cobalt, bauxite, nickel and potash projects. This fortnightly project watch is a great way of keeping up to date with your peers – other mining companies, other consultants or other engineering companies. These issues build into a global mine project overview. If you are a supplier – it is full of potential sales leads.

BHP Billiton celebrated the official opening of its new Jimblebar iron ore mine expansion 40 km east of Newman in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. BHP Billiton President Iron Ore Jimmy Wilson, was joined by the Premier of Western Australia, the Hon. Colin Barnett, and joint venture participants ITOCHU and Mitsui & Co opened the $3.2 billion Jimblebar mine.

Kaminak Gold Corp has announced additional, encouraging, column leach metallurgical results from bulk, course crush, surface oxide samples collected in 2013 at the Coffee gold project, 130 km south of Dawson City, Yukon.  Gold recoveries between 85-88% were returned within a 100-150 day leach period from 6” crush samples collected from surface trenches at both Supremo and Latte.  Corresponding samples crushed to 1” returned gold recoveries of 92% over the same period.  No agglomeration was required.  The 2013 metallurgical program is now complete and final results are being incorporated into a Preliminary Economic Analysis, which is underway and scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2014.

Whilst Klondex Mines has announces that its subsidiary, Klondex Midas Operations,  entered into a toll milling agreement with French Gulch Nevada Mining Corp. to process gravity concentrates produced from the Washington Mine at Klondex’s Midas mill. Mike Doolin, Klondex VP Corporate Development stated, “This is a mutually beneficial agreement for both parties.  Processing third party material makes excellent use of the excess capacity at the Midas Mill.  Toll milling provides the company with additional revenue, which will increase the cash flow from the operations.”