Archives: Mineral exploration

The US Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) and the BLM issued a single Record of Decision (ROD) for the Donlin Gold project in Alaska, four months after the publication of the Final Environmental Impact Statement. Located in Western Alaska, in the Yukon Kuskokwim region, Donlin Gold is one of the largest known, undeveloped gold[…]

Downer has signed an agreement to provide mine engineering and technical services to Multicom Resources as the Queensland-based company looks to move forward its Saint Elmo vanadium project in the Australian state. Downer’s mine planning, scheduling and fleet management divisions will provide key services to Multicom, with the agreement outlining the intention of progressing to[…]

Some green shoots are just starting to emerge in the equities sentiment for resources after global grass roots funding for mineral exploration sank to an all-time low in 2018. Chairing the first session of the three day Paydirt 2018 Africa Down Under mining conference in Perth, PCF Capital Principal, Liam Twigger, said 2018 had proven[…]

Diamond producer, ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Co Ltd says the company has begun to “shine bright” in the world of special diamonds. CEO and Managing Director, Stephen Wetherall, told the first day of the three day Paydirt Africa Down Under (ADU) mining conference in Perth that Lucapa was making “giant strides” at its flagship Lulo diamond project[…]

Primed with a recent $100 million funding injection, Resolute Mining is growing its African footprint and accelerating its mining developments, Managing Director and CEO John Welborn told a packed audience at Day One of the Paydirt Africa Down Under (ADU) Mining Conference in Perth today. Meanwhile, Orion sets 2020 target date to re-open newly acquired[…]

South African mineral processing company, Imilingo Mineral Processing, will be showcasing an exclusive world-first preview of its latest innovation in sensor-based sorting and dredging integration at Electra Mining, taking place at Nasrec Expo Centre from Monday 10 September to Friday 14 September 2018. Imilingo Managing Director, Jaco Prinsloo says that they are thrilled to be[…]

Newmont’s Richard Inglis highlights the value of virtual reality. “Some like to think that virtual reality in mining is just a trend,” he says. “It’s not. Every day, it’s helping us make smarter decisions faster.” As Newmont’s Principal Development Geologist, Inglis provides consulting for geological modeling and oversees implementation of mine geology tools and techniques[…]

Millennium Minerals’ new exploration targeting methodology at the Nullagine gold project in Western Australia has come up trumps, with a new greenfield target identified 1.8 km southwest of its flagship Golden Eagle deposit. The new target, which has already been the subject of reconnaissance drilling, was identified through a combination of 3D magnetic inversion, structural[…]

Namibian lithium developer and emerging lithium concentrate producer Desert Lion Energy Inc has received  its Phase 2 mining license, for the mining of in-situ material, by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Namibia. The mining license has been granted for an initial 10-year period, effective immediately, and covers a total area of 68.7 km2, which[…]

RNC Minerals has received positive results from CRU’s value-in-use market analysis on RNC’s innovative roasting approach on several different nickel concentrates, including the nickel-cobalt concentrate grades expected to be produced by its Dumont nickel-cobalt project. Dumont is the largest known undeveloped nickel reserve in the world and second largest undeveloped cobalt reserve. “CRU’s market analysis[…]