The latest issue of International Mining Project News, out today, has reports on 11 prefeasibility studies, seven feasibility studies, 24 projects in development, five new mines that have gone into production, nine existing mines that are expanding, three merger and acquisition announcements and many new appointments to new positions. The report covers 22 gold projects, 10 copper, six coal projects, four iron ore, and zinc projects, three nickel projects, three tungsten and nickel projects, two projects on graphite, rare earths, silver, alumina, lead, and one project each on bauxite, potash, diamonds, uranium, base metals, clay, vanadium, titanium, tantalum, tin, and grapheme.
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Largo Resources has announced that it has received its operating license for production at the Maracas Menchen mine. The company received a preliminary operating license in May 2014 in order to commence the production ramp-up and adjust the system as necessary. The operating license now provides the definitive operating license for production at the Maracas Menchen mine.
True North Gems has carried out some updates of equipment and facilities at its Aappaluttoq mine site in SW Greenland. Equipment has been mobilized at True North’s Aappaluttoq Ruby and Pink Sapphire project which commenced on September 23, 2014. LNS Greenland A/S has mobilised very efficiently and True North is extremely impressed at the progress of development achieved by LNSG in such a short time period.
Boliden has taken the decision to increase capacity at its Odda zinc smelter in Norway from 170,000 to 200,000 t/y of zinc. The facility is expected to achieve the new capacity level, which entails an investment totalling NOK 350 million, in the latter half of 2017.
Boliden Odda has successfully improved its cost position in recent years, with the help of an extensive action programme. In order to further boost the facility’s position and to make maximum use of the zinc smelter’s capacity, further improvement areas have been identified.
“Previous investments have resulted in a more concentrated production flow, thanks to our ability to increase capacity in some processes and close others.Based on the favourable market climate for zinc, we have decided to invest in debottlenecking several process steps which will increase Boliden Odda’s capacity and boost its competitiveness,” says Kerstin Konradsson, President Boliden Smelters.