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In a recent blog post, Goldcorp explained how ‘going electric’ at its Borden gold development project in Ontario, Canada, is having a positive impact on ventilation requirements and mine air heating. The company previously laid out plans to use all-electric equipment at the project with a fleet that includes Sandvik DD422IE automated battery/electric jumbos and[…]

Fura Gems Inc has announces updates and results of its bulk sampling program at the Coscuez emerald project in Boyacá, Colombia. Key highlights: Initiation of a bulk sampling program at Coscuez in March 2018, with an aim to mine from the mineralised body in different levels and workings In phase 1 of the sampling, 9,737[…]

Toronto-listed BluMetric Environmental has won a contract to carry out ground water and surface water analysis for “a Tier 1 mining client in northern Ontario”, the company said. The environmental characterisation and engineering services contract, with one of BluMetric’s existing Ontario mining clients, is valued at approximately C$3 million ($2.3 million) over two-and-a-half years. BluMetric[…]

Just shy of its 135th anniversary in the Milwaukee area, Komatsu Mining Corp today announced intentions to build a new, state-of-the-art headquarters and manufacturing campus near the location of the company’s original machine shop off South First Street. The company’s 2.5 million-square-foot South Harbor Campus is planned for Milwaukee’s Harbor District, off Greenfield Avenue. Partnering[…]

DRA Global is to carry out the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for Hastings Technology Metals’ Yangibana rare earths project in Western Australia. Yangibana will be Hastings’ first rare earths project on the Australian continent, containing substantial neodymium and praseodymium resources, according to DRA. The project currently spans approximately 650 km² and is located in[…]

The AusIMM Mill Operators Conference in Brisbane, Australia, on August 31 provided the opportunity for a formal presentation to the 2018 CEEC Medal winners. This is a prestigious annual global award that celebrates outstanding published research and field work on strategies for energy efficient comminution. This year’s award for Operations went to the authors of[…]

E3 Metals Corp has begun the development of its field pilot plant which will incorporate E3’s proprietary concentration technology to further validate the lithium extraction component of the process flowsheet. This technology has the potential to unlock significant value from E3’s expansive lithium resources of 6.7 Mt LCE (inferred) in the Leduc Reservoir in Alberta,[…]

Using data-driven insights to improve the decision-making process and unlock value has been one of the biggest trends in the mining industry over the past few years and it will continue to be a strategic priority for mining companies going forward, according to Micromine. “While data collection on site is important, what happens with that[…]

SIMPEC has been rewarded for its work on the Talison lithium mine in Greenbushes, Western Australia, with a contract extension from head design and construction contractor MSP Engineering. The contract scope extensions and purchase orders, which total some A$1.8 million ($1.3 million), will see SIMPEC supply and install site-wide concrete footings (including earth works), the[…]

The world’s largest sodium cyanide (NaCN) production facility is expanding further, with Cyanco’s flagship Winnemucca, Nevada, plant set to grow by another 35,000 t/y. Cyanco’s investment will strengthen its position as a global leader for the supply of this reagent for gold and silver mining around the world, it said. Headquartered in Pearland, Texas, Cyanco[…]