Mining

IAMGOLD Corp. has announced that it is temporarily reducing the underground workforce at its Westwood mine in Canada.

RCT Global has designed a monitoring solution to address the demand for efficient light vehicle fleets.

The announcement of three new mining skills project hubs will deliver better training and assessment faster to help create thousands of new apprenticeships and supercharge the development of Australia’s future minerals workforce.

The International Council on Mining and Metals and original equipment manufacturers collaboration has progressed towards understanding what is needed to transform accelerate a new generation of cleaner, safer vehicles, members of its CEO Advisory Group recently announced at IMARC Online.

Sandvik and Barrick have signed a partnership agreement for trialling and enhancing battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for underground hard rock mining.

The International Council on Mining and Metals has launched a Closure Maturity Framework – an interactive tool that will help mining and metals companies achieve sustainable mine closure.

Ariana Resources plc has announced its operating results for the quarter ended 30 September 2020 for the Kiziltepe Mine in Turkey.

Orica and Epiroc Rock Drills AB have successfully co-developed a prototype of the world’s first semi-automated explosives delivery system.

Great Panther Mining Ltd has temporarily suspended operations at the Topia mine in Mexico due to the detection of COVID-19 among the workforce.

Altius Minerals Corp. has reported that an acquisition proposal by Champion Iron Ltd has been approved by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Enhancing productivity and reducing environmental impact will be the core elements in new industry reforms.

Mining and Minerals Industries Holding Pte. Ltd. has announced that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with AsiaPhos Ltd, for AsiaPhos to acquire share capital of MMJV Pte. Ltd.

Codelco has confirmed that it will extend the exploitation phase of the Rajo de Chuquicamata deposit for 1 additional year.

Mexus Gold US has announced that the new leach pad at its Santa Elena mine in Caborca, Mexico, is expected to be completed by 15 November 2020.

Orica has been awarded the 5-year explosives technology and services contract for Glencore’s Australian copper and zinc operations, effective January 2021.