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AuRico Metals reports that the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) has issued a positive Decision Statement and that the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has granted an Environmental Assessment Certificate for the company’s wholly-owned Kemess Underground Project. Chris Richter, President and CEO of AuRico: “These positive decisions are the culmination of a comprehensive process which[…]

Following on from an extremely successful visit to Egypt by British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and as a continuation of supporting UK businesses to operate overseas successfully, The Department for International Trade (DIT)-Egypt team will be hosting a Webinar titled International Bids for Gold Exploration in 5 Concessions in the Eastern Desert on the 28th[…]

Pioneer Aerial Surveys, a drone flying wholly owned subsidiary of Alta Vista Ventures Ltd has successfully completed its first three contracts. Pioneer Aerial completed these three aeromagnetic surveys using its proprietary UAV-MAGTM system. In excess of 900 line km were flown. “This is an excellent start for Pioneer Aerial Surveys”, stated Jason Springett, President of[…]

Reduce your sludge volume by as much as 90%: Acid Mine/Rock Drainage (AMD/ARD) from operating mines and abandoned mine sites require treatment to prevent adverse impacts to rivers and streams, which can produce significant volumes of sludge. Many AMD/ARD systems operating in the US today are facing constraints on their sludge storage capacities whether they[…]

Markus Rebmann, Markus Rebmann, Hatch’s Global Director, Metals and Mining Advisory suggests six questions that can help you determine if there are ways to do more with—and get more from—the operation you’ve got. Many of the points are very applicable to the article Tomorrow’s underground mine being published in the April magazine Are your assets[…]

Emerging bauxite producer, Metallica Minerals Ltd has a pro rata Renounceable Rights Issue to raise up to some A$2.97 million (before costs). In addition, CPS has agreed to underwrite the existing listed options expiring 30 June 2017, which will result in approximately a further A$1.3 million (before costs) being raised. Highlights: Metallica secures A$4.0 million[…]

American Resources Corp (ARC) recently completed the acquisition of Quest Energy, Inc, a diversified energy company focused on the extraction, processing, storage and distribution of fuel sources, with an immediate focus on the metallurgical coal markets. The acquisition of Quest Energy enables ARC to gain an important footprint in the coal industry with significant growth[…]

Globally the aluminium industry produces over 1 Mt of spent pot lining every year according to industry experts, much of which is kept in indefinite storage. This agreement is a further step for EGA towards re-using all spent pot lining in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in[…]

Nemaska Lithium Inc announced the results of its initial production of spodumene concentrate from the Whabouchi mine, using a mine representative bulk sample. The plant is running continuously at half its capacity, 12 h/d since March 7, 2017. Operation is steadily ramping up and should reach a throughput of around 150 t/d. Recent results from[…]

MPPIGlobal has been awarded the complete installation package of Optimum, MPPIglobal Asset Optimization Solution with Agincourt Resources at the Martabe gold mine, north Sumatera, Indonesia. The project will include the design, installation and commissioning of MPPIglobal’s Optimum product, which features include Production OEE, Downtime, CPEM, TARP, Analytics, and Reports. Design work has already commenced with[…]