Archives: Mining people

We will be closing the nominations for the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame in August. Do you wish to nominate someone who has contributed in an outstanding way to technology development in exploration or efficiency, safety, productivity, etc.in that discipline? Contact [email protected] about nominations. The chosen nominees will be inducted at the International Mining[…]

We will be closing the nominations for the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame in August. Do you wish to nominate someone who has contributed in an outstanding way to efficiency, safety, or productivity, etc.? Contact [email protected] about nominations. The chosen nominees will be inducted at the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame gala dinner[…]

We will be closing the nominations for the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame in August. Do you know of someone who has contributed in an important way, recent or historic, to environmental management and stewardship – water and habitat management, better tailings disposal, improved community relations, etc.? Contact [email protected] about nominations. The chosen nominees[…]

We will be closing the nominations for the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame in August. Do you know of someone who has contributed an important innovation or invention, recent or historic, to concentration – ore sorting, flotation, etc.? Contact [email protected] about nominations. The chosen nominees will be inducted at the International Mining Technology Hall[…]

We will be closing the nominations for the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame in August. Do you know of someone who has contributed an important innovation or invention, recent or historic, to conveying, unloading, transportation, storage and re-loading of raw materials? Contact [email protected] about nominations. The chosen nominees will be inducted at the International[…]

Downer EDI Ltd has announced that, along with its joint venture partner Waanyi, it had been awarded a life of mine contract by New Century Resources Ltd (NCZ) to provide mining services for the mining of East Fault Block and South Block Resources immediately adjacent to the Century Open Pit Mine in Queensland. The execution[…]

With just about two weeks to the opening of Euro Mine Expo the conference is nearly fully booked, 200 exhibitors are on their way and Project Manager Jaana Tengman looks forward to this year’s event. When it opens on June 12, it is with two fully booked exhibition halls, about 30 learning sessions, social events[…]

Larry Radford has been appointed COO of Hecla Mining Co, effective immediately, a promotion from his previous role of Senior Vice President – Operations, overseeing Hecla’s operations, development projects, pre-development initiatives. “Throughout his career Larry has demonstrated a strong ability to optimize operations, and you can see this in the improved performance of Greens Creek[…]

South Africa: the commissioning of the Barberton Mines Tailings Retreatment Plant (BTRP) regrind mill will be completed during the current week, on schedule and on budget. The BTRP is expected to reach annualised gold production of 21,000 oz in the next month, in line with previous guidance. The regrind mill enables the BTRP to sustain[…]

The World Gold Council today launched a one-off essay collection, Gold 2048, bringing together industry-leading experts from across the globe to analyse how the gold market is set to evolve in the next 30 years. Specific essays include: Gold mining: on the cusp of change – Michelle Ash, Chief Innovation Officer at Barrick Gold Corporation.[…]