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The Government of Canada has awarded C$18.1 million ($13.4 million) from its Low Carbon Economy Fund to Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) to support the decarbonisation of iron ore processing at its operations in Labrador West, the mining company says. The funding will enable IOC to reduce the amount of heavy fuel[…]

On 22 February 2024, Tibet Julong Copper, a subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group, received official approval in relation to the upgrade and expansion project of Phase 2 of the Julong Copper Mine in Tibet, China which was issued by the Tibet Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission. The Julong Copper Mine was approved to expand upon[…]

Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) and International Mining Events (IME) have signed a partnership agreement related to The Electric Mine event series, reinforcing the two organisations’ commitment to helping the mining industry electrify and decarbonise its global operations. As part of the agreement, GMG and IME will work on a joint report evaluating the major[…]

Martin Engineering says it has restructured its Italian business and relocated to a new purpose-built facility to boost customer service and accelerate growth. The move heralds a new chapter for the Italian branch of the US engineering firm, which supplies belt conveyor products and material flow aids to bulk handling and material processing companies to[…]

Sandvik says it is introducing the Golden Shank, a patented corrosion protection coating for greatly increased service life and lower drilling cost per metre. The shank adapter encounters harsh conditions in many underground mines due to the use of highly corrosive water as flushing media. During its lifetime it must endure challenges such as reduced[…]

Anglo American has announced that it has agreed to acquire and integrate the contiguous Serra da Serpentina high quality iron ore resource owned by Vale SA into Anglo American’s Minas-Rio mine in Brazil. Anglo American will continue to control, manage and operate the Minas-Rio operation, including any future expansions that relate to Serpentina. Duncan Wanblad,[…]

Enaex says it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the international shipping group NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd (NBP), del Grupo NYK to assess the feasibility of providing low-carbon ammonia as a fuel for ships set to carry copper concentrate. Over the next decade, NBP plans to build between 10 and 15[…]

Gekko has launched “Mark 3” of its online gold analyser, OLGA, the flagship product for the company’s real-time data instrumentation division, which operates alongside other key products such as the Carbon Scout to assist in measuring the recovery of gold real-time in gold processing plants, Nigel Grigg, General Manager – Global Sales & Solutions, Gekko[…]

Orica has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of the common stock of Cyanco from an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management for US$640 million. The acquisition of Cyanco, a US-based leader in the manufacture and distribution of sodium cyanide primarily serving the gold mining industries in the US, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, and Africa,[…]

Rio Tinto says it has signed Australia’s largest renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) to date to supply its Gladstone operations in Queensland, agreeing to buy the majority of electricity from Windlab’s planned 1.4 GW Bungaban wind energy project. The agreement, which follows the announcement last month of a PPA for the Upper Calliope solar farm[…]