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Alecto Minerals (IM, June 2016 pp8-12), the African-focused gold and copper exploration and development company, reports that production is now ongoing on a full-time basis at the Mowana mine in Botswana following completion of the first blast on 29 April 2017 and a successful trial period, which saw the company produce saleable concentrate up to[…]

Global mining software company and specialist in geoscientific information management (GIM) solutions, acQuire Technology Solutions Pty Ltd (acQuire), has released the latest version of its drillhole and sample data management software – GIM Suite 3. New features in GIM Suite 3 add to the array of capabilities already available in the software, creating an even[…]

Automating the train load out process delivers improved capacity, profitability and safety at Anglo American’s German Creek coal mine. The reliability and efficiency of the train load out process at coal mines can be a ‘make or break’ when it comes to meeting production timelines and profitability. Anglo American is the world’s third largest exporter[…]

The first freight train of material for the construction of a new polyhalite mine in North Yorkshire, UK, has arrived in Teesside. The train, which was carrying some of the aggregates needed for the project arrived at logistics expert, AV Dawson’s Teesside freight terminal, where it was unloaded for onward delivery by road to the[…]

Chain mills according to manufacturer Stedman Machine Company represent a cost-effective crushing solution for reducing a wide variety of materials. Stedman’s chain mill crushers can handle a large volume of tailings per hour. A new phosphate crusher was engineered last year and four will be delivered to a major fertiliser company this year. “An especially effective[…]

Zinkgruvan Mining AB in Askersund, Sweden, has signed a new Life Cycle Services (LCS) agreement with Metso. The agreement covers mill lining and related services for five grinding mills and is valid for three years. A ‘cost per tonne’ agreement “ensures that both Zinkgruvan’s and Metso’s goals are aligned for maximum production as well as[…]

Eldorado Gold Corp has entered into a definitive agreement with Integra Gold Corp, pursuant to which Eldorado has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Integra that it does not currently own, by way of a plan of arrangement. Integra’s principal asset is the Lamaque project near Val-d’Or, Quebec. Lamaque[…]

FLSmidth has won a five-year contract from OCP S.A. (formerly known as Office Chérifien des Phosphates) to operate port equipment for handling phosphate, fertilisers, and sulphur. The port is located in Jorf Lasfar, El Jadida, 100 km south of Casablanca, Morocco. The contract marks FLSmidth’s first Operation & Maintenance contract in Morocco. FLSmidth was awarded[…]

Australian Mines Ltd has engaged one of Australia’s leading hydrometallurgical and processing companies, The Simulus Group, to begin construction of a A$2 million demonstration-size cobalt-nickel-scandium processing plant in Perth, Western Australia. Construction has commenced on a demonstration-size HPAL + SX plant in Perth to produce off-take samples of cobalt sulphate, nickel sulphate and scandium oxide[…]

This year’s winner of the international Swedish Steel Prize is Kiruna Wagon from Sweden. The prize is awarded for the company’s innovative wagon solution, the Helix Dumper. Kiruna Wagon has used high-strength steel to develop a highly durable and far more efficient wagon solution than other ore wagons on the market. “Kiruna Wagon has successfully[…]