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Aris Gold Corporation says it has taken several key steps in advancing the Lower Mine project at the Marmato Mine in Colombia. This includes following the completion of a competitive tender process the awarding of the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract to Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering with extensive experience[…]

Mining LNG retrofit leader GFS Corp says it has developed the first LNG conversion for large mining shovels with its latest product offering, the EVO-MT® 4000-6 for the 22 m3 payload Komatsu PC4000-6 shovel. The first of these systems is being commissioned at Russian Copper Company’s Mikheevskiy mine this year, where GFS has already retrofitted[…]

Global mining equipment major, Caterpillar Inc, and Certarus Ltd based in Calgary, Alberta have announced that they have entered a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities to leverage each parties’ strengths to bring lower carbon energy solutions to their combined customer base. The MoU outlines key areas where the two companies will work together to[…]

RUSAL, the leading global aluminium producer, has begun operations at a new open pit bauxite mine at the Vezhayu-Vorykvinskoye deposit in the Komi Republic, Russia, with reserves of over 14 Mt. The new open pit No. 4 will be the largest at the Sredne-Timansky bauxite mine. Mining capital works (the preparation works) lasted three years,[…]

A strategic alliance formed between contractor Tapojärvi and Yara has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions as the drilling technology supplier of choice for Yara’s Siilinjärvi mine. Sandvik will supply six new Pantera™ DP1600i drill rigs, leveraging Top Hammer XL technology. The rigs are remotely operated by the AutoMine® system and accompanied by a comprehensive[…]

ABB says it will install haul truck trolley assist infrastructure to help Copper Mountain achieve a reduction in carbon intensity by more than 50% in medium-term with a final target of zero by 2035. “ABB has grown its footprint in the journey to the all-electric mine by winning an order to deliver a complete open-pit[…]

Perenti has announced that its subsidiary, leading hard-rock underground contract miner Barminco, has received a Letter of Intent from Newcrest Mining Ltd for the development of an underground exploration decline at the gold-copper Red Chris Project in British Columbia, Canada. The Red Chris Project is a 70:30 joint venture partnership between Newcrest and Imperial Metals[…]

A major new partnership has been agreed between 3ME Technology and Batt Mobile Equipment (BME) which will play an important role in helping to electrify Australia’s mining industry. The ~A$140 million deal will see 3ME Technology supply Batt Mobile Equipment (BME) upwards of 150 Electric Vehicle Engine packages over the next five years to power[…]

Anglo American, through its platinum group metals (PGMs) business Anglo American Platinum, says it is partnering with Umicore to research and develop “a ground-breaking technology that has the potential to transform the way hydrogen can be stored and used to power fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).” It says such technology would help avoid the need[…]

Bridgestone Corporation has announced that its group company Bridgestone Mining Solutions Australia Pty Ltd, has entered an agreement to acquire Otraco International Pty Ltd (Otraco), a leader in Off-the-Road (OTR) tyre management solutions, from Downer EDI Ltd. This acquisition will accelerate the growth of Bridgestone’s global mining solutions business and expand the company’s service network[…]