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The feasibility study for the Gold Fields Salares Norte project is tracking well for completion by the end of 2018, says the company in its full year 2017 report. The interim results from the feasibility study indicate the following metrics for the project: • Resource of 23.3 Mt at 4.9 g/t Au and 66.0 g/t[…]

Early work at the Gruyere JV (now Gold Fields 50%, Gold Road Resources 50%) began in December 2016, with Gold Fields taking over management of the project on 1 February 2017. The project construction schedule remains unchanged, with engineering progress in line with budget at 72% and construction progress at 32% also in line with[…]

Sirius Minerals Plc announces that it has entered into a design and build contract with DMC Mining Services UK Ltd and DMC Mining Services Ltd, both subsidiaries of KGHM Polska Miedz SA, for the construction of the four shafts required for its polyhalite project in North Yorkshire.  DMC Mining Services is one of the world’s[…]

Goldcorp has designed Borden Lake to become the world’s first all-electric underground mine when it reaches commercial production next year, an undertaking the company expects to not only help minimise community and environmental impact but also improve health and safety for employees – all while boosting Goldcorp’s bottom line. By the time Borden is in[…]

Eldorado Gold Lamaque is the first mining company in Canada to receive the new Epiroc Boomer S2 C. The rig has been hard at work since January 18 at its gold project in Val d’Or, Quebec. The size of the Boomer S2 C face drilling rig makes it ideal for mining or narrow tunnelling applications up[…]

Canada’s Nordmin Group has announced the creation of Nordmin Constructors Inc (Constructors), a company focused on providing full EPC solutions to the mining and industrial sectors across North America and around the world. Constructors joins Nordmin Engineering Ltd (Engineering) within the group. “Constructors is the manifestation of Engineering’s existing efforts in the industry, but expanded[…]

Macmahon Holdings Ltd today announced it had signed an agreement to purchase TMM Group, a Brisbane-based group of companies which provide civil construction and operations and maintenance services to the Queensland coal mining industry. The acquisition of TMM will provide Macmahon with additional civil capability that is expected to be an enabler to core mining[…]

Anglo American-owned Kumba Iron Ore has reported positive 2017 full year results. Themba Mkhwanazi, Chief Executive of Kumba, said, “I am pleased to report that Kumba has delivered on our key objectives for 2017. Most importantly, our safety initiatives resulted in a fatality-free year with material improvement across our key indicators. At Sishen, our focus[…]

First Quantum Minerals has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the expansion of Cobre Panama’s throughput capacity, by 15%, to 85 Mt/y and upgrades to certain areas to accommodate a further increase to 100 Mt/y after year 2022. The Board has also approved additional initiatives aimed at achieving a smooth and efficient commissioning[…]

MGX Minerals Inc reports that the adsorbtion rate for the company’s lithium extraction nanofiltration process has been increased from 20 mg/g, milligram of lithium per gram of adsorbtion reagent, to an optimised 40 mg/g Li/reagent. This reflects a doubling of adsorbtion rate and a significant cost cutting breakthrough as reagents reflect the single largest cost[…]