Archives: Mineral project development

Artemis Gold Inc has announced the approval of its BC Mines Act Permit for the Blackwater Mine project in Central British Columbia. The approval of the BC Mines Act Permit is the final step required to allow Artemis Gold to commence major works construction activities at Blackwater Mine in Q1 2023 with the expectation of an[…]

As construction progresses at BHP’s Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan, Canada, the company has awarded three new contracts in partnership with local First Nation communities. Covering camp management, site services and raw ore/handling foundation, the contracts include representation from the six First Nations surrounding the Jansen site, with whom BHP has Opportunity Agreements in place.[…]

Arizona Sonoran Copper Company says it has engaged Ausenco as lead engineer to deliver an integrated prefeasibility study (PFS) at the Cactus and Parks/Salyer project, in Arizona, USA, by early 2024. The project, on private land, is a brownfields site with in-place infrastructure and is accessible via highway. Additionally, the company is pleased to announce[…]

The Thar Block-1 integrated coal mine and power project of China’s Shanghai Electric in Pakistan officially entered commercial operation on February 5, 2023, after both units passed the Reliability Run Test successfully after 168 hours’ full-load operation. The project will provide about 9 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity to the local grid every year, meeting[…]

Vale has begun commissioning the Gelado Project in Carajás, in the state of Pará, Brazil, which will produce high-quality pellet feed by reusing the iron ore tailings that have been deposited in the Gelado dam since 1985, when Vale began operating in the region. In addition to providing a sustainable destination for the tailings, the[…]

Thiess has announced that it has been awarded a Letter of Agreement (LOA) to provide mining services to Minera Centinela to perform full-service mining at the Llano copper project, located in the Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta, Chile. The LOA is for a contract valued at A$155 million, which will commence in March 2023, with Thiess’[…]

De Beers has devised an autonomous mining roadmap for its Venetia Underground Mine (VUG) that will – once fully implemented – result in the new $2 billion mine becoming one of the most mechanised and automated mining operations in the world.   The VUG replaces open pit operations at the Venetia Diamond Mine and extends mine[…]

Bellevue Gold says it has awarded the open-pit mining and tailings facility construction contract for its namesake mine in Western Australia to a subsidiary of NRW Holdings Limited. The contract has a total value of circa-A$24 million ($16 million), which Bellevue says is in line with the pre-production capital expenditure forecast. Mining at the Vanguard[…]

Arafura Rare Earths says it has entered into an agreement for the supply of the sulphuric acid plant for its 100%-owned Nolans neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) project in the Northern Territory of Australia. The sulphuric acid plant will be supplied by Chemetics® Inc, a global supplier of sulphuric acid and other specialty chemical facilities, and a wholly-owned[…]

Rio Tinto says it has approved a $40 million investment in the first phase of underground mining below the existing A21 open pit at its Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Based on the updated mine plan and production schedule including the A154N and A154S pipes, and subject to approval of the[…]