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Saloro is gearing up for first production at its Barruecopardo tungsten mine, in Spain, with plant equipment being run through its paces, Fairport Engineering has reported. Fairport, which has been supporting the re-opening of the historic tungsten mine since 2014 in the plant design and engineering aspects, said the multi-stage crushing and screening plant was[…]

A recent LiDAR survey has confirmed the location of a large stockpile of mineralised material at Kingston Resources’ Misima gold project in Papua New Guinea. The light detection and ranging (LiDAR) survey provided a highly accurate and detailed model of the surface terrain, which has assisted in identifying historical mining topography, current and historic artisanal[…]

Caledonia Mining says it has now reached a depth of 1,150 m at its Central Shaft project, within the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe, with the shaft set to be commissioned in mid-2020. The deepening of the Central Shaft at Blanket is aimed at increasing group production to 80,000 oz/y of gold. On announcing the[…]

Engro Powergen Thar Ltd (EPTL) says it has successfully tested and energised its first 330 MW unit of the combined 660 MW coal-fired power plant in the Thar Coalfield of Sindh, Pakistan, hooking the plant up to the national grid. Engro Powergen Thar was formed in 2014 to set up a 660 MW power project[…]

Chaarat has signed a binding term sheet to enter into a joint venture with Turkey-based mining and mine construction contractor Çiftay İnsaat Tahhüt ve Ticaret AS, to collaborate on the Tulkubash and Kyzyltash projects in the Kyrgyz Republic. Çiftay, a partner since 2017, which mobilised equipment to the Tulkubash site in the Chatkal Valley last[…]

Thiess, through Majwe Mining Joint Venture (Majwe), has secured a A$1.7 billion ($1.2 billion) contract at Debswana Diamond Co’s Jwaneng Mine Cut-9 project in Botswana. Majwe, a JV between Thiess (70%) and long-term local partner Bothakga Burrow Botswana (30%), will provide full scope mining services over nine years, including drill and on-bench services, mine planning,[…]

American Resources Corp says it is set to pick up its second Joy (Komatsu) 14CM10AA continuous miner for use at its Carnegie 1 coking coal mine in Kentucky, US. Once on site, the company will install proximity detection safety technology on the equipment – expected over the next two weeks. It hopes to commence production[…]

Following the recent mineral resource upgrade at the Longonjo NdPr project in Angola, Pensana Metals says it has appointed international engineering company Wood Group to execute a prefeasibility study (PFS) for expedited development of the asset. The study will focus on the delivery of a low capital cost open-pit mining operation and exporting flotation concentrates[…]

Asante Gold says it is reviewing a new mining technique, Sustainable Mining by Drilling (SMD), for use at its Kubi gold project in Ghana. SMD is a two-stage drilling method that enables direct mining of narrow vein deposits. The technology is being developed and commercialised by Anaconda Mining, in collaboration with Memorial University of Newfoundland,[…]

The US Army Corps of Engineers has issued a Section 404 Water Permit for Hudbay Minerals’ Rosemont copper project in the US, the mining company says. Rosemont has already received the Final Record of Decision from the US Forest Service (USFS), a process that involved 17 co-operating agencies at various levels of government, 16 hearings,[…]