Mining

Sandvik has acquired a new testing facility in Finland to develop future surface drilling technologies.

Anglo Asian Mining has signed a protocol with the Azerbaijani government to ramp up operations and resume normal production.

Bradda Head Lithium has announced initial results from core drilling at San Domingo, Arizona, USA.

NexGen Energy has received Environmental Assessment approval for its Rook I uranium project in Saskatchewan, Canada.

ABB has provided a switchgear and circuit breaker solution to a West African mining plant operated by Kinross.

Rio Tinto and Codelco have completed their Nuevo Cobre exploration joint venture agreement in Chile.

Liontown has awarded a contract for LNG supply at the Kathleen Valley Lithium Project, Australia.

TAKRAF has signed a contract with Rio Tinto for an integrated IPCC and material handling system for the Simandou iron ore complex in Guinea.

Nabil Khodadad, Jonathan Roberts, and Ciara Ros, Vinson&Elkins, discuss how to mitigate political risks in critical minerals projects.

EnergyX has announced a new platform to enhance its Direct Lithium Extraction process.

Anglo American has announced the value of rough diamond sales for De Beers’ ninth sales cycle of 2023.

Watson-Marlow has provided Cornish Metals with Bredel and Qdos peristaltic pumps for decontamination at its water treatment plant.

Anglo American relies on a ship loading system from FAM for the loading of mined copper ore at the Peruvian plant Quellaveco.

LKAB has awarded ABB a contract to install two gearless conveyor drives at its mine in Sweden.

CleanTech Lithium has provided a progress update on Direct Lithium Extraction at its project in Chile.