MACA Ltd, in response to recent media speculation, says it is currently considering the potential purchase of Downer EDI Limited’s Mining West division. The contractor says such a move for the open-pit mining business is consistent with statements made at its Annual General Meeting in November 2020, which outlined that it continued to explore and[…]
WSP Global says it has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Enterra Holdings Ltd, the holding company of Golder Associates, as part of a $1.14 billion cash deal. Alexandre L’Heureux, President and Chief Executive Officer of WSP, said the deal would create the leading global environmental consulting firm with approximately[…]
CRC ORE says it has taken an exciting step forward with Hatch, signing a deal that allows the multidisciplinary management, engineering and development consultancy to commercialise its Grade Engineering® Consulting Services. Developed by the Brisbane-based Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE), Grade Engineering enables miners to reduce their energy, water and waste[…]
RPMGlobal has completed the acquisition of IMAFS, adding a cloud delivered, inventory management and forecasting software solution to a suite of technology solutions that use proprietary artificial intelligence algorithms to greatly improve inventory management. IMAFS analyses inventory data from corporate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to deduce the optimal timeframe for inventory orders, costs, and[…]
NRW Holdings is in pole position to take over Primero Group following a cash and shares bid that values Primero at A$100 million ($74 million). Primero Directors, who own around 30% of Primero’s equity, have unanimously recommended its shareholders accept the offer in the absence of a superior proposal coming forward. The addition of Primero,[…]
Japan’s JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation has reached a basic agreement with Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co Ltd (Mitsui Kinzoku) and Mitsui & Co Ltd, its joint investors in the Caserones copper mine in Chile, on the transfer to it of all their rights and interests in the mine (Mitsui Kinzoku 25.87%, Mitsui &[…]
Molycop has announced the acquisition of the MILL Trakka business, with the transaction completing on November 2, 2020. MILL Trakka is an industry innovator in sensor design and development and has a been a key partner in the development of Molycop’s mill optimisation products, the company said. MILL Trakka’s wireless sensors have been successfully deployed[…]
Metso Outotec has spelt out a three-pillar focus in a new strategy and financial targets update, saying it is looking to divest its Recycling business and concentrate its attention on the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries. The new strategy, focused on growth and improving profitability, was published on the same day as the[…]
RPMGlobal has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire Canada-headquartered, inventory optimisation management software company, IMAFS. As a Software-as-a-Service and cloud-delivered provider of inventory optimisation software, IMAFS has more than 20 years experience developing and selling its flagship IMAFS product, RPMGlobal says. The IMAFS solution is an inventory management and forecasting software solution that[…]
CIMIC Group says it has entered into an agreement with funds advised by Elliott Advisors (UK) Ltd regarding the acquisition by Elliott of a 50% equity interest in Thiess, a leading mining services provider. Elliott is one of the oldest fund managers of its kind under continuous operation and manages more than $40 billion in[…]