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In the presence of Rubén Alvarado, Executive President of Codelco; Gabriel Méndez, Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability; Julio Díaz, General Manager of the Radomiro Tomic Division (DRT), in addition to union leaders and a delegation of students from the Radomiro Tomic Romero B-34 High School in Calama, Codelco has inaugurated a fleet of[…]

SLB says it has proven its solution for sustainable lithium production at scale at its demonstration plant in Clayton Valley, Nevada, to accelerate responsibly-sourced lithium products to market. The proprietary integrated solution combines SLB’s subsurface expertise with surface engineering of advanced technologies that include direct lithium extraction (DLE). It produces lithium 500 times faster than[…]

Trimble has announced its new Trimble® Reality Capture platform service to, it says, enable more effective collaboration and the secure sharing of massive reality capture datasets captured with 3D laser scanning, mobile mapping and uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) systems. The service is available as an extension to Trimble Connect®, a cloud-based common data environment and[…]

Metso has introduced the upgraded Larox® PF 60 series pressure filter at the opening ceremony of the new machining unit at the company’s Filtration Technology Center in Lappeenranta, Finland. The Larox PF 60 series filter is part of Metso’s Planet Positive offering, thanks to its advanced features that decrease water and oil usage by up[…]

Looking at a typical mining site, wear steel is used as liners in hoppers, feeders and chutes, as well as for hammers in crushers or in screens for sorting. Hardox® 600 is, SSAB says, a wear steel that performs well across a surprisingly wide range of abrasive materials, operating requirements and types of equipment, including[…]

Aya Gold & Silver Inc recently provided an update on construction progress at its Zgounder Silver Mine in the Kingdom of Morocco. The expansion project was 98% complete as at August 30, fully funded, and on budget. However, engineering, procurement, and construction partner, Duro Felguera (DF), encountered issues during commissioning of the hydraulic unit of[…]

Newmont Corporation has announced today, as part of its ongoing program to divest non-core assets, it has agreed to sell the Telfer operation, Newmont’s 70% interest in the Havieron gold-copper project, and other related interests in the Paterson region, all in Australia, to Greatland Gold PLC. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth[…]

Bellevue Gold Limited has started the underground decline development at the Tribune portal, part of its namesake mine in Western Australia, employing a new Sandvik DD422iE battery-electric jumbo as part of its production growth strategy. The Tribune decline milestone is significant because Tribune will provide a second independent mine access route. It will be the[…]

Atlas Salt Inc has announced the signing of a comprehensive non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions. This strategic partnership establishes Sandvik as the preferred underground mobile mining equipment supplier and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Partner for the Great Atlantic Salt Project. Great Atlantic is described by Atlas Salt as a[…]

Hitachi Construction Machinery has begun operation of the Salt Lake City Parts Warehouse, in Utah, USA, to strengthen its supply system for service parts in western North America. This new 173,000 sq.ft (16,072 sq.m) warehouse will enable the company to supply service parts, which were previously shipped from parts warehouses outside of Atlanta, more rapidly[…]