Exploration & development

The important role of mining in the transition to sustainable societies was a key topic of discussion at Euro Mine Expo 2018.

Vale finalises agreements with Wheaton and Cobalt 27 to sell an aggregate total of 75% cobalt stream, which will allow the company to develop its Voisey Bay mine.

A year on from its establishment, the ARC mineAlloy training centre at Deakin University (Australia) has already achieved several successes in its research.

Rio Tinto and Minmetals formalise the establishment of a JV contract which will see mineral exploration in China.

Callinex Mines Inc. has filed a technical report for the updated resource estimate at its Nash Creek project.

Algold Resources shares its up-to-date drilling results for the first two quarters of 2018, with a key highlight being the potential for high-grade gold mineralisation at the Salma Vein System.

The estimate converted or added an additional 115 000 t of copper in the Indicated category in the Mala Noche Footwall Zone at the Cozamin mine in Mexico.

On 4 June 2018, Nevsun Resources marked the start of construction of the exploration decline with a ceremony at its Timok Upper Zone project in Serbia.

GeoCore X10 analyses the element concentrations and minerals contained in a drill core, and provides a visualisation of the rock's internal structure in 3D.

Sandfire Resources NL shares its assay results for the recently reported Aircore (AC) drill holes which intersected narrow zones of sulfide and supergene copper mineralisation at the Morck’s Well Project in Western Australia.

Argosy Minerals (Argosy) recovers its first batch of lithium carbonate from the Stage 1 industrial scale pilot plant at its Rincon Lithium Project.

Greenfield exploration demonstrates the Queensland resources sector’s willingness to explore for larger deposits.

Drilling within the Central Mine of Yauricocha yields high grade polymetallic ore.

Kin Mining NL gives an update on the suspension of construction at its Leonora Gold Project in West Australia.

Greatland Gold has received approval for a third licence application for the Panorama project.