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Having pursued a global expansion in recent decades, South Africa-based blasting leader BME says it is making good on an exciting new phase for its Indonesia operations. With mainly a trading presence in Indonesia for 10 years already, the Omnia Group company has been active in full-service contracting for the past two – and is[…]

Novalith Technologies says it has successfully raised A$2.5 million ($1.9 million) in a seed funding round, which will help accelerate the development of its Australia-made lithium extraction and refining technology to provide a low carbon, sustainable approach to lithium production. Its technology aims to substantially reduce production costs, improve sustainability outcomes, and ultimately revolutionise the[…]

SIEMAG TECBERG and a subsidiary of EuroChem have signed agreements for the delivery of shaft hoisting systems at the Usolskiy potash complex in Perm, Russia. This complex is built around Verkhnekamskoe, one of the world‘s largest potash deposits. One expansion phase of the Usolskiy complex includes the already started construction of a third production shaft[…]

Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) have agreed to partner and fund what they say are innovative, industry-first learning programs as part of a continued commitment towards mining sector workplaces that are free from sexual harassment, bullying and racism. Through this partnership, the miners will fund and contribute to the design, build and[…]

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has unveiled its latest state-of-the-art research facility, the Geoscience Drill Core Research Laboratory, at the Advanced Resources Research Centre in Perth, Australia. The only facility of its kind in Australia, the A$7 million ($5.2 million) lab brings together a suite of advanced mineral characterisation equipment, including CSIRO’s unique Maia Mapper,[…]

RUC Cementation Mining Contractors is set to carry out the shaft infrastructure design, construction and equipping for the Cosmos nickel operations in Western Australia after signing a contract with mine owner, Western Areas Ltd. This contract represents the culmination of an engagement that has been ongoing for some six months, not including the excavation works[…]

In 2017, a prominent non-metallic mine in Iquique, Chile, began using precision surface mining methods. The mine had a goal of taking a broader approach and evaluating the benefits of precision surface mining from pit to heap leach. Results have been measured and compared with traditional drill and blast methods, and after almost 3 Mt[…]

To accommodate the increased demand for its mineral processing and metallurgical testing services, Wardell Armstrong says it has expanded its office and laboratory space at Wheal Jane Earth Science Park in Cornwall, England. The new space now accommodates over 30 specialist staff including engineers, chemists, metallurgists, technicians and support staff who all provide services to[…]

FLSmidth has received an order from Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) to design and supply the main process equipment across the flowsheet for a lead-zinc concentrator plant. FLSmidth will deliver all the key process equipment for a newly modernised beneficiation plant that will replace the previous facility. The equipment includes rod-ball mills, flotation cells, thickeners, hydrocyclones,[…]

CRC ORE and Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, have formed a Future Research Program to, they say, take CRC ORE’s most promising fields of research into new areas to broaden the impact on the Australian mining industry and economy. This work will boost the sustainability of the mining industry by helping reduce energy and water[…]