Archives: Base metals

Nevada Copper, in providing an update on restart and operational activities for its Pumpkin Hollow underground copper mine in Nevada, USA, has confirmed the appointment of Dumas Mining as its Capital Projects Construction contractor. The company is currently targeting a mill restart in the September quarter with a quick ramp up to nameplate capacity by[…]

OZ Minerals, through the implementation of Mobilaris Situational Awareness and Mobilaris Onboard, has improved traffic flows at its Carrapateena copper-gold mine in South Australia, according to a recent case study. Having implemented the solutions from Mobilaris, owned by Epiroc, the mining company gained a better understanding of where machines and people were physically located underground[…]

A high demand for commodities gives producers and manufacturers both opportunity and motivation to become more efficient, pragmatic and automated, Evident Scientific* says. With the high prices comes shorter contracts with specifications that can change from week to week. This gives miners and recyclers an added challenge in streamlining their operations. Varying grades and penalty[…]

Torex Gold Resources Inc has provided an inaugural quarterly update on the development of its Media Luna Project in Mexico for the period ending December 31, 2022. Media Luna Project is located seven kilometres from the existing El Limón Guajes Mine Complex (ELG) comprised of the El Limón, Guajes and El Limón Sur open pits,[…]

On January 30, Zijin Mining released its revised Three-Year (2023-2025) Plan and 2030 Development Goals. Among others, highlighted targets include building a largely complete global operation and management model and striving to catch up with first-rate international metal miners by 2025; and pushing up performance across the board to the top tier of the global mining industry by[…]

Horizonte Minerals PLC has announced that it has entered into a five-year mining services agreement, thereby securing services for mining, stockpile generation, plant feeding and slag handling activities for its 100%-owned Araguaia Nickel Project in Brazil, where construction is underway and first production remains on track to commence in Q1 2024. The contract has been awarded[…]

As of January 24, 2023 Marubeni Corporation has become a partner of the Copper Mark, it says to support the vision and goals of this framework and it will also encourage its own suppliers to participate in the Copper Mark Assurance Processes. The Copper Mark, founded by the International Copper Association (ICA), is a comprehensive,[…]

ZERO Automotive has delivered what it refers to as an ultra-safe ZED70 Ti battery-electric converted utility vehicle, using LTO battery technology that does not suffer from thermal runaway, to Independence Group’s Nova nickel-copper-cobalt operation in Western Australia. This is the second convered vehicle, and the first dual cab, for Barminco, the contractor at Nova. Like[…]

With an extensive footprint from the rock face all the way through to tailings, it was only a matter of time before the Weir Group decided to enter the ore sorting game. In recent years, the company has re-focused as a pureplay mining and aggregates company that can provide value throughout the flowsheet. The company[…]

CIMIC Group company CPB Contractors has been selected by Cadia Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Newcrest Mining Limited, to deliver enabling works for the Cadia Tailings Storage Facility Recommissioning Project, in New South Wales, Australia. The project, to be delivered in an alliance partnership with Cadia Holdings, will support the operation of the Cadia[…]