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Anglo Asian Mining has started the expansion of its flotation plant at the Gedabek site in Azerbaijan, with the company set to add an additional three rougher/scavenger cells and four cleaner cells from Maelgwyn Mineral Services. The expansion will see the plant capacity doubled, while providing additional operational flexibility, it said. It also forms part[…]

Newmont’s Porcupine mine has hoted Ontario Premier, Doug Ford, on site, alongside members of his cabinet, to announce its new state-of-the-art water treatment plant at the Canadian mine. Throughout 2021 and 2022, Newmont made a $160 million investment into the new plant, which will benefit the entire ecosystem and surrounding watershed through the collection, treatment[…]

JUWI says it has commissioned the world’s largest solar hybrid project at Centamin’s Sukari mine in Egypt, helping the gold miner save more than 20 million litres of diesel a year. The system consists of a 36 MW solar farm and a 7.5 MW battery-energy storage system, which have been integrated into the existing diesel[…]

Dry-type transformer specialist Trafo Power Solutions has recently been given a ‘hill to climb’ in terms of design and logistics with a request to supply three units to an underground gold mine in South Africa. The mine required the transformers to operate in the usual demanding conditions of dust, moisture and heat, according to Trafo[…]

Batchfire Resources says the arrival of a new Cat 994K wheel loader has brought with it a 150% improvement in material movement efficiency and reduced carbon footprint at its Callide coal mine in Queensland, Australia. The operation recently retired its old Cat 994 after 100,000 hours of use, replacing it with a more efficient, safer,[…]

BHP has partnered with Curtin University and Greening Australia to trial vegetation barriers to capture dust and improve air quality in the West End of Port Hedland as part of the BHP Pilbara Air Quality Program. Phase one, which involved around 80,000 seedlings planted, was recently completed with an additional 80,000 seedlings scheduled for phase[…]

Monadelphous has secured new contracts and contract extensions in the resources and energy sectors totalling approximately A$150 million ($96 million), including work with Fortescue Metals Group and BHP. The company has been engaged to provide construction services at the Iron Bridge Magnetite Project, an unincorporated joint venture between Fortescue subsidiary FMG Iron Bridge and Formosa[…]

Thiess says its mining services contract with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) for the Caval Ridge operations in Queensland, Australia, has been extended for potentially another five years. The contract, which starts on December 1, 2022, for a potential term of up to five years, has revenue to Thiess valued up to A$600 million ($389 million),[…]

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,[…]

Mastermyne, a subsidiary of Metarock Group Ltd, has secured a new two-year fixed term contract (plus two-year extension option) with Whitehaven Coal, a Tier 1 client, for the cut and flit mining method at its Narrabri Mine, in New South Wales, Australia. This contract is a remobilisation of a former similar cut and flit contract[…]