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Oz Minerals’ Carapateena underground copper-gold project in South Australia remains on track, with total development at 6,285m as of the end of June, the company said. Contractor Pybar Mining Services achieved record monthly development of 505m during May and, in accordance with Oz’s plan, transitioned over to Downer EDI for underground mining services in June[…]

Australia’s opportunity to become an international anchor point in the A$213 billion (and growing) new-era global battery market could be derailed by proposed Federal Government changes to research and development (R&D) funding slated in its latest budget. At risk is the chance for Australia to increase its meagre 0.5% (A$1.1 billion) share of the lithium-based[…]

The long-awaited preliminary economic assessment for Osisko Mining’s Windfall deposit in Quebec, Canada, has not disappointed with strong economics and a surprising amount of detail about how the company will move ore and waste at the underground asset. Windfall, in the James Bay region, looks like becoming a 3,200 tonne per day, long-hole mining operation[…]

Orminex Ltd has provided the following update on mining operations at its joint venture Comet Vale Project in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The company has a strategic alliance with underground mining contractor GBF Mining Pty Ltd who oversee all operational management of the project. Under the company’s Mineral Ventures Model, GBF commenced mining[…]

Canadian graphite mine developer Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) will begin production of flake graphite from its demonstration plant (DP) this month and supply material to customers in North America and Europe. It is targeting 2,000 t/y of production over the next two years, as well as 250,000 y/y of uncoated spherical graphite for use in[…]

Agnico Eagle Mines provides an update on activities at its 100% owned Nunavut projects.  These include the Amaruq project, which is located approximately 50 km northwest of the Meadowbank mine, and the Meliadine project, which is located approximately 25 km from Rankin Inlet.  Highlights include: • Type A water licence received for the Whale Tail pit[…]

The results of the definitive feasibility study on Kasbah Resources’ majority owned Achmmach tin project in Morocco have proven favourable enough for management to push forward into development, and it looks like being another operation to benefit from ore sorting technology. The DFS on Achmmach envisaged a 750,000 tonne per year underground operation with an[…]

Agnico Eagle Mines has  provided an update on activities at its 100% owned Nunavut projects. These include the Amaruq project, which is located approximately 50 km northwest of the Meadowbank mine, and the Meliadine project, which is located approximately 25 km from Rankin Inlet.  Highlights include: Type A water licence received for the Whale Tail[…]

FYI Resources has appointed Orelogy Consulting as mining study manager for the Cadoux project, responsible for site operations design and scheduling of the high purity alumina (HPA) economic studies. The consultant will take on early-stage analysis of mining at Cadoux, in Western Australia, while providing an overview of “mining requirements, scheduling, stockpiles, waste dumps, tailings[…]

Orca Gold Inc and Resolute Mining Ltd have closed the second of two tranches of a previously announced private placement. “In six years, commented Rick Clark, CEO and Director of Orca Gold, “we managed to discover the Block 14 gold project, significantly de-risk it and demonstrate Sudan’s merits as a favourable mining jurisdiction with a[…]