Azarga Metals Corp reports positive findings of an independently prepared PEA for the development of its wholly-owned Unkur copper-silver project in the Zabaikalsky administrative region of eastern Russia. The PEA is based on the current Inferred Mineral Resource estimate for Unkur of 62 Mt at 0.53% Cu and 38.6g/t Ag, containing 328,600 t of copper[…]
The award of this Mining Licence paves way for Strandline to progress its strategy to develop a multi-project mineral sands business in Tanzania. Highlights:: Fungoni is ideally positioned to capitalise on the growing mineral sands market and the emerging supply deficit Binding sales contracts in place covering 90% of forecast revenue for the life of[…]
SNC-Lavalin and ABB have announced the formation of Linxon, a new JV for the execution of turnkey electrical AC substation projects. The transaction was announced in December 2017 and Linxon is expected to commence operations from September 1, 2018, with SNC-Lavalin having a majority and controlling interest in the JV. Linxon will undertake turnkey electrical[…]
GroundProbe has released a new version of its SSR-Viewer software that comes with a powerful engine to “revolutionise” 3D data visualisation across its entire suite of Slope Stability Radars and lasers, according to the company. CEO John Beevers said the release brings a host of new features and functionality to its “market-leading platform, many of[…]
MACA is about to start work on Wealth Mining’s Bluff coal project in the Bowen Basin of Queensland after being chosen as the main contract miner. The contractor will carry out all open-pit mining activities including planning, procurement, management and supervision, load and haul, drill and blast, and water management at the project, with the[…]
Both Birimian Ltd, lithium in Mali (see map), and Battery Minerals, a second graphite mine in Mozambique, are hoping to bring their respective projects online in 2020. Speaking on the third and final day of the three day Paydirt 2018 Africa Down Under mining conference in Perth, ASX-listed and Perth-based Birimian CEO, Greg Walker, said[…]
Grundfos South Africa will have something new to show attendees at the upcoming Electra Mining exhibition in Johannesburg next month, with the launch of a new generation of its CR inline multistage pumps. The Grundfos CR pumps will increase efficiency and maximum working pressure while almost doubling maximum flow to 320 m³/h, the company said.[…]
GR Engineering has won a contract to build a paste backfill plant for Kirkland Lake Gold’s Fosterville mine in Victoria, Australia. The EPC contract will see the company carry out all process engineering design, supply, construction and commissioning of a plant capable of producing 65 m³/h of paste to fill the stopes in the gold[…]
The team behind MEGATEM is inducted in the Exploration category of the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame. Ken Witherly (BHP) and John Gingrich (Noranda) were users of the equipment that recognized the potential of the system and drove the development of the system from the demand perspective. This demand was not just in their[…]
James Herbert Fletcher is the underground development inductee to the IM Technology Hall of Fame. He began his company intent on developing technology that would greatly improve mine productivity and reduce personnel risk by using rubber-tyre, non-track-mounted vehicles in underground applications. In 1938, the company showed its first products at a coal show in Cincinnati;[…]