Archives: Mine operation news

Thiess has secured a new contract with Austral Resources to provide mining services at the Anthill copper project in Queensland, Australia. This three-year contract, which follows Thiess being named preferred mining services contractor at the project in October, will see Thiess firstly assist to develop the mine, and then undertake mining operations at this new copper[…]

Eldorado Gold’s Lamaque mine in Quebec, Canada, is set to implement ARES PRISM project controls software to help manage the underground operation. The mine was seeking a project management tool to provide earned value management, process optimisation and accurate reporting, according to ARES PRISM. Mehdi Bouanani, Projects and Construction Manager at Eldorado Gold Québec, said:[…]

CSI Mining Services (CSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mineral Resources Limited (MRL), has been awarded a mining services contract by Roy Hill at its iron ore operation in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. This new contract builds on CSI’s long-standing relationship with Roy Hill, which has seen CSI provide crushing and screening works since early[…]

Specialist resources services provider, Babylon Pump & Power Limited, says it has secured an agreement for supply of goods and services with Premier Coal Limited. The agreement is for overhaul of Premier engines, supply of service exchange engines and labour support, as required. Based on quotations supplied and the anticipated schedule provided, Babylon estimates the[…]

Normet says it has agreed a new partnership with Westgold Resources Ltd for the supply of rock reinforcement ground support to all its operations in Australia. Normet’s Australian Business Development Manager, Jamie Rewell, said: “Westgold is an established Australian producer with major mining centres in the Murchison, and the partnership is a testament of Normet’s[…]

After seven years of research and investment of about BRL50 million ($8.9 million), Vale says it has developed a process for producing sand from its production processes with applications in the construction market. After adaptation in the state of Minas Gerais’ iron ore operations, the sandy material, previously disposed in piles and dams, is now[…]

Tata Steel’s Ores, Mines & Quarries (OMQ) Division has opened an 8 Mt/y crushing and washing plant at its Khondbond Iron and Manganese Mine (KIMM) near Joda in the Keonjhar district of Odisha, India. The facility was inaugurated today by T V Narendran, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Steel, in the presence of D B[…]

Certarus Ltd says it has entered into a long-term agreement with McEwen Mining to convert and supply the Fox Complex in Ontario, Canada, with compressed natural gas (CNG) for mine air heating in the underground ventilation system. CNG will be used to replace propane as the primary fuel for heating at both the Froome and[…]

The story that led to the installation of a Weir Minerals Enduron® high pressure grinding roll (HPGR) at Eldorado Gold’s Kışladağ heap leach operation in Turkey is a fascinating read, as well as a great example of the benefits of using such technology. Back in March 2018, Eldorado announced it would suspend mining to evaluate[…]

Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc operation in Sweden will become the first mine in Europe to trial the battery-electric Sandvik LH518B LHD, the OEM has confirmed. Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and Boliden have agreed on a 12-month collaborative trial period for the new 18-t battery-electric loader. Garpenberg is considered the world’s most productive underground zinc mine[…]