Archives: Mineral project development

Significant progress is being made at IAMGOLD’s Côté gold project in northeastern Ontario, where IAMGOLD is the majority owner and operator and 27.75% is held by Sumitomo Metal Mining. It has a mine life of 18 years, and will produce an average of 365,000 oz/y and 495,000 oz/y in years 1 to 6. Some 236[…]

Anglesey Mining has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swedish energy storage company Mine Storage International AB to investigate conceptual plans and designs for a pumped hydro-energy storage project at the company’s 49.75% owned Grängesberg iron ore mine after mining ceases. Pumped-hydro storage is a green-energy storage solution that uses water and gravity[…]

Following an on-site assessment by the National Intelligent Coal Mine Expert Panel, TBEA’s South open pit coal mine, operated by its subsidiary Tianchi Energy, has been designated one of China’s first batch of ‘National Intelligent Coal Mines.’ The South open-pit mine is a large coal operation in the northwest of China with a production capacity[…]

In February 2020, Epiroc signed a contract with Roy Hill to deliver a fully automated truck solution at the world class Pilbara iron ore mine. ASI Mining was then subcontracted for the delivery in terms of the technology and subsystems. This was to be done as a phased introduction with an initial phase, followed by[…]

Grounded Lithium Corp (GLC) has signed a lithium processing test work program agreement with Koch Technology Solutions (KTS) to determine the efficacy of KTS’s proprietary Li-Pro™ technology for direct lithium extraction (DLE) on brine from the company’s properties in Canada. Under the agreement, GLC’s brine will be processed using KTS’s proprietary Li-Pro technology at a[…]

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[…]