Archives: Gem stone mining

Fura Gems has completed the transition from artisanal to fully mechanised mining at its 76%-owned Coscuez mine, with a new mining fleet now working underground at the Colombia operation. Following declaration of an NI 43-101 inferred mineral resource at Coscuez last year, which included a 3 Mt total grading 2 ct/t for 6 Mct contained,[…]

Outotec Oyj and Metso Corporation have cleared one of the last major hurdles on their journey to combining with the receipt of unconditional merger control clearance from the European Commission for the combination of Metso Minerals with Outotec to create the new global mineral processing solutions giant Metso Outotec. Outotec Oyj and Metso Corporation have[…]

Metals Consulting International Ltd (MCI), the independent iron and steel sector management consulting firm, has announced the merger of its advisory business with that of Saint Barbara, advisors to the world’s metals, minerals and mining industries. MCI mostly undertakes iron and steel sector due diligence and feasibility study work for clients in Western, Central and[…]

Descartes Labs, a New Mexico-based geospatial analytics company, has announced the availability of its Advanced Mineral Exploration Package, a specialised data platform and modelling workbench for exploration geology and data science teams to access remote sensing and machine learning capabilities globally. The Advanced Mineral Exploration Package lets clients integrate in-house data with the platform, giving[…]

Metso is to install high-performance crushing and material handling equipment underground at the De Beers Group’s Venetia diamond mine, in South Africa, as part of an order booked in the September quarter. In the throes of a transition from open-pit mining to underground operations, Venetia is reported to produce around 4 Mct/y, making it one[…]

De Beers Group Technology has adapted one of its X-ray fluorescence (XRF) diamond sorting range of machines to create “a secure and efficient sorting solution for emeralds”, it says. According to De Beers Group Technology head, Gordon Taylor, the company’s sorting technologies have been applied to a range of minerals apart from diamonds, and these[…]

As part of a process initiated by Sasol Ltd to incorporate a strategic partner for its explosives and rock fragmentation division, Chile based explosives major ENAEX SA has been selected as a preferred partner to negotiate the terms and conditions for creating a joint venture with Sasol South Africa Ltd, subsidiary of Sasol Ltd, to[…]

WA-based Advanced Energy Resources (AER) has commenced construction of its 3.5 MW wind, solar and battery project to supply WA garnet producer GMA Garnet’s Port Gregory wet plant operations, 40 km south of Kalbarri. The project will use various innovations including a world first back-to-back microgrid inverter topology and refurbished Enercon wind turbines. Due for[…]

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Debmarine Namibia, a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Namibia and De Beers Group, has announced that its Board of Directors have approved the construction of the world’s first ever custom-built diamond recovery vessel. The new vessel is expected to cost $468 million and represents the largest ever single investment in[…]