Mining

The mergers of Barrick and Randgold and the recent merger of Newmont and GoldCorp have highlighted a number of current trends in the mining industry.

GEM Co. Ltd and Glencore have announced that they have entered into a 5 year agreement for the supply of cobalt hydroxide.

The Minerals Council of Australia supports the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) recommendation to ratify Australia’s free trade agreements with Indonesia and Hong Kong.

Accelerating WA's Mining Future to 2030 is the central theme surrounding the inaugural WA Mining Conference and Exhibition, which will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre on 15 - 16 October.

The agreement covers the 53 MW baseload gas engine power plant at the McArthur River zinc mine in Northern Territory in Australia.

The new ?E2 software system utilises data to allow targeted placement of energy in the blasthole.

VIST Group, the dealer of Orlaco in Russia and the CIS countries, has announced the latest implementation of the Orlaco ‘collision avoidance system’.

MAXAM has been selected by NFCA Africa Mining Plc as its blasting solutions supplier for the underground copper mine that the company operates in Chambishi, Zambia.

Columbus Gold Corp. has announced that in September the French government appointed Didier Le Moine as the new mining delegate and coordinator of mining projects in French Guiana.

“Nevada is and will continue to be, one of the most productive and significant mining regions in the world,” said Rob Hardman, General Manager of Maptek’s North American region.

Beauce Gold Fields excavation has confirmed the presence of a major geological fault previously inferred by geophysical surveys conducted in 2017 - 2018.

IronRidge Resources Ltd has announced positive results of an induced polarisation ground geophysics survey completed over the Dorothe Gold Project in Chad, Africa.

RCT has entered into its first automation project in India for zinc mining company Hindustan Zinc Ltd and their mining services provider Barminco.

The US Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has announced the award of US$400 000 to support education and training to help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation's mines.

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has said that Queensland is missing out on a multi-billion dollar addition to our resources and energy industry which would also lower global emissions, because of bans on uranium mining.