Archives: Mineral project development

Making the transition from an open pit mine that has been operating successfully for 30 years to an underground operation that could become one of the most mechanised and automated in the world is not something that happens overnight. De Beers Group embarked on the $2.3 billion underground expansion of its Venetia asset in Limpopo[…]

Evolution Mining has awarded a contract to GR Engineering Services Limited to complete the plant expansion works at its Mungari gold mine in Western Australia. These works, part of an engineering, procurement and construction contract, are expected to total A$155 million ($100 million) and are within the project budget and schedule as part of the[…]

Mineral Resources Ltd has taken delivery of a Hitachi EX3600 hydraulic excavator at its Ken’s Bore mine site, set to support its Onslow Iron project in Western Australia. The brand new excavator was transported via four trucks, travelling 1,350 km from Perth, and will be used to construct haul roads, run of mine pad and[…]

DRA Global says it has secured the contract for a major design package for Whitehaven Coal’s Vickery Extension project located in New South Wales, Australia. As the preferred supplier, the DRA team will execute the detailed engineering and design and post Whitehaven’s Financial Investment Decision provide technical and project support services during the tendering, construction[…]

Giga Metals Corp has announced the results of a prefeasibility study (PFS) on its majority-owned Turnagain nickel-cobalt project in British Columbia, Canada, that could use both trolley assist technology, as well as an autonomous haulage system. Turnagain is owned by Hard Creek Nickel Corp, a joint venture owned by Giga Metals (85%) and Mitsubishi Corporation[…]

Since 2021, future graphite mining major Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) and Caterpillar, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of construction and mining equipment, have been collaborating to develop, test, and supply an integrated all-electric fleet for the Matawinie mine. In a recent review of its roadmap to zero-exhaust emission mining, NMG said it and Caterpillar’s[…]

Coeur Mining, Inc has announced the achievement of several critical milestones at its major Rochester expansion project in Nevada, including the production of the first silver and gold ounces. Following a ramp-up period expected to last into early 2024, Rochester is expected to drive a step-change in the company’s overall production levels, cost profile, and[…]

Global mining company Gold Fields has begun using a comprehensive digital platform from ABB to coordinate production scheduling and execution across its Granny Smith Mine in Western Australia. The mining leader has deployed the ABB Ability™ Operations Management System (OMS) at the mine, 740 km northeast of Perth. The OMS is a contributing factor to[…]

OceanaGold Corporation says that its first development ore has been mined from the Horseshoe Underground mine, an underground expansion of its Haile surface operation, with first stope production expected in October 2023 with ramp-up to occur through the fourth quarter and first half of 2024. In the wider operation, Haile’s third quarter 2023 gold production[…]

Gold Fields Ltd advises that the Salares Norte gold project in Chile, which commenced construction in February 2021, is currently 97% complete, with certain sections of the plant already in pre-commissioning. Ramp up of the project has been significantly de-risked with mining activities having continued throughout the construction and commissioning phase resulting in 1.6 million[…]