Archives: Mineral exploration

Boart Longyear announces it is adding new exploration drill rigs to its Drilling Services fleet around the world to meet the demand of expanding exploration budgets. In Chile, a brand new LF™160 top-drive coring rig is being added to a current customer project where two LF160 rigs are already working onsite. The LF160 rig paired[…]

FYI Resources Ltd has appointed mining consultancy, CSA Global, to provide an independent peer review of the Cadoux kaolin project’s Mineral Resource and to provide expert technical assistance ahead of the proposed resource upgrade in anticipation of the development of the high purity alumina (HPA) project. CSA Global’s input is part of the PFS currently[…]

David Byers, Interim Chief Executive, Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), says the Federal Government’s creation of a Resources 2030 Taskforce to provide advice on its National Resources Statement is a welcome opportunity to forge a coherent and consistent policy framework to underpin the future success of Australia’s world-class mining sector. “Appointing two senior mining industry[…]

Mining businesses are struggling to meet the new security challenges presented by the Internet of Things (IoT) as they look for ways to exploit the technology. Two thirds of mining companies require more staff skilled in data security to meet demands of IoT. This is according to recent research from Inmarsat, which states that while[…]

Wolf Wiese CEO of Golden Dawn Minerals notes the following activities to be completed in 2018 to bring the Lexington mine and Greenwood processing plant on-stream, subject to meeting all conditions of existing permits and further funding. The Lexington Mine has been successfully dewatered and mostly cleaned out. Current activities include geological and geotechnical assessments[…]

Vast Resources, AIM-listed mining company with mining operations in Romania and Zimbabwe, has announced an update to the previously published JORC Compliant Mineral Resource Estimate for its 100% owned producing Manaila polymetallic mine (MPM) in Romania following the completion of 19 surface diamond drill holes in 2017 – see map.  This has been undertaken by[…]

A polymer mat developed at Rice University has the ability to fish biologically harmful contaminants from water through a strategy known as “bait, hook and destroy.” Tests with waste water showed the mat can efficiently remove targeted pollutants, in this case a pair of biologically harmful endocrine disruptors, using a fraction of the energy required[…]

Airware, a leading provider of end-to-end solutions that turn aerial data into actionable business intelligence, has recently announced the launch of enhancements to the Airware Mining and Quarrying solution. Airware’s solution is built on the secure and scalable cloud-based Airware platform. This solution leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to help mines and quarries digitise[…]

The Canada Mining Innovation Council (CMIC) along with partners from across Canada, submitted a proposal to the Government of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative in 2017. The objective was to transform the mining sector’s productivity, performance, and competitiveness by tackling the shared global challenges of water, energy, and environmental footprint, with bold targets of a 50%[…]

Wealth Minerals Ltd has entered into an agreement with the fully state-owned National Mining Company of Chile (ENAMI), whereby the parties have agreed to form a strategic alliance to develop and commercialise the company’s lithium projects in the Salar de Atacama and Laguna Verde. The Agreement provides that the parties will have 24 months during[…]