Mining

Resellers Trysome and Prominas and agents Northern Survey Supply and Indutronica have joined the Channel Partner Program.

The drilling results from the Eleonore South continue to validate the spatial continuity of the mineralisation identified to date and, importantly, demonstrate that high grades are recurrent along strike and dip.

A brief submitted by CMIF details seven policy areas where collaboration and action by federal, provincial and territorial governments can boost Canada’s ability to attract new mineral investment.

Lake Resources is set to begin drilling operations at the Cauchari project, which adjoins to the proven 14.8 million t LCE world-class lithium brine project.

NETL researchers have discovered that the extraction of rare earths from underclay deposits shows great promise as a new way of securing a domestic supply.

Corporate governance authorised the optimisation of the mine’s design, which initially considered four levels of depth, and that now, after the reformulation, will be only three.

It is anticipated that an additional 13 drill holes will be completed as part of the first phase of the 2018 campaign.

First lithium concentrate from the Altura lithium mine has hit the road, heading to Port Hedland.

Statistics indicate that women representation across the mining industry has improved over the past 15 years to 12%, while their retention in the industry means attitudes towards women are improving.

BHP has reached an agreement to settle the class action complaint regarding the Samarco dam failure. The company will pay the plaintiffs US$50 million, with no admission of liability.

Global Witness has launched a new tool for exposing corruption in the mining, oil and gas industries, called ‘Finding the Missing Millions’.

Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 will include the construction of a new concentrator, tailings storage facility, concentrate and water supply pipeline, desalination plant, filtration plant and port to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates.

Weir’s Synertrex platform allows mining operators to monitor every aspect of their equipment’s operation, prevent problems and increase throughput.

The project will be the largest iron ore processing facility ever built in Western Australia.

A prototype of the Australian innovative new drill rig is undergoing final preparations for a drilling trial on a Barrick Gold exploration site.