Exploration & development

Aton Resources Inc. has announced the approval of a mining license at its Abu Marawat Concession area, Egypt.

Trigon Metals Inc. has announced that Trigon Mining (Namibia) Ltd, Trigon’s 80% owned subsidiary, has been awarded a new exclusive prospecting licence no. 7525 by the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Namibia.

Newport Gold Inc. has announced an upcoming drilling programme at its wholly owned Manitou claim, located in the Burnt Basin property in the Greenwood Mining division in British Columbia, Canada.

Great Panther Mining Ltd is providing an exploration update for its wholly owned Tucano gold mine in Brazil.

The Mining Association of Canada has released its annual facts and figures report, a document focused on providing a comprehensive overview of current trends in Canada's mining sector.

Acubis PTY LTD and SatNetCom have announced their partnership to deliver an end-to-end fleet management system offering to the Australian market.

Aqura Technologies has announced its new industrial 4G/LTE partnering agreement with Comms International/TecWise.

Inventus Mining Corp. has announced that it has started the 2020 winter exploration programme on its Sudbury 2.0 Property, located 40 km northeast of Sudbury, Ontario (USA).

Modular Mining has announced plans to expand its corporate headquarters in Tucson, Arizona (USA) with a new Customer Experience Centre (CEC).

Hexagon’s Mining division and the University of Arizona have announced the launch of an online course, Mining 4.E.

Ambra Solutions has deployed a 5G-ready LTE network at Tacora Resources’ iron ore mine in Labrador, Canada.

The CEO of MAC has stated that Canada’s recent commitments to mining show promise for the country’s mining sector.

Mexus Gold US announced that additional material from the Julio vein has been crushed and placed on the heap leach pad.

FMI has reported that bulk emulsion explosives have emerged as a replacement for packaged counterparts in underground mining applications.

A world-first public database of mine tailings dams has been created to help prevent deadly disasters.