The Hub de Innovación Minera del Perú and CEMI (Center for Excellence in Mining Innovation), have announced an alliance “to promote actions that add value and foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration between public and/or private institutions aiming to build the mining sector of the future.” Activities highlighted by this agreement include co-designing discussion spaces that[…]
Pretivm Resources Inc is now at the start of a process to replace 13 diesel-powered 30 t payload underground haul trucks with battery electric zero emissions trucks at its Brucejack gold mine in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, approximately 65 km north of Stewart. For now, the plan is still at a trial stage, with one[…]
For a major North American copper producer, its Haver & Boecker Niagara SAG mill vibrating screen is the heart of its processing operation and is built to endure the mining industry’s tough working conditions. The site operates 24 hours a day, processing more than 2,000 t/h, 365 days a year, so superintendents expect wear and[…]
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd’s newly filed 2021 Detour Lake Technical Report includes a new life-of-mine plan (2021 LOMP) for the operation in Ontario under which production is expected to average 680,000-720,000 oz from 2021-2024, before increasing to 800,000 oz in 2025. Production would then decline for three years during a period of increased stripping before[…]
Foran Mining says it has bolstered the design team for its ongoing definitive feasibility study at the McIlvenna Bay project, in Saskatchewan, Canada, providing the company with the technical expertise to execute on its strategy of building the world’s first copper mine designed to be “carbon neutral” from day one of production. The advisors are[…]
Evolution Mining says it is embarking on a prefeasibility study to further expand its Cowal open-pit mine as part of a plan to build towards 350,000 oz/y of sustainable, reliable, low-cost gold production from the New South Wales operation. Currently on the E42 stage H cutback, Evolution said during a recent site visit that there[…]
Lithium System AG announced today that it took over 100% of the shares in eMining AG from Kuhn Schweiz AG at the beginning of 2021. eMining AG was founded in 2017 to build the world’s largest, battery-powered dump truck, the so-called eDumper, with a total weight of 123 t and a 65 t payload. Lithium[…]
As outlined in its just released 2021 Sustainability Report, Kirkland Lake Gold is a recognised leader in greenhouse gas performance, including one of the lowest GHG intensities in the industry. “We empower sites to develop and implement actions to reduce emissions and increase energy efficiencies, by improving electricity efficiency, implementing low-carbon technologies and using clean[…]
Epiroc has agreed to acquire Meglab, a Canada-based company with expertise in providing electrification infrastructure solutions to mines, as it looks to further support mining customers in their transition to battery-electric vehicles. Meglab, based in Val-D’Or, Quebec, Canada, is a technology integrator that designs, manufactures, installs and supports practical and cost-effective electrification and telecommunications infrastructure[…]
Anglo American has announced a collaboration agreement to complete a feasibility study to develop a “hydrogen valley” anchored in the platinum group metals-rich Bushveld geological area in South Africa. Spearheaded by South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the collaboration agreement also includes energy and services company ENGIE, the South African National Development Institute[…]