Exploration & development

Fosterville South Exploration has announced that the company has accelerated drilling at its Golden Mountain project, Australia.

Australian Potash Ltd has advised the details of the planned FY21 drilling programme at the Lake Wells Gold Project, Australia.

Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill and the Government of Mongolia have reached an agreement on the preferred domestic power solution for Oyu Tolgoi.

Fosterville South has announced assays from multiple wide intercepts of high-grade gold near surface from initial shallow scout drilling at the recently commenced Golden Mountain drilling programme.

Rio Tinto has launched a board-led review of its heritage management processes within Iron Ore following the events at Juukan Gorge.

The National Mining Association has offered its support for US Senator John Barrasso’s (R-Wy.) ‘Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act of 2020.’

IAMGOLD Corp. has recently announced the initial assay results from its 2020 exploration diamond drilling programme completed at its Nelligan joint venture project, Canada.

Hexagon’s Mining division and IDS GeoRadar have jointly announced the mining industry’s first straightforward integration of systems for safety and radar-based slope stability hazards.

The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed the Palaszczuk Government’s designation of the proposed US$1.5 billion Glencore Valeria coal mine in central Queensland as a coordinated project.

Weir Minerals has been working with miners in Mongolia for more than two decades, beginning with the Oyu Tolgoi mine.

The corona pandemic drove Sandvik’s tube site in Germany to go fully digital in 2 days.

Ariana Resources plc has recently announced a Joint Ore Reserves Committee Resource update for the Tavsan Project in Turkey.

Greatland Gold plc, a precious and base metals exploration and development company, is pleased to provide an update on Newcrest's drilling campaign at Greatland's Havieron deposit in the Paterson region of Western Australia.

Technology leader ABB has entered into an agreement with Zijin Mining Group to install its ring-geared mill drives and control systems at Veliki Krivelj Copper Mine – a surface mining operation with an annual ore processing capacity of 2.5 million t.

Greatland Gold plc, a precious and base metals exploration and development company, has announced that various agreements have been executed in order to facilitate a mining lease application at Havieron, Australia.