Mining

Metso Minerals has signed a contract with Lynas Kalgoorlie Pty Ltd for the supply of a large rotary kiln and combustion system for baking rare earth elements.

Waqas A. Aziz and Tariq Zaman Khan report on the current state of Pakistan’s mining sector.

The Queensland Resources Council recently appeared before the committee reviewing the ‘Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020’ and urged it to recommend the state government clarify aspects of the legislation.

Endeavour Silver Corp. has reported a production of 596 545 oz of silver and 5817 oz of gold in 2Q20.

Ian Macfarlane has been appointed to the Board of METS Ignited, the mining equipment, technology and services sector’s Industry Growth Centre.

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.