Archives: Mineral project development

Following previous announcements made on June 15 and November 2, 2023, Avalon Advanced Materials Inc and SCR-Sibelco NV have announced the closing of their joint venture transaction. The new joint venture company, Separation Rapids Ltd (SRL), has a mandate to advance mining activities at the flagship Separation Rapids hard rock lithium (petalite) deposit near Kenora, Ontario,[…]

Liontown Resources has awarded a contract for the supply of LNG to its Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia to Mid-West LNG Pty Ltd, a group company of Clean Energy Fuels Australia (CEFA). LNG-fuelled thermal power is a key component of the 95 MW hybrid power station at Kathleen Valley, which is expected to[…]

In a notable achievement, TAKRAF Group has announced the signing of a major contract between Rio Tinto and TAKRAF concerning development of the Simandou iron ore complex in Guinea. The Simandou complex is one of the largest unexploited high-grade iron ore deposits in the world. The contract entails the design, fabrication and delivery of an[…]

As the demand for raw material continues to surge, the spotlight has turned to the mining sector, bringing both greenfield and brownfield mining projects into focus. Ensuring these ventures are efficiently executed without compromising on time or budget necessitates a tailored strategy. Often, this means relying on the expertise of an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction[…]

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA)’s Hay Point team recently celebrated the completion of the Shiploader and Berth Replacement Project, nicknamed SABR, in Queensland, Australia. In operation since 1971, the Hay Point Coal Terminal has undergone multiple expansion projects over its lifespan. It is a critical piece of infrastructure in BMA’s logistics portfolio and enables the BMA[…]

Fluor Corporation’s Mining & Metals business has been selected by BHP Canada to develop Stage 2 of its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan, Canada. Fluor says it expects to recognise its undisclosed reimbursable contract value in the December quarter of 2023. Earlier this week, BHP agreed to invest another $4.9 billion in Jansen, an investment[…]

Perenti continues to make inroads across the mining value chain, reflected of late with the recent acquisition of DDH1, record 2023 financial year results and deployment of some of its initial artificial intelligence-backed solutions from the idoba technology business. Against this busy backdrop and a keynote address at IMARC in Sydney, IM caught up with[…]

BHP has agreed to invest another $4.9 billion in the Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan, Canada, an investment that will bring on stage two of the project, expected to double production capacity to some 8.5 Mt/y. This follows BHP’s approval of $5.7 billion for stage one of the Jansen potash project in August 2021 and[…]

An industry panel discussion on the potential of electrifying IGO’s Cosmos underground nickel project at IMARC 2023 today highlighted the opportunities, risks and complexities associated with ‘greening’ a brownfield mining project at the moment. Back in June, Perenti and ABB, in collaboration, were awarded an inaugural contract by IGO to undertake a study for the[…]

Chrysos Corporation has announced that it has forged a partnership with one of the world’s largest gold miners, Barrick Gold, and fast-growing international laboratory business MSALABS, to deliver its PhotonAssayTM technology to Barrick mine sites across four continents. The partnership will commence with the deployment of three MSALABS contracted PhotonAssayTM units to the Nevada Gold[…]