News Archive

March 2021
08 Mar 2021
Rio Tinto Kennecott to recover tellurium from copper smelting
Rio Tinto is to construct a new plant that will recover tellurium, a critical mineral...
08 Mar 2021
Ivanhoe to finalise Kipushi feasibility by mid-2021 – shaft & workings being prepared to allow for mining of Big Zinc orebody
The Kipushi copper-zinc-germanium-silver-lead mine in the DRC is adjacent to the town of Kipushi and...
08 Mar 2021
Exyn and Sandvik OptiMine auto drone integration tested at Rupert Resources project
Exyn Technologies has announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Sandvik Mining and Rock...
08 Mar 2021
Sweco chosen as EPCM for Keliber’s lithium project including mining & processing operations
Sweco was recently chosen as the provider of EPCM (engineering, procurement and construction management) services...
08 Mar 2021
As Jiading factory winds down, Sandvik opts for new mining manufacturing site in Changzhou
Sandvik Group, one of the world's leading mining equipment & technology manufacturers through Business Area...
08 Mar 2021
Doosan launches “transparent bucket” system for wheel loaders
Doosan Infracore Europe has launched what is says is the industry’s first wheel loader ‘transparent...
08 Mar 2021
Amarillo Gold to receive first Metso Outotec modular FIT Crushing Station
Amarillo Gold Corp is to become the first company to install Metso Outotec’s modular FIT™...
08 Mar 2021
Hyperspectral imaging technology tested at Western Australia gold, iron ore mines
The University of Queensland and research partners Plotlogic Pty Ltd have developed new automated mining...
08 Mar 2021
First Graphene predicts increased PureGRAPH wear line lifespan following Pilbara trial
First Graphene says results from field testing of a PureGRAPH®-enhanced bucket wear liner have shown...
08 Mar 2021
BHP signs third low-carbon steelmaking partnership
BHP has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China’s HBIS Group Co Ltd, one...
07 Mar 2021
Brazil’s WEG installs SAG and ball mill slip ring motors at Polyus Gold’s Natalka mine in Russia’s Magadan region
Global mining drives major WEG via its Russian Commercial Operation WRU has completed a major...
07 Mar 2021
Big boost for Hitachi Mining in Europe as Terrafame buys seven new trucks & two new shovels for Sotkamo nickel operation fleet update
Terrafame's bio heap leach nickel mine in Sotkamo, Finland, has entered into an agreement with...