Archives: Mineral project development

Galantas Gold Corporation says mining contractor QME Mining Services (NI) Ltd has successfully concluded its due diligence process at the company’s Omagh Gold Project in Northern Ireland, as part of its work on a sustainable mine plan. It is envisioned that the mine plan, targeted for completion in July 2023, will allow the company to[…]

Perenti and ABB, in collaboration, have been awarded an inaugural contract by IGO Ltd to undertake a study for the full underground electrification of IGO’s Cosmos Nickel Project in Western Australia. The electrification study is a significant step in IGO’s commitment to continuously improving its sustainability performance by trialling new technologies and decarbonising its operations,[…]

Capital has announced the award of a new mining services contract with Ivindo Iron SA, majority-owned by Fortescue, at its namesake project in Gabon. The earthmoving and crushing services contract has been announced at the same time as the company has extended its revolving credit facility. Ivindo is in the northeast of Gabon and is[…]

Fortescue has signed what it says is a major agreement with the Nyamal traditional custodians to provide mining equipment for the company’s Iron Bridge magnetite project, in Western Australia. The A$18 million ($12.1 million) agreement, which builds on the A$331 million in contracts already awarded to Nyamal businesses since 2019, will see Nyamal Holdings initially[…]

DB Schenker says it has been awarded the contract to provide comprehensive project construction freight forwarding and logistics services to Albemarle’s Kemerton lithium expansion project (KEP) in Western Australia, supporting engineering contractor will be Hatch Australia. The KEP is DB Schenker’s first foray into the rapidly growing battery metals mining industry, with the plant approximately[…]

Hummingbird Resources has announced the first gold pour at the Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea, achieving the milestone ahead of the end of June quarter schedule and on budget. Commissioning at Kouroussa commenced in early May 2023 and, having achieved first gold pour, the mine is now expected to ramp up to commercial production during[…]

Greenland Resources Inc says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nuna Group of Companies for the construction and commissioning of the infrastructure at the Malmbjerg molybdenum project in Greenland. Nuna is a Canada-based, majority Inuit-owned civil construction company that specialises in remote Arctic infrastructure, construction and logistics. Its expertise includes mine construction,[…]

On June 6, Thiess Group Executive Assets, Technical Services and Technology Ramesh Liyanage and General Manager Mining Vikesh Magan joined Pembroke Resources Chairman and CEO Barry Tudor, and senior executives from Caterpillar, Liebherr and Hastings Deering, to mark the commencement of mining at the Olive Downs Complex in Central Queensland. The official moving of first[…]

Blackstone Minerals Ltd has announced the inclusion of Metso as the technology supplier for the definitive feasibility study of the company’s pCAM (precursor cathode active material) processing plant in its Ta Khoa refinery in Vietnam. Metso is already involved in the design of the pCAM plant and will also conduct independent pCAM test work to[…]

Epiroc has won a large order for mining equipment, including battery-electric vehicles and automation solutions, from Boliden for use at three of its underground mines in Sweden. The new order follows Boliden’s large order of similar equipment last year. Boliden, one of Europe’s largest mining companies, has ordered a range of mine trucks, loaders and[…]