Mining

Group Chief Financial Officer, Lars Vestergaard, and the FLSmidth Board of Directors have agreed that Lars Vestergaard will step down and leave FLSmidth effective immediately.

KORE Mining Ltd. has announced that Newmont Goldcorp Corporation has agreed to accept common shares of KORE in settlement of a future US$1 million payment to Newmont Goldcorp.

Rio Tinto has approved a US$749 million investment in its existing Greater Tom Price operations to help sustain the production capacity of its world-class iron ore business in the Pilbara of Western Australia.

ASI has improved an algorithm for autonomous vehicles to detect drop-offs and other large negative obstacles often found in the environments in which automated off-road vehicles operate.

IronRidge Resources has reported multiple high-grade reverse circulation drilling intersections from the third phase drilling programme at the Ewoyaa, Abonko and Kaampakrom projects in Ghana.

Rio Tinto will work with leaders in Australia’s education and innovation sectors in a new, disruptive approach designed to tackle a looming skills gap in the nation’s future workforce.

Lucara’s success at the Karowe mine continues, most recently with rare gem quality blue and pink diamonds recovered in September 2019.

ASI Mining has started work on a project in Ukraine to retrofit and automate a fleet of 15 haul trucks at the Ferrexpo Yeristovo Mine.

The Queensland Resources Council has participated meetings to help drive the region's critical minerals potential to attract more overseas investment, drive more international trade and create more jobs and economic prosperity.

With increased scrutiny and pressure to improve the management of tailings, it is more important than ever to look at different methods to improve this process.

Orica and Epiroc Rock Drills AB will jointly develop a semi-automated explosives delivery system.

Mexus Gold US announced that leaching has started on 9000 t of mineralised material at its Santa Elena mine in Caborca, Sonora State, Mexico.

IronRidge Resources has announced this morning that it has discovered a 2.8 km long magnetic anomaly, centralised within the zone of most intensive hard rock artisanal gold workings at the Zaranou gold licence in Côte d’Ivoire.

Bacanora Lithium plc has provided an update on its activities at the Sonora Lithium Project in Mexico.

Greatland Gold plc has announced the commencement of diamond drilling activities at the Derby North prospect within the company’s Warrentinna gold project in Tasmania, Australia.