Mining

Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operation ships 90 million t in the 4Q17 – 3% higher than in 4Q16.

Armadale has sold its interest in the Mpokoto gold project in the Democratic Republic of Congo to Weghsteen Capital Advice.

Trek has acquired the Kroussou zinc-lead project in Gabon from Battery Minerals.

Caledonia Mining Corp. reports a record quarter at the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe.

The latest results confirm the area between Tombreen, Knocknalour and Gibbet Hill as the focus of the Mine River project.

The company’s Turkish subsidiary has been granted a pastureland permit for the Öksüt project in central Turkey.

Atlas Copco buys Australia-based Hy-Performance Fluid Power in a deal expected to be completed in 1Q18.

Hunt is also assessing the metallurgy of the gold and silver veins at its La Josefina project.

Indicated and inferred resources have been estimated at approximately 38 300 oz and 30 300 oz respectively.

Hudbay Minerals acquires the Caballito, Maria Reyna and Kusiorcco mining properties.

Over 80% of the Fort Hills project’s plant is now operational amd has safely run at full capacity through test runs over the last four months.

The US National Mining Association’s CORESafety® participating companies complete 2017 with zero fatalities.

GFG Alliance agrees to purchase Glencore’s Tahmoor metallurgical coal mine in New South Wales, Australia.

Gruyere JV sign a five-year, AUS$400 million mining services contract with Downer EDI Ltd for the Gruyere gold project.

Autonomous Solutions Inc. collaborates with Enaex to expand its MOBIUS software for mining platforms to include blasting functionality.