Mining

Celebrating 20 years in 2023, the Resourcing Tomorrow Outstanding Achievement Awards are returning to London.

Technology is credited with spearheading improvements in safety and cutting carbon emissions in mining industry, but it’s also taking site rehabilitation efforts to new heights.

Askari Metals has completed its acquisition of EPL 8535, part of the UIS Lithium Project in Namibia.

The company forecasts total production increasing by 30 – 50%, to 70 000 – 75 000 gold equivalent oz for 2024 and 2025 (copper equivalent of 15 000 – 15 500 t).

The company has increased revenue by almost 30% for the year ending March 2023 and sold more than 40 simulator platforms to customers worldwide.

Western Copper and Gold Corp. has announced a strategic equity investment by Mitsubishi Materials Corp. to further advance the company’s copper-gold Casino Project in the Yukon.

Anglo American has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the full export volumes of BAMIN’s Pedra de Ferro mine for 2023.

JX has extensive operational knowledge, which will help Lundin Mining to realise the full potential of the Caserones mining operation.

The MoUs aim to enable the parties to leverage their expertise in exploring opportunities to reduce the environmental footprint and improve materials and energy efficiency and manage waste streams in copper production.

Under the term sheet, Glencore will purchase an average of 50% of the total copper concentrate to be produced from the Marathon Palladium-Copper Project.

Fênix DTVM and Minespider, a company offering a traceability platform to make mineral supply chains more sustainable, have completed the first stage of their gold traceability project.

Silver Hammer Mining Corp. has provided a corporate update and overview outlining the company’s key strategic objectives for 2023.

Multiple vein-breccia targets identified with grades up to 2.1% Cu and 4.29 g/t Au.

Entech Mining will undertake a pit optimisation and mine design study for the Big One Deposit (NWQ Copper Project Mt Isa copper belt), which has an inferred JORC MRE at 2.1 Mt @ 1.1% Cu for 21 886 t copper metal.

The deposit has potential to deliver higher grade material to the Riotinto plant.