Archives: Mineral project development

Teck Resources Ltd has announced that its Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 Project (QB2) has produced its first bulk copper concentrate, as the project advances commissioning and ramps up to full production through 2023. “First copper concentrate production at QB2 is an important milestone as we advance our commissioning and ramp up plan towards full production[…]

Rio Tinto and First Quantum Minerals have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture that will work to unlock the development of the La Granja copper project in Peru, one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in the world. The two Tier 1 miners have also entered into a memorandum of understanding for[…]

Canadian miner Torex Gold Resources has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply a hybrid 35-unit fleet for its Media Luna project in Mexico, including 15 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for production mining and 20 pieces of conventional equipment primarily for development. Sandvik’s third-largest battery-electric mining fleet to date and first in Latin America will[…]

Eliwana is one of Fortescue Metals Group (FMG)’s newest mines and commenced operations in December 2020 and it includes a 30 Mt/y dry OPF and 143 km of rail linking the mine to the Hamersley rail line. Together with Eliwana’s innovative low profile designed OPF and dual stacker reclaimer, Eliwana has the capacity to direct load[…]

NRW Holdings Ltd has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Bunbury based company OFI Group Holdings Pty Ltd. OFI specialises in industrial electrical engineering, automation, switchboard design & manufacture, instrumentation and design & construction within the mining and resources sector, government and defence, fuels and explosives and other key markets. It said the acquisition augments[…]

Its its just released 2022 Climate Change Report, global diversified miner Glencore outlines some details with regard to its approach, both near and long term, to reducing its Scope 1 carbon emissions. It says: “While most of our more immediate abatement opportunities are associated with the reduction of our Scope 2 emissions, we have identified[…]

Epiroc says it has won a large order from JCHX Mining and Construction Ltd for equipment to be used at the Kipushi underground project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kipushi is an underground mine that is reopening under the leadership of Kipushi Corporation, a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines of Canada and Gécamines,[…]

AngloGold Ashanti, one of Africa’s largest gold producers, has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply a fleet of 27 trucks, loaders and underground drills for its Obuasi mine in Ghana. Obuasi production is expected to average 350,000 to 400,000 oz annually for the next 10 years before ramping up to 400,000 to 450,000[…]

At the request of Udokan Copper, MegaFon has designed and built an industrial wireless LTE (pLTE, Private LTE) network of six base stations and set up redundant communication channels at the Udokan Mining and Metallurgical Plant (MMP). The infrastructure provides coverage across the whole site with both 4G and Private LTE, according to the company.[…]

Evolution Mining says it has achieved a major milestone in its planned growth of getting the Cowal gold mine in New South Wales, Australia, to circa-320,000 oz in its 2024 financial year, with underground production commencing ahead of schedule. The first underground stope has commenced being mined and processed this month, with continued ramp up[…]