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After the October 2021 groundbreaking ceremony for PT Freeport Indonesia’s (PTFI) new copper smelter at the Special Economic Zone Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (SEZ JIIPE) in Gresik, East Java,  a second new copper smelter project is also progressing as PT Amman Mineral Industri (AMIN) recently finally completed detailed contracts with two major contractors[…]

On December 17, 2021, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) announced that it had successfully achieved the 10 Mt of coal production milestone. SECMC, one of the largest public-private partnerships in the energy sector in Pakistan, commenced commercial operations in July 2019 with an annual production capacity of 3.8 Mt. Over the past 2.5 years,[…]

Dassault Systèmes has partnered with the TEXMiN (Technology Innovation in Exploration & Mining) Foundation – part of the Technology Innovation Hub of the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) in Dhanbad to set up a world class Centre of Excellence which will provide radical technology support and prepare workforces of the future, specific[…]

On December 27, leading Chinese autonomous mining truck technology solutions provider TAGE Idriver and telecomms giant China Mobile signed a strategic cooperation agreement, wherein the two sides will adhere to the principles of “equality and mutual benefit, complementary advantages, resource sharing and win-win cooperation,” in the areas of market development, products and solutions, DICT integrated[…]

Mechel says its mining facilities received a total of some 270 equipment units, including more than 80 large-scale machines and assembly units, in 2021. The most sweeping technical revamps and retrofits involved Southern Kuzbass Coal Company, which received more than 100 new equipment units, including heavy-duty trucks, bulldozers and service equipment. All mobile equipment uses an[…]

JSC ORMET (Orenburg Region, part of the Russian Copper Company Group) has launched new flotation equipment. At the enrichment plant of the enterprise, two two-chamber machines of the RIVS “RIF” brand were put into operation. Modern technology has made it possible to replace four devices of the previous series at once. A total of 20[…]

The first mobile power complex for mining shovels “Peregon-1800” was recently put into operation at the Bachatsky coal mine of JSC MC Kuzbassrazrezugol (KRU, an enterprise of the UMMC raw materials complex). The complex was created by ObninskEnergoTech specialists according to the technical assignment of the Kuzbassrazrezugol Management Company. The new equipment is capable of[…]

Barrick’s North Mara gold mine has announced that it has achieved its commitment to bring the operation’s tailings storage facility’s (TSF) pond back within its permitted design capacity by the end of this year. Barrick made the commitment to the Tanzanian government when it took over control of the mine in September 2019, at a[…]

Fresnillo PLC and MAG Silver Corp have provided a commissioning update on the Juanicipio silver-lead-zinc-gold project (56%/44% Fresnillo and MAG Silver, respectively). The Juanicipio Project team delivered the project for plant commissioning on schedule despite recent changes to labour contracting legislation and having successfully mitigated most COVID-19 related issues over the past two years, a[…]

On December 27, Zijin Mining’s Tibet Dragon Copper held a commissioning ceremony for the 160,000 t/y first phase of the Julong Copper Project involving the Qulong mine based on a mine ore production of 100,000 t/d. The project is also producing over 6,000 t/y of molybdenum. The second phase of the new project to 300,000[…]