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First Quantum Minerals (FQM) is pioneering an ambitious solar and wind energy project that it hopes will provide stable power for its Zambia operations on a long-term sustainable basis. While the ambitious project is still in its early stages, the mining giant is confident the proposed development will be one of the most significant renewable[…]

In the mining industry, operators have long resigned themselves to the laborious and dangerous process of manually cleaning accumulated salts from the wastewater passing through the weirs, baffles, and troughs of clarifier and thickener tanks. The salt build-up can accumulate at a surprising rate and quickly harden to halt the function of the weirs, tanks,[…]

Epiroc Southern Africa, which includes South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe, has joined the list of Epiroc entities around the world in collaborating with SafeStart International, a global organisation that leads the way in human error reduction techniques training, injury reduction up to the average of 50%, and 24/7 safety behaviour ownership by providing[…]

SGS has opened a new geochemistry laboratory in Yamoussoukra, Côte d’Ivoire, as it looks to support a growing local mining industry. Ivory Coast has huge untapped resources, with estimates that two-thirds of the country is covered in untapped mineral deposits, SGS said. Gold remains one of Ivory Coast’s most valuable mineral resources, with output rising[…]

SensOre Ltd has executed an agreement with Unico, now part of global IT and business consulting firm CGI, to collaborate on the commercialisation of SensOre’s mining exploration technology platform. The project represents an opportunity to expand SensOre’s current client services to a cloud-based SaaS (software as a service) product, it said. SensOre’s technology was created[…]

SNC-Lavalin, a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, has welcomed Michelle Tracey as Senior Project Director for its Mining & Metallurgy business. Tracey has more than 30 years of experience in the engineering field, with a track record of delivering operational excellence and leading the execution and delivery[…]

Eldorado Gold’s underground mining battery-electric vehicle journey is set to begin next month, with the company imminently awaiting the arrival of a Normet SmartDrive concrete transportation vehicle at its Efemçukuru gold mine. The company has reviewed the potential for the use of battery-electric vehicles at its Lamaque underground gold mine in Canada in the past,[…]

Master Drilling Group Limited, a provider of drilling services to the mining, civil engineering and building construction sectors, has reported a strong set of annual results for the year to December 31, 2021, as well as making progress in several key technology areas. In the period in question, the company made significant gains across key[…]

eCombustible Energy LLC, a leading innovator and provider of customisable hydrogen-based fuel for thermal industrial applications, has received authorisation from Brazil’s Ministry of State for the Environment and Sustainable Development to begin construction and installation activities of its patented fuel supply modules at a nickel mine in Brazil operated by Anglo American. Anglo has two[…]

Horizonte Minerals PLC, the nickel development company focused in Brazil, has awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) contract for the construction of its 100% owned Araguaia ferronickel project to Pöyry Tecnologia Ltda, the Brazilian subsidiary of global engineering services firm AFRY. The project comprises an open pit nickel laterite mining operation that delivers[…]