Archives: Mine operation news

BHP says work is complete on its A$300 million ($200 million) investment to improve safety and accessibility for residents and guests at its Pilbara villages in Western Australia. The accommodation safety and security upgrade project began in 2020 and was completed earlier this year by the WA Iron Ore Non-Process Infrastructure (NPI), Engineering and Asset[…]

Regis Resources Ltd has officially opened the Balkau Decline at its Garden Well South underground mine, in Western Australia, named after Regis General Manager of Exploration, Jens Balkau, who passed away in 2021. Garden Well South underground is an underground extension of the Garden Well open-pit mine, which is a key production source at Regis’[…]

China’s JCHX Mining Management is one of the most successful mining contractors in Africa – through its subsidiary Jimond Mining Management Company (JMMC) it carries out development and mining operations at the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in DRC, owned primarily by Ivanhoe Mines and Zijin Mining. Also in DRC it is the mining and development contractor[…]

Aboriginal-owned car hire company, Cedrent Enterprises (Cedrent), has been awarded a three-year, A$8 million ($5.3 million) contract to provide light vehicle hire services for BHP in South Australia and Western Australia. The partnership offers BHP employees an alternative for short or long-term vehicle hire at Olympic Dam in South Australia, and across the company’s Newman[…]

The sinking of a 1,200 m ventilation shaft as part of the Palabora Mining Company (PMC) Lift 2 expansion in South Africa is proving to be a partnership success story, based on an unshakeable commitment to safety, according to Murray & Roberts Cementation. PMC commissioned this new ventilation shaft – which measures 8.5 m in[…]

Canada-based First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has placed an additional order with Metso for the delivery of minerals processing equipment to its Kansanshi copper mine S3 expansion. Metso’s scope of delivery includes apron feeders, Nordberg® MP800™ cone crushers, TankCell® e630 and TankCell® e300 mechanical flotation cells, high-intensity Concorde Cell™ units, ColumnCell™ units, HRT thickeners and a[…]

NRW Holdings says its wholly owned subsidiary Primero Group Limited has entered into an EPC contract with Northern Star Resources Limited for its KCGM Growth Project in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The execution of the engineering, procurement and construction contract follows an extensive program of work to define the scope, cost and schedule, according to NRW.[…]

Appian Capital Advisory LLP, the investment advisor to long-term value-focused private capital funds that invest in mining and mining-related companies, has acquired an 89.96% interest in the producing Rosh Pinah zinc mine, in the Kharas region in southern Namibia, from Trevali Mining Corporation. Rosh Pinah is an operating underground zinc-lead mine with a 2,000 t/d[…]

Chile-focused copper miner Sociedad Punta del Cobre S.A (Pucobre) has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply a fleet of six Toro™ LH621i autonomous loaders equipped with AutoMine® Multi-Lite for its mining operations in northern Chile’s Atacama region, the OEM says. Pucobre is among Chile’s largest underground copper miners, producing approximately 38,000 t/y of[…]

NRW Holdings Limited says it has been issued with a Letter of Intent from Allkem Limited in respect to the contract for mining services works at the Mt Cattlin open-pit lithium mine in Western Australia. Formal award of the contract is subject to finalising outstanding terms, but the anticipated value of the contract is circa-A$332[…]