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Gregory Rodwell of S&P Global Market Intelligence asks if “underground metal mining will weather the under-investment storm? Despite fluctuations in the mining market over the past 12 years, the tonnage of ore and waste moved in underground mining operations has changed relatively little. This has provided certainty to underground suppliers generally, and to equipment manufacturers[…]

David Varcoe, Principal Mining Engineer of AMC Consultants notes a recent project in which AMC was involved that required, amongst other activities, a review of options to measure blast fragmentation in an operating open pit mining environment. “Blast fragmentation measurement is usually depicted,” he explains, “as a particle size distribution (PSD) curve relationship of percentage[…]

Roskill reported yesterday that the Association of China Rare Earth Industry (ACREI) has proposed that selling off some of the government rare earth stockpiles will relieve pressure on the rapidly rising rare earths prices seen since June this year. The rise in rare earth prices is following the growing demand in the electric vehicles industry[…]

DEUTZ AG and Liebherr Machines Bulle SA have recently concluded a cooperation agreement. This collaborative arrangement granted DEUTZ AG with immediate effect the global distribution and service rights for Liebherr diesel engines in various applications between 200 and 620 kW. Series production start-up is planned for 2019, in time for the introduction of the new[…]

Berkeley Energia has entered into an investment agreement with the sovereign wealth fund of the Sultanate of Oman agreeing to invest up to $120 million to fully fund the Salamanca mine into production. The investment will position the fund as a long term strategic investor in the company as well as a potential offtake partner.[…]

Rio Tinto today officially opened its Silvergrass iron ore mine in Western Australia. The $338 million project is the 16th mine at Rio Tinto’s world-class iron ore operations and will produce low-phosphorous ore crucial to maintaining Rio Tinto’s premium Pilbara Blend product. Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said “Silvergrass is a great example of[…]

Key industry decision-makers and mining industry personnel yesterday gathered at the Sydney Showgrounds for Australia’s most extensive mining exhibition, the Asia-Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX). Running from 29-31 August, AIMEX brings leading experts in the areas of underground mining, surface mining and mining innovation together to showcase the latest products and services, discuss the importance[…]

Pre-production mining has commenced on schedule at Hummingbird Resources’ Yanfolila gold project in Mali which is on track for its first gold pour by the end of 2017. Highlights: Pre-production mining by contract fleet, African Mining Services (AMS) has commenced on schedule Ore to be stockpiled in advance of its introduction to the process plant[…]

Horizonte Minerals, the nickel development company focused in Brazil, reports progress to date of the on-going feasibility study (FS) being undertaken by Worley Parsons Canada Services on its 100%-owned Araguaia nickel project. The company is developing Araguaia as Brazil’s next ferro-nickel mine. Araguaia, which is 100% owned by Horizonte, is located on the eastern margin[…]

New research from UCR Ventures, the developers of the Stockpile Reports Lite application, has found that when it comes to measuring stockpiles of material, its iPhone app could potentially save construction firms thousands of pounds’ worth of delays and disputes. Fights over the amount of material bought, sold, produced, or delivered have been a long-standing[…]