Mining

Capital and development projects progressing well with SMD beginning mobilisation activities on May 10, 2023.

Volt Lithium Corp. has announced the completion of an initial resource report at the company’s Rainbow Lake Property indicating an inferred mineral resource of lithium carbonate equivalent.

In addition to delivering productivity gains of up to 3%, the new D10 offers up to a 4% fuel consumption advantage over the D10T2 and up to 10% over the D10T.

Following the successful ramp-up of the Singida Gold Mine, a total of 34 000 m of drilling has now recommenced at New Luika Gold Mine and West Kenya Project.

The 2023 MRE incorporates 28 374 m of new drilling data completed since the 2022 MRE released in October 2022.

The surrounding concessions, currently being excavated close to the likes of Anglo Gold Ashanti and Hummingbird Resources PLC, have been found to be some of the largest deposited areas in the world.

Komatsu and Toyota have announced the launch of a joint project to develop an autonomous light vehicle that will run on Komatsu’s Autonomous Haulage System.

Maple Gold Mines has provided an update regarding property-wide VMS targeting and plans for a summer field programme at the Douay and Joutel Gold Projects.

Beacon Events, a leader in delivering global conferences, has announced the full launch of its newest event brand, Resourcing Tomorrow.

The order, for a replacement chain in the plants iron ore pelletising system, is valued €9 million.

In total, six MAW motors, 800 frame, 6500 kW, 13 800 V were applied, five will be in operation and one motor is spare for eventual needs to be replaced for maintenance, reducing equipment downtime.

Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden has finalised its agreement with Ivanhoe Electric to form a joint venture to undertake one of the largest exploration programmes ever conducted.

The results from the programme confirm both the widths and grades of mineralisation previously reported by Newmont between 1979 and 1982.

The mine and concentrator are expected to produce an average of 133 000 t of copper contained in concentrate during its first 5 years of production.

Will Owen, Global Mining Review, UK, reviews how the implementation of ICT technologies through digital transformation is helping mining companies tackle challenges and unlock benefits and social value with more intelligent operations.