Mining

Solgold responds to the situation in Ecuador regarding a potential referendum on mining in the province that its Cascabel project is located.

The proportion of Russian mines and the Commonwealth of Independent States are rapidly adopting Immersive Technologies’ workforce development solutions to keep pace with the growth in proportion of global mining equipment being deployed in Russia.

The Minister of the Environment granted a concession to Jastrzebska Spólka Weglowa for extraction of hard coal and methane as an accompanying mineral from the Bzie Debina 1-Zachód deposit.

The QRC will now ask its member companies to consider the offer along with their request for the resources industry to contribute AUS$70 million to a Regional Infrastructure Fund over three years.

Inmarsat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of Minas Gerais to explore the potential of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for monitoring the integrity of mine tailings dams in the region. 

Vale has reinforced its preventive measures for any possible scenario at Barão de Cocais and has provided an update on the movement of the North slope of the extraction site at Gongo Soco mine.

Leading Edge Materials Corp. has finalised a strategic review and has updated an execution path for Woxna graphite mine.

New JV company Orway IQ will deliver remote optimisation consulting for the global mining industry as part of government project funding.

This is a positive step towards construction of the Carmichael mine and rail project.

Queensland students have had the opportunity to get hands-on experience of the high-level science, technology engineering and maths (STEM) skills that will be needed for the jobs of the future.

Morien has been granted approval by the Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education for a revised ground control procedure, which allows for the continuation of mining and development operations at its Donkin mine.

Greatland has announced that Newcrest Operations Ltd has commenced drilling at its Havieron gold-copper project in Paterson, Western Australia.

Sandvik will deliver additional automation solutions for underground trucks to Codelco’s El Teniente copper mine in Chile.

East Africa Metals Inc. has announced the receipt of government approval of mining licenses for the Mato Bula Gold Copper and Da Tambuk Gold Deposits at the company’s Adyabo Project located in Ethiopia.

“The Palaszczuk Government must reaffirm its support for the resource industry, with a commitment for long-term royalty stability and a fair go for all projects,” says QRC.