Archives: Base metals

EnviroGold Global says it has expanded its IP portfolio by acquiring 20 patents and designs that relate to iron ore beneficiation, electrochemical oxidation and the removal and destruction of contaminants including cyanide, arsenic, mercury and selenium. The CleanTech IP, as it is referred to, is comprised of 13 patents and seven design patents with active[…]

Horizonte Minerals Plc has selected MIP Engenharia & Milplan Engenharia to provide the electro-mechanical installation services at its 100%-owned Araguaia nickel project in Brazil. Following a competitive tender process that involved the leading industrial construction companies active in the mining sector, MIP/Milpan was selected as the preferred provider, Horizonte said. “MIP/Milpan has a strong track[…]

BHP says it has signed a renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Neoen, which is expected to meet half of Olympic Dam’s electricity needs from its 2026 financial year. The agreement, which is based on current forecast demand, will allow Olympic Dam to record a net zero emission position for the contracted volume of supply,[…]

IM Editorial Director Paul Moore has met in person this year with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry & Mineral Resources, His Excellency Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef, on two occasions – at the inaugural Future Minerals Forum held in January 2022 in Riyadh (with the follow up event coming up soon in early 2023) – and also[…]

Metso Outotec says it will deliver sustainable filtration technology for dry stacking of tailings to Eldorado Gold’s Hellas Gold Skouries copper-gold concentrator project in northern Greece. Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery consists of the engineering, manufacturing and supply of several Planet Positive Larox® FFP3512 filters as well as installation and commissioning advisory services. The fully[…]

Ring of Fire Metals (RoF Metals) says it has commenced two studies exploring the use of wind power and atmospheric carbon removal as part of planning for a net zero emissions mine in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire. Stephen Crozier, RoF Metals VP Sustainability, said the findings from a study of the wind energy resource[…]

Kamoa Copper SA has selected Metso Outotec to supply a high-capacity direct blister furnace to the company’s copper mining complex expansion project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The value of this type of a delivery is typically between €30-40 million ($30-40 million). Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery consists of key equipment and automation for[…]

Phoenix Tailings, a US-based critical materials extraction and refining startup, is to receive $1.2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to extract nickel and magnesium from mining waste using what it says is “carbon negative technology”. These metals are crucial to the production of the batteries that fuel cars, computers and phones using a[…]

A unique underground mine tunnel scope, a tight schedule and demanding conformance specifications made the Havieron copper-gold exploration decline project in Western Australia as complex as it is necessary, according to Trimble distributor HL Geospatial. To build the 2.5 km box cut decline tunnel, surveyors and operators were challenged to establish a technology-enabled workflow that[…]

GR Engineering Services says it has increased the scope of work related to the engineering, procurement and construction contract with Australian Nickel Investments Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of IGO Limited, for the upgrade of the existing nickel concentrator at the Cosmos nickel operations, in Western Australia. The company has been awarded a variation[…]