Archives: Base metals

Mineral processing has evolved hugely in recent years, enabling mining companies to tackle lower grades and more challenging ores. But a lot of this has been achieved by increasing efficiencies through more refined designs of what are fundamentally the same basic processes that have been around for many decades and in some cases over a[…]

Anglo American PLC says it welcomes the decision in Chile by the Committee of Ministers to approve the environmental permit application for the Los Bronces Integrated Project (LBIP), setting up the next phase of development for one of the world’s largest copper mines. Ruben Fernandes, CEO of Anglo American’s Base Metals business, said: “We welcome[…]

In the context of the implementation of its ‘Infrastructure development and productive capacity improvement’ project, the goal of which is to see the mining operation through the next 20 years via works such as the construction of a desalination plant and associated pumping system, a fifth mill and new facilities to increase mineral recovery, Chilean[…]

Perenti subsidiary, Barminco, says it has been awarded a 12-month contract extension at Newcrest Mining’s Red Chris mine in British Columbia, Canada. Since June 2021, Barminco has continued to progress the development of an underground exploration decline, an essential first stage of works that will provide a platform for future underground exploration activities, and which[…]

GR Engineering Services says it has entered into two contracts with OZ Minerals Musgrave Operations Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of OZ Minerals Limited, for the design and construction works of the West Musgrave mineral processing plant in Western Australia. GR Engineering has been engaged by the company to provide the following services for[…]

Perenti says its Barminco subsidiary has been awarded a nine-month contract extension at the Flying Fox mine, in Western Australia, owned and operated by IGO Ltd. The contract extension is effective from January 1, 2023, and has a value of approximately A$30 million ($20.2 million) over the nine-month term. Mark Norwell, Managing Director & CEO[…]

OZ Minerals and CiDRA Minerals Processing Inc have commissioned a front end engineering and design (FEED) study for a full-scale implementation of CiDRA’s novel minerals separation technology at the Carrapateena copper-gold mine site. Applying CiDRA’s novel technology as a Grind Circuit Rougher will help remove coarse material from the grind circuit circulating loads, enabling an[…]

The world’s leading copper producer, Codelco, is moving towards its 2050 decarbonisation goal. Within this framework, it has extended the contract that since 2013 has supplied thermal energy (heat) to the Gabriela Mistral Division in northern Chile, through a solar thermal system that replaces the consumption of diesel in water heating boilers. “This clean energy[…]

Within the framework of the transformation of mining and the fight against climate change, Anglo American has brought together a series of public and private stakeholders to jointly develop a comprehensive study to analyse the economic feasibility and benefits of deploying a green hydrogen (H2V) valley or hub in the central zone of the country,[…]

Papua New Guinea has long had a significant mining industry but with some ups and downs along the way.  But things are currently very much on the up, with news from both the existing Porgera gold mine, where operations have been suspended since 2020, plus at the new Wafi-Golpu project. First off, the Government of[…]