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Hexagon Mining has introduced Sigma, a comprehensive package of statistical and geostatistical programs to analyze and evaluate drillhole, blasthole, and model data. Part of the MineSight mine planning suite, Sigma includes time-saving workflow features for resource geologists and other mining professionals tasked with building a block model. It’s fully integrated with MineSight Torque and MineSight[…]

Caterpillar Venture Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar, has made a strategic investment in Alight, Inc, a San Francisco-based SaaS (software as a service) technology company that develops industry-specific solutions for financial forecasting and scenario analysis. The unique software has modules that are designed specifically for different industries, with mining and mortgage banking as[…]

Australia’s Bass Metals Ltd is progressing well with its optimization and refurbishment of the Graphmada graphite mine in Madagascar. While optimization and refurbishment of the mine has been in progress, significant time has been allocated to the continued training of the workforce in safe working procedures, with additional education in health and hygiene. Another significant[…]

Marenica Energy and Paladin Energy have agreed to conduct an U-pgradeTM amenability test work program on low grade ore samples from Paladin’s 75%-owned Langer Heinrich uranium mine (LHM) in Namibia. The aim of the testing is to confirm if implementation of Marenica’s proprietary U-pgrade process can result in substantial benefits; including reduced unit operating costs[…]

Lydian International reports that construction at its 100%-owned Amulsar gold project is proceeding as planned. As of May 31, 2017, project commitments totaled $213 million. Construction power and water are in place, access roads are complete (one pictured here), the construction warehouse has been erected, and detailed design and fabrication of the electrical distribution equipment[…]

The world’s largest and most advanced diamond exploration and sampling vessel, the mv SS Nujoma, is ready to start exploring for diamond deposits in Namibian waters, following its official inauguration last week. The new $157 million vessel will discover offshore deposits to secure the future of Namibia’s diamond supply. The vessel will enable Debmarine Namibia,[…]

Over 360 guests from 19 countries attended the 14th International DMT MiningForum in the German capital Berlin. The two-day program of presentations and discussions, which was also supported by the VDMA (Germany’s mechanical engineering industry association), focused on current issues such as Industrie 4.0, post-mining activities and the impact of emerging technologies on the demand[…]

The Çöpler gold mine in Turkey is operated by Alacer Gold and is currently an open-pit, heap-leach operation that is producing gold from oxide ore. The Copler orebody also contains refractory sulphide ore that requires a different processing solution than heap-leaching to extract the gold. In June 2014 a DFS was completed and determined that[…]

The technology group Wärtsilä recently announced it is to supply a power plant extension to AngloGold Ashanti’s gold mine in Siguiri, Guinea. This turnkey project consists of three 20-cylinder Wärtsilä 32TS engines running on heavy fuel oil. They will be connected to the existing power plant at site, also supplied by Wärtsilä. The extension is[…]

Greenhills Resources Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of Bushveld Minerals Ltd, the vanadium producing company with a diversified projects portfolio of tin and coal assets in Southern Africa, has acquired a 49.5% interest in Dawnmin Africa Investments from a consortium of Namibian shareholders. Dawnmin’s interest in the Uis tin project is held through its 85%[…]