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The Merlin diamond mine in the Northern Territory of Australia is set to double processing capacity thanks to the installation of a new scrubber. Processing will go from 50 tonnes per hour to 100 t/h in the next few months with the arrival in late August of the new scrubber, plus accompanying screen and conveyor[…]

The commissioning of the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia has continued, with the company racking up 1,000 tonnes of coarse and fines concentrate from its plant. Plant performance, component operation and timing are all in line with expectations, with Pilgangoora on track for the first shipment of next month. Pilbara Minerals’ project is expected[…]

Heron Resources’ Woodlawn zinc-copper project in the New South Wales, Australia, is really starting to take shape, with the company taking delivery of an IsaMill™ (pictured) earlier this week. The mill is an important part of the company’s processing plant, providing the fine grinding capability to reduce the flotation feed to 30 microns in size.[…]

Last week, Epiroc’s Q2 2018 results published on July 19 were indicative of the general upward mood in mining. Orders received increased 21% to SEK 10,483 million, corresponding to 18% organic growth. The strongest order growth was achieved in the Equipment & Service segment. Orders received increased in all geographic regions with the exception for[…]

Siemens Australia and Motorola Solutions have formalised their relationship to develop innovative technologies for Australia’s industrial sector via an exclusive partnership. Motorola Solutions has joined the Siemens’ Solution Partner Program, becoming only the second company in Australia specialising in industrial networks to join the global program of organisations with highly-advanced, market proven technology development capabilities.[…]

Nemaska Lithium provides a project construction update and development timeline for its Whabouchi mine and electrochemical plant in Shawinigan. Moving forward, Nemaska Lithium intends to issue progress reports in conjunction with its quarterly and annual financial reporting. Guy Bourassa, President and CEO of Nemaska Lithium, commented, “With the project financing structure completed on May 30,[…]

An advisory and investment company has teamed up with Uzbekistan’s geology and mineral resources committee to carry out a feasibility study on developing the Yakhton tungsten deposit in the Samarkand region of the country. IFG Capital Partners, which is focused on Uzbekistan and wider Central Asia, considers Yakhton to be the first step in “building[…]

Members of the Liebherr family, Executive Management and Newport News city officials gathered last Friday, July 20th for a groundbreaking ceremony on site in Copeland Industrial Park to celebrate the construction of the new Liebherr USA, Co. headquarters. “The commencement of this $45 million expansion project marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for[…]

Caterpillar and Newmont Mining, with the support of Cashman Equipment Co., the Cat dealer in Nevada, have entered a collaboration agreement to validate and improve underground hard rock mining vehicle automation technology. The initial focus of the collaborative effort is Command for underground, the Cat® system for semi-autonomous and remote operation of underground loaders. Command[…]

AngloGold Ashanti has appointed Kelvin Dushnisky as CEO and an executive director of the Board of Directors of AngloGold Ashanti, effective September 1, 2018. He joins from Barrick Gold Corpo, where he holds the role of President and Executive Director. “Following an extremely competitive global search, we’re pleased to name someone of Kelvin’s calibre and[…]