Archives: Mine operation news

Koura has chosen TOMRA Mining to support its operations at the Las Cuevas fluorspar mine in Mexico, convinced by the superior performance of TOMRA XRT sorters in removing waste from the operation’s feed, TOMRA Mining says. Commissioning of the new XRT sorters is planned for early 2025. Koura, Orbia’s Fluor & Energy Materials business and[…]

BQE Water Inc, a leader in the treatment and management of mine impacted waters, has been contracted by PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc in its capacity as court appointed receiver of Victoria Gold Corp to assist with the emergency response and to mitigate environmental impacts caused by the failure of the cyanide heap leach facility at the Eagle[…]

In a significant step towards sustainable mining in Africa, Eramet Grande Côte, a subsidiary of the France-based multinational mining and metals company Eramet, and South Africa’s JUWI Renewable Energies have reached financial close on a €30 million ($31.5 million) off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage solution for the mine in Diogo, Senegal. The 20[…]

Macmahon Holdings Limited says it has been awarded a two-year contract extension by Vault Minerals (formerly Red 5) at the Daisy Milano gold mine within its Mount Monger operation in the Kalgoorlie region of Western Australia. Macmahon has been providing underground mining services at Daisy Milano since acquiring the contract earlier this year as part[…]

HanRoy Iron Ore Projects Pty Ltd has completed an important milestone with the official turning of first soil for our newest iron ore mine, McPhee Creek, in the Pilbara of Western Australia. Executive Chairman, Mrs Rinehart, HanRoy CEO, Sanjiv Manchanda, and staff from Roy Hill, HanRoy and Atlas were on site for a special sod-turning[…]

The Weir Group PLC has been awarded contracts to supply its WARMAN® slurry pumps and CAVEX® hydrocyclones to Teck’s Highland Valley Copper (HVC) Mine Life Extension (MLE) project in British Columbia, Canada. Teck’s Highland Valley Copper Mine Life Extension Project aims to extend the mine’s operational life by enhancing existing site infrastructure, addressing the growing[…]

Lundin Gold’s expansion of the Fruta del Norte gold mine processing plant in Ecuador is on track, with three Jameson flotation cells and a concentrate filter having arrived on site in the September quarter, the company says. The company plans to spend approximately $36 million to increase plant throughput to 5,000 t/d and improve metallurgical[…]

Mineral Mining Services (MMS) has announced a significant expansion of its gold mining operations with the acquisition of the East Sampson gold project, in Western Australia, from Moho Resources. This strategic move strengthens MMS’ position in the gold sector and reinforces the company’s commitment to delivering exceptional results for its stakeholders, the company says. “This[…]

Evolution Mining, like many of its gold mining peers, has made a commitment to emissions reduction by 2030 on the way to achieving ‘net zero’ status by 2050. This relates to Scope 1 & 2 emissions compared with its FY20 financial year baseline. Evolution’s recent FY24 Annual Sustainability Report shows the company’s progress on this[…]

First Quantum Minerals Ltd (FQM) and blasthole drill fleet autonomy company FLANDERS Electric have entered into an agreement to collaborate on advancing autonomous drilling solutions across FQM’s mining operations. The first roll-out of FLANDERS’s ARDVARC® system is scheduled for FMQ’s Zambian operation. The OEM-agnostic retrofit solution under ARDVARC enables autonomous functionality on electric or diesel[…]