Mining

Rio Tinto will start planning for the wind-down of operations and the eventual closure of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) following the conclusion of its strategic review.

Jennmar Services has announced that it has purchased Turning Point Services, Inc.

Monarch Gold Corp. has recently announced that it has entered into an MoU with Ontario Northland Railway for the transportation of ore from its Wasamac gold project to the Kidd concentrator in Ontario.

Great Panther Mining Ltd has announced 2Q20 production results from tis three 100% owned mines Brazil and Mexico.

Copper Mountain Mining Corp. has announced that it has successfully installed and commissioned the Direct Flotation Reactors (DFRs) at its Copper Mountain Mine on schedule and on budget.

The use of vehicle safety systems, like those from Brigade Electronics, has proved to be effective in reducing accidents and preventing fatality in the mining industry.

RPMGlobal is pleased to announce the acquisition of Canada-headquartered mine scheduling optimisation company, Revolution Mining Software.

Kaizen Discovery Inc. has recently announced the results from recent exploration diamond drilling at its 100%-owned Pinaya Copper-Gold Project, Peru.

Erdene Resource Development Corp. has recently announced drilling results from the Midfield Southeast zone of the company’s 100%-owned Bayan Khundii Gold Project.

Oyu Tolgoi LLC has completed an updated feasibility study and is in the process of submitting this to the Government of Mongolia.

Brokk has welcomed Matt Lyons to the team as its newest Training And Application Specialist.

Pretivm Resources Inc. announces that Patrick Godin will be joining the company as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective 1 August 2020.

Autonomous solutions specialist RCT has completed a project for Russian Cat® dealer Vostochnaya Technica on a fixed position rockbreaker in Siberia.

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. regrets to inform of the sudden death of a 34-year old contractor’s employee at the Caylloma Mine, located in the province of Arequipa, Peru, on 5 July 2020.

As part of its measures to combat COVID-19 in Chile and the O'Higgins region, Codelco will temporarily suspend the construction of the developments that are part of its structural New Level Mine project, Chile.