Archives: Mineral project development

Australian Strategic Materials Limited subsidiary, Australian Strategic Materials (Holdings) Pty Ltd (ASMH), has appointed global engineering company Bechtel Mining and Metals, Inc to conduct Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) services for ASM’s rare earths and critical minerals Dubbo project in New South Wales, Australia. The Toongi Deposit, part of the Dubbo project, is a polymetallic resource.[…]

Trafo Power Solutions says it is supplying three mini-substations and two transformers to a copper-zinc mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of an expansion at the operation. David Claassen, Managing Director of Trafo Power Solutions, says the pressure was on from early in the planning stages to ensure this critical equipment[…]

Lifezone Metals Limited says it has received a Multi-Metal Processing Facility Licence from the Government of Tanzania to refine nickel, copper and cobalt from its Kabanga nickel project at Kahama, located beside Barrick Gold’s former Buzwagi gold mine. The Kabanga nickel project is in northwest Tanzania and is believed to be one of the world’s[…]

In a move that it says marks a significant technological advancement in the mining industry, TLT-Turbo Africa has announced the successful implementation of a major ventilation project within the Platinum Belt of South Africa. TLT-Turbo Africa says its latest project emphasises its role as a leader in mining equipment provision, with the project, completed in[…]

DMC Mining Services says it will construct the Clark exploration decline at the South32-owned Hermosa site in Arizona, USA, as part of a recent contract award. In an announcement last month, South32 said the board had provided the final investment approval to develop the Taylor deposit, part of the wider Hermosa project, with funding of[…]

Australian Pacific Coal Limited (AQC) has commenced drawdown of its debt facility, and is now embarking on a plan to re-start mining at the Dartbrook coal operation, in New South Wales, Australia, with an aim of producing first coal in the middle of 2024. The company recently executed a three-year $60 million debt facility with[…]

Highfield Resources has signed an agreement with the Portuguese/Spanish joint venture, EPOS-TUNELAN, to carry out the declines and underground mining infrastructure on the Muga-Vipasca potash project in Spain. EPOS-TUNELAN, the joint venture formed by mining specialist contractors EPOS-Empresa Portuguesa de Obras Subterráneas S.A. and TUNELAN-Obras Subterráneas S.A., is expected to use trackless mobile equipment for[…]

Two global shaft sinking leaders recently announced the completion of major projects in the Americas. In Canada, Cementation Americas in late February said that its Onaping Depth Project team had completed the final shaft blast in the 7.2 m production winze for Glencore Canada at the Craig nickel mine, northwest of Sudbury, Ontario. The new internal[…]

A completed definitive feasibility study looking at the potential for underground mining below the North Pit and its integration with Grange Resources’ current open-pit mine at Savage River, in Tasmania, Australia, has showcased not only “robust financial outcomes”, but the potential for reducing carbon emissions by 80% at the mine, with the application of electric[…]

Raglan Mine, part of Glencore, has officially inaugurated the Anuri Mine, from its Sivumut mining project, which has been under development for over 10 years. This event marks an important milestone in the pursuit of its mining operations in Nunavik and highlights its ongoing commitment to the local communities that welcome its operations, it said.[…]