A delegation from Turkey’s Zonguldak mining region has signed a cooperation contract with Halbach & Braun Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co that could see the hard coal operation double output and modernises its plant. According to Halbach & Braun, Turkey’s current energy development plan, which aims to reduce its dependence on energy imports, involves the intensification of coal[…]
Normet has opened a new Service Center in Santiago, Chile. The Service Center will enhance the capabilities to support Normet customers in Latin America with equipment rebuilds and process training. “The Service Center is an important milestone for Normet to support the growing Normet fleet in Latin America and to enhance our capability to deliver[…]
Startups from Uruguay and the US are due to provide innovative safety and environmental solutions for mining as part of Ennomotive’s Acciona I’MNOVATION program. The program, which aims to create an impact in industries such as mining, renewable energy, and Smart Cities by solving innovation challenges with the help of startups, closed on November 28,[…]
When the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) launched its Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles (ICSV) program just over a year ago, some industry participants may not have realised how much progress could be made so quickly by taking a collaborative approach. The ICMM has proven influential across the mining industry since its foundation[…]
OZ Minerals says it has now produced its first saleable copper-gold concentrate from the Carapateena underground mine, in South Australia, just over two years since the board approved the development. The company said the first concentrate had been produced into the pre-filter press feed tank at the mine, with the achievement meeting the December quarter[…]
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (SCEE) says it has been awarded the electrical and instrumentation (E&I) works contract at the new Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant near Bunbury, Western Australia. The Kemerton processing plant, owned 60% by Albemarle Corp through the MARBL lithium joint venture, will initially comprise of two trains, each with a production capacity[…]
Major Drilling says its Mexico division recently drilled its deepest NQ diameter hole at the Industrias Peñoles-owned Bismark mine in Chihuahua. The drill hole, which reached just over 1,985 m, is a “true milestone for drilling operations in the region”, Major Drilling said. Cory Crawford, Major Drilling Mexico Assistant Branch Manager, said: “These are not[…]
CIMIC’s CPB Contractors has been selected by Rio Tinto to deliver three separate packages of work at the miner’s Robe Valley iron ore operations, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The projects, worth approximately A$150 million ($103 million), include earthworks; construction of roads, bridges and pits; water supply infrastructure and drainage; fencing; and site[…]
The renowned Obuasi gold mine, in Ghana, is back in action with AngloGold Ashanti confirming the redeveloped asset has poured first gold, five years since mining activities were suspended. This achievement signals the successful redevelopment of the mine into a “modern, mechanised mining operation”, the company said. The Obuasi Redevelopment project, which seeks to access[…]
K2fly says Westgold Resources has agreed to a new long-term contract to use its existing Infoscope software and partner with K2fly to develop additional enhancements to the software with a view to integrating its tenement and title’s management applications. Additional overlays of the software include royalties, contracts, permits, licensing, and environmental and stakeholder management to[…]