The latest issue of International Mining Project News, out today, has reports on 13 prefeasibility studies, two feasibility studies, and 15 projects in development, four existing operations that are expanding, and many new appointments to new positions. The report covers 17 gold projects, 10 copper projects, 4 nickel projects, three uranium, coal, silver, iron ore projects, two potash, and one palladium, diamonds, lead. This fortnightly project watch is a great way of keeping up to date with your peers – other mining companies, other consultants or other engineering companies. These issues build into a global mine project overview. If you are a supplier – it is full of potential sales leads.
Alacer Gold has announced results from the company’s 2013 exploration program in Turkey. Below are highlights from the 2013 drilling exploration program. Results are from two areas in the Çöpler District (Bayramdere and Yakuplu) and first results from a new project in western Turkey (Dursunbey).
Commissioning of the sulphide circuit at the Kibali gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo is underway, Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow announcedd here today. Kibali started production from its open pit through its oxide circuit last September and completion of the sulphide circuit will significantly advance its development as a world class gold mining complex.
Azincout Uranium has announced that work has now begun at its advanced-stage uranium projects in the emerging uranium district of Macusani in south east Peru.
Great Quest Metals has reported that, further to the recent management’s visit to the Botswana Ash Sua Pan potash project in Botswana, preliminary investigations indicate the mine effluent (also called bitterns or tailings), after it has passed through the existing Soda Ash and Salt processing plant, carries an increased concentration of potash (KCl) compared with native brine. This optimal situation, allows Great Quest to plan a potash recovery operation as a simple expansion to the existing processing facility, getting full benefit of the entire infrastructure already in place.
