Archives: Mine operation news

Engineering company Monadelphous Group Limited has been awarded new construction contracts in the iron ore and renewable energy sectors, with the revenue contribution attributable to Monadelphous expected to total approximately A$340 million ($225 million). In iron ore, Mondium, the company’s engineering, procurement and construction joint venture with Lycopodium, has been awarded a design and construct[…]

Cokal Limited’s 60% owned subsidiary, PT Bumi Barito Mineral (BBM), has signed a binding agreement with PT Cipta Bersama Indonesia (CBI) to develop an underground mining operation at Pit 1 of the BBM Metallurgical coal mine, to produce a pulverised coal injection (PCI) product. This strategic agreement represents a significant windfall for Cokal, as there[…]

Komatsu and Rio Tinto have reached a historic milestone, with Rio Tinto’s Pilbara operations in Western Australia accepting delivery of its 300th autonomous haulage system (AHS) truck this month. Komatsu and Rio Tinto initially signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2011 to deploy 150 AHS trucks to the Rio Tinto site, and, 13 years later,[…]

MACA has announced a five-year agreement with Emerald Resources NL to continue partnering on current and all future mine developments. Under this agreement, MACA has earned the first right of refusal to deliver a full range of mining services, construction and establishment works for future Emerald Resources operations. This follows a 2020 agreement between the[…]

Perenti’s underground mining business, Barminco, has signed a three-year contract with Barrick Gold Corporation to continue contract mining at the Hemlo gold mine in Canada. Hemlo is 350 km east of Thunder Bay in Ontario, Canada, and has been in production since 1989. In 2019, Barrick transitioned the operation to a contract mining model from[…]

Newmont Corporation is expanding its use of next generation 5G wireless networks to improve safety in underground mining following trial results from its Cadia mine in New South Wales, Australia. In February last year, Newmont (Newcrest as it was then) announced a trial of 5G in partnership with Ericsson and Telstra Purple at its Cadia[…]

Luca Mining Corp has engaged Cominvi, S.A. de C.V. to carry out core mining operations at the company’s 100% owned Campo Morado copper-zinc-gold mine in Guerrero state, Mexico. Cominvi is, Luca Mining says, one of the largest and most respected mining contractors in Latin America with a particular expertise in underground mining. It has a[…]

Talison Lithium Pty Ltd has announced that its Greenbushes lithium operation will be the first mine in Australia to undergo a third-party independent assessment against the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) Standard for Responsible Mining. The decision to volunteer Greenbushes for IRMA audit reflects Talison’s commitment to responsible mining practices and transparency, the company[…]

Draslovka a.s. subsidiary Encore Minerals, a company established with the specific aim of progressing waste to value opportunities, has entered into an agreement with Poseidon Nickel to retreat and monetise gold and nickel tailings in Western Australia. Draslovka’s proprietary Glycine Leaching Technology (GLT), comprising the GlyCat™ process for precious metals and GlyLeach™ process for base[…]

Cosmic rays and hyperspectral imaging are central features in two mining technology projects backed by the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, with major implications for safety and access to strategically important materials, the centre says. mDetect is a Swinburne University (Melbourne, Australia) spinout specialising in astrophysics research into muons, a type of subatomic particle that results[…]