Archives: Base metals

Multotec, an industry leader in metallurgy and process engineering, is commemorating its 50th anniversary this year and says it is marking this milestone by reaffirming its position as a proudly South African company that can compete with top global competitors. The company was established in 1973, starting with an imported screening product from Germany intended[…]

Epiroc says it has completed its acquisition of AARD Mining Equipment, the South African mining equipment manufacturer. AARD, based in Chamdor near Johannesburg, South Africa, designs, manufactures, services and supports a wide range of mining equipment, specialising in low-profile underground machines for mines with low mining heights. The high-quality products include drill rigs, bolters, loaders,[…]

Canadian Critical Minerals Inc has entered into an ore characterisation and sorting trial with MineSense Technologies Ltd for mineralised material currently stockpiled at its Bull River Mine (BRM) copper-gold-silver project near Cranbrook, BC. MineSense’s ShovelSense® system utilises X-Ray fluorescence based sensing technology that is mounted directly to digging equipment such as front-end loaders and shovels to[…]

Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has chosen Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply its leading AutoMine® Fleet automation solution and 13 autonomous loaders for the Recursos Norte operations at El Teniente mine in Chile. The contract will run from 2023 through 2027, supporting Codelco’s goal of operating the world’s most automated and digitalised[…]

Teck Resources Ltd has announced that its Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 Project (QB2) has produced its first bulk copper concentrate, as the project advances commissioning and ramps up to full production through 2023. “First copper concentrate production at QB2 is an important milestone as we advance our commissioning and ramp up plan towards full production[…]

On March 2, 2023, Epiroc Iberia celebrated the opening of its Service Center in Aljustrel, Portugal. The event was attended by clients, partners, representatives from the Aljustrel Municipal Council, and Luis Araneda, the President of Epiroc Parts & Services Division.  Strategically located in the heart of the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Epiroc says the centre is[…]

Rio Tinto and First Quantum Minerals have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture that will work to unlock the development of the La Granja copper project in Peru, one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in the world. The two Tier 1 miners have also entered into a memorandum of understanding for[…]

Chile-based global explosives and blasting major Enaex says its UG-iTruck®, which can perform 100% remote, robotic and autonomous explosives loading for tunnel development operations in underground mining, has now arrived at copper giant Codelco’s El Teniente operation, the world’s largest underground copper mine. Enaex stated: “By creating stronger bonds with Codelco, we have taken a step[…]

Epiroc says its 14 t class Scooptram ST14 battery electric loader (LHD) is now on trial at Hudbay’s Lalor mine in Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada as that miner continues to electrify its operations. The Lalor mine (gold, zinc, copper, silver) is a low-cost gold producer that substantially benefitted from the refurbishment of the New Britannia[…]

Lundin Mining Corporation has entered into a binding purchase agreement with JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries to acquire 51% of the issued and outstanding equity of SCM Minera Lumina Copper Chile, a wholly owned subsidiary of JX which operates the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine in Chile. The transaction will see[…]