Archives: Mine operation news

Nornickel’s mining fleet modernisation and upgrade program is well and truly underway, with 2022 seeing it become Russia’s first mining and metals company to purchase “unique” battery-electric equipment to be piloted at Zapolyarnaya mine, it says. Zapolyarny Mine (Medvezhy Ruchey LLC, part of Nornickel Group) received two brand-new battery electric vehicles − a Utimec MF[…]

Nickel Mines Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PT Sumber Energi Surya Nusantara (SESNA) to implement, if certain economic parameters are met, 200 MWp of solar capacity within the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP). The MoU provides for SESNA to undertake the role of “Project Initiator” for developing, financing, constructing, commissioning, owning[…]

Howden says it has won a contract to supply a cooling system for the expansion of OZ Minerals’ Prominent Hill mine in South Australia. The solution provided by Howden will be for the complete mine cooling system, with Howden’s equipment ensuring safe productive outcomes at depth and additional efficiencies to reduce environmental impact for current[…]

Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) and the Government of Mongolia have reached an agreement that, Rio says, will move the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) project forward, resetting the relationship between the partners and increasing the value the project delivers for Mongolia. As a result, the OT Board, comprised of representatives of Rio Tinto, TRQ and[…]

Hudbay Minerals has one of the lowest cost per tonne copper sulphide operations in Peru on its hands at Constancia, but it is intent on continuously improving the mine’s margins and environmental performance through a commitment to continuous improvement. This has recently led it to exploring the potential of sensor-based ore sorting. Hudbay’s operations at[…]

Redpath Australia says it has commenced a new raisebore contract with Kirkland Lake Gold at the Fosterville gold mine in Bendigo, Victoria. Under the new contract, Redpath will provide raisebore and boxhole services at the mine through to late 2023. The contract extends Redpath’s continuous presence at Fosterville to over 10 years. Fosterville is a[…]

Another record-breaking blast has been notched up by Omnia Group company BME using its latest generation AXXIS Titanium™ electronic detonation system. The blast of 5,209 detonators was conducted recently at a chrome mine in South Africa’s North West province, according to Tinus Brits, BME’s Global Product Manager – AXXIS. Brits highlighted how the enhanced features[…]

Bens Creek Group plc, the owner of a recently re-opened metallurgical coal mine in North America, has announced that Ben’s Creek Operations WV LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the group, has entered into a contract to purchase a Superior highwall miner and related highwall mining equipment for use at the Bens Creek mine. The[…]

TOMRA Mining and its X-ray Transmission (XRT) technology has, the company says, provided an effective solution for the extreme conditions at the Bluestone Mines Tasmania JV (BMTJV) Renison tin mine in Tasmania, Australia, with sensor-based ore sorting solution unlocking significant value and delivering environmental benefits. The Renison mine is 50% owned by Metals X through[…]

i-80 Gold Corp has announced its development plans for 2022 – a catalyst-rich year as the company commences its plans to build a comprehensive Nevada mining complex. i-80 is in the process of developing multiple mining operations to achieve its objective of building a Nevada focused mining company with a goal of ultimately producing more[…]