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Bell Geospace, a world leader in gravity gradiometry, has completed a FTG survey for GTK, an agency of Finland’s Ministry of Employment and Economy. The survey was conducted in the municipality of Inari, Finland and has provided GTK with a solid basis for geological research and mineral potential evaluation. Work was completed ahead of time[…]

Voltaic Minerals Corp reports that Lithium Selective Technologies (LiST) has provided an interim update from its process facility in Northern California. The company had engaged LiST on an interim basis to continue its development of a lithium extraction process for non-conventional brines. LiST has completed preliminary testing using its hybrid technology for the recovery of[…]

There are more than 50,000 OSHA recordable incidents involving “struck by falling object” every year in the USA, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s one injury caused by a dropped object roughly every 10 minutes.   Many of these injuries are significant and some fatal.  The cost of accidents and the effects on the[…]

Will tailings projects help meet future demand for cobalt units? Roskill notes that Australia’s Cape Lambert has signed a binding term sheet to acquire a 70% interest in the Kitwe cobalt/copper tailings project in Zambia. Earlier in May, Cape Lambert signed a joint-venture agreement with Paragon Mining to develop the Kipushi cobalt tailings and Kasombo[…]

Gold Road Resources Ltd has confirmed the EPC contract has now been signed with the Amec Foster Wheeler Civmec Joint Venture (ACJV) for the Gruyere gold project, allowing work on the design, procurement and installation of the process plant and associated infrastructure to commence. Gold Road Managing Director and CEO Ian Murray welcomed the execution[…]

As IM’s annual review of ventilation advances goes to the printer comes news of RPMGlobal (RPM) entering into a software integration partnership with Chasm Consulting to enable RPM and Chasm to further develop an integration between the industry leading Chasm mine ventilation software Ventsim™, with RPM’s underground software solutions. RPM’s underground software solutions provide a[…]

Screening media is one of Multotec’s areas of specialization and the company is using its ‘deck map’ methodology to constantly raise the bar in optimising screen output and lifespan, according to Shawn Faba, Multotec Manufacturing Product Manager Screening. “Multotec has built on its concept of the composite deck for over a decade, and differentiated ourselves[…]

Matsa Resources Ltd has now formally awarded the mining services contract to Quadrio Earthmoving for the trial mining activities at the Fortitude gold project. Quadrio will commence mobilisation to site, including its infrastructure, equipment and personnel over the next few weeks with the commencement of full production expected thereafter. Matsa continues to finalise arrangements for[…]

Sandfire Resources announces, on behalf of the Springfield Joint Venture (Sandfire: 70%; Talisman Mining 30%), the award of the first major contract for the development of the new Monty copper-gold mine in Western Australia. The contract, which has an estimated value of A$8.2 million, has been awarded to the Yagahong Alliance, a joint venture between[…]

W Resources, the tungsten, copper and gold exploration and development company with assets in Spain and Portugal, has released its Maiden Ore Reserves for La Parrilla mine in Spain, prepared in accordance with the JORC Code 2012: Mineral reserves of 29.7 Mt at 931 ppm tungsten trioxide (WO3) and 116 ppm Sn Average cash operating[…]