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King Island Scheelite recently provided an update on its new processing plant to be constructed to treat ore from the proposed redevelopment of the Dolphin tungsten mine on King Island, Tasmania. The Dolphin pit was dewatered in 2014 down to the sump level, just below the old underground portal. A detailed mine plan and schedule[…]

ALROSA, the world leader in diamond production, has announced the launch of operations in the Republic of Zimbabwe. “With support of the government of Zimbabwe, the company will develop new mining operations in the country. This was announced today during President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s visit to Moscow.” “Today we see opportunities for a new stage of[…]

Filo Mining has released the results of a prefeasibility study, carried out by Ausenco, on its Filo del Sol copper-gold-silver project on the borders of Chile and Argentina. The PFS envisages average annual production of approximately 67,000 t of copper, 159,000 oz of gold, and 8.65 Moz of silver at a C1 cost of $1.23/lb[…]

Toronto and New York-listed Vista Gold reports recent high pressure grinding roll (HPGR) crusher and ore sorting tests on high-grade samples at its Mt Todd gold project, in the Northern Territory of Australia, have confirmed previous test results. The company has also announced plans to complete fine grinding and leaching tests in the March quarter[…]

Plateau Energy Metals Inc recently announce the advancement of the company’s Falchani lithium project with the appointment of lead engineer and consultants for the Falchani Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA). Highlights are as follows: DRA Global, appointed lead consultant for the PEA, is actively developing and constructing lithium projects globally and, as the lead Engineering, Procurement[…]

Alderon Iron Ore and the Kami Mine Limited Partnership (The Kami LP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Schneider Electric Canada related to the both acquisition of equipment and development funding for the Kami iron ore project, in western Labrador, Canada. Tayfun Eldem, Alderon’s President and CEO, said: “We have chosen Schneider Electric[…]

DRA Global’s DRA Pacific Pty subsidiary has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Dargues gold mine in New South Wales, Australia. Dargues is owned by Diversified Minerals, an associated company of PYBAR Mining Services. As a leading underground mining services company within Australia, Pybar will be developing and operating the[…]

New Gold has launched an internally-funded strategy for the development of another block cave at its New Afton gold-copper mine in British Columbia, Canada, as it looks to extend production through to 2030. While further details of the strategy are expected later in January, a 2016 feasibility study on the C-Zone implied another 25 Mt[…]

eCobalt Solutions has identified the potential to increase the production rate by 50% at its Idaho cobalt project (ICP) in the US, even before it has started mining. Following an extensive internal review, the company’s team has assessed the production rate can increase to 1,200 t/d, from 800 tpd, “creating a more resilient project economic[…]

China Molybdenum Company (CMOC) and Sumitomo have announced the final approval of a new block cave mine at the Northparkes operation in New South Wales, Australia. The investment in E26 Lift 1 North (E26L1N) will be more than A$200 million ($143 million) over a three-and-a-half-year period with construction scheduled to commence this month and full[…]