Archives: Mining industry recognition

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, the largest merchant supplier of iron ore pellets to the US industry, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s announcement of tariffs of 25% on steel imported to the USA. Lourenco Goncalves, Cliffs’ Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, ”We applaud and thank President Trump for taking real action under Section 232[…]

As the mining industry prepares to gather at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Conference in Toronto, March 4-7, Goldcorp’s #DisruptMining event held on Sunday March 4 highlights the innovators and technology leaders in the mining industry. Sandvik was eager to play an active part in 2018 as a sponsor of the event.[…]

Whittle Consulting’s founder, Jeff Whittle, has been recognised in the Australia Day Honours for 2018. He has been named an Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for: “Distinguished service to the information technology sector and the mining industry, particularly through the development of industry standard computer programs for strategic mine[…]

Goldcorp has announced the four finalists and eight semi-finalists for #DisruptMining 2018, an innovation accelerator designed to encourage new technologies and ideas to solve some of the biggest challenges in mining, with a $1 million investment up for grabs. “Over 100 impressive submissions were received, making for a difficult selection process to determine finalists.” The[…]

During the past year, Metso has received several important recognitions for its safety management of maintenance operations at its Los Bronces Division in Chile. The latest, Major Commitment to Safety – Los Bronces Operation award was presented at the Anglo American Chile’s Annual Meeting of Safety and Occupational Health (Managers) in December 2017. The “Major[…]

Also awarded first place in the Optimization and Strategic Alignment categories Clariant’s FLOTIGAM™ 7500 and social responsibility activities were key contributors in achieving the award Award given to strategic and tactical suppliers in the production of iron ore in Brazil. Clariant was recognised as Outstanding Supplier of 2017 by Anglo American, a key global customer.[…]

Dialogue, cooperation and consultation between government and the mining industry are critical in helping to alleviate the trust deficit between the two and to grow Zambia’s production, Mines Minister Christopher has said. He made his remarks in an exclusive interview with Mining for Zambia during the annual Mining Indaba in Cape Town this week. “We[…]

Mining Indaba increases support for junior mining companies in Africa; even more opportunities to increase investment. TSX-listed Thor Explorations Ltd. was the winner of the 2018 Investment Battlefield for its gold exploration project located in Osun, Nigeria. CEO Segun Lawson accepted the award after pitching the project to a panel of judges made up of[…]

Today, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, Mining Indaba, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) and South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources stood together to engage with the Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI). Collectively, the industry bodies represented say they “are pleased to have had the[…]

In his keynote address, Norman Mbazima, Deputy Chairman of Anglo American SA said “this year, the Mining Indaba happens in an ever-changing world, filled with continued uncertainty and opportunities. Today, I would like to focus on what is required to encourage investment back into South Africa’s mining industry. This is a subject that needs an[…]