Archives: Mine operation news

Tungsten West says it has broken ground at its Hemerdon tungsten-tin mine in Devon, England, with the first sod turned for the installation of the TOMRA X-ray Transmission (XRT) sensor-based ore sorters. This event, the company says, marks another major step in the company’s upgrade and refurbishment plans for the project’s processing plant. Hemerdon is,[…]

In what it says is a major milestone, Russell Mineral Equipment (RME) has designed and completed production of its 500th Mill Relining Machine (MRM) for Australia-based gold producer Northern Star Resources Ltd. This custom-made RUSSELL MRM will be accepted by Northern Star at a ceremony at RME’s global headquarters in Toowoomba, Queensland, this month. This[…]

NRW Holdings Limited says its Golding Contractors Pty Ltd subsidiary has received a Binding Letter of Intent to enter into a 5.5-year Mining Services Agreement with Wonbindi Coal Pty Ltd at the Baralaba North Mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The award is valued at approximately A$800 million ($592 million) and, the company says, continues the[…]

Kinross Gold is making plans to suspend its Russian operations following Russia’s ongoing military offensive in Ukraine. The company, noting it was deeply concerned about the loss of life and destruction in Ukraine, expressed its sympathy and support for the people who are suffering because of the tragic situation. Kinross announced a donation of $1[…]

Gold miner Kinross recently achieved its first ore load through the primary crusher at the La Coipa mine in Chile, which the team achieved on February 1. This significant milestone was the first step toward the reopening of the La Coipa operation. In its development projects update on February 16, Kinross said the La Coipa[…]

Australia-listed Metarock Group has banked two contract wins this week, one at the Cook Colliery in Queensland and one at the Maxwell underground coal project in New South Wales. The former has seen its Mastermyne subsidiary become the contract operator at Cook for Constellation Mining, a subsidiary of QCoal Group. The contract term of four[…]

WEC Projects, in conjunction with its partner, Multotec, has designed and custom engineered a wastewater treatment plant for a gold mine in Mali, West Africa. The plant, used to remove arsenic from the mine’s wastewater stream, incorporates a modular design which simplifies the logistics and reduces the costs of transport and installation, according to WEC[…]

The integration of TOMRA’s ore sorting technology at the Mina Esperanza de Caravelí mine in Peru has helped the polymetallic miner produce more metal as well as clean up its legacy tailing operations. The close collaboration between two companies emphasises a shared philosophy, that of making the most of natural resources and embracing a circular[…]

PT Freeport Indonesia has successfully operated one of the largest mining operations in Indonesia for decades thanks to its ability to embrace technology solutions to enhance its mining operations, smart technology specialist and Freeport supplier RCT says. Freeport runs copper, gold and silver mines across five separate underground and surface operations in the highlands area[…]

Kalumbila Minerals Ltd in Zambia has changed its trading name to ‘FQM Trident Limited’ – a name that incorporates the mining firm’s identity as a 100% First Quantum Minerals-owned company and is inclusive of all the Trident Project operations. Since its inception, the company’s mining operations and project has incorporated three mining licences, namely Sentinel,[…]