Mining

BHP is set to defend the class action in relation to the Samarco dam failure.

The US Department of Labor has announced the availability of US$250 000 in Brookwood-Sago grants for mine safety, education and training.

Caterpillar and Newmont have partnered to validate and improve underground hard rock mining vehicle automation technology.

The company also announced that it had acquired Glencore’s 39% stake in Mototolo, a mechanised platinum mine on the eastern limb of South Africa’s platinum belt.

The company achieved a 6% increase in total production on a copper equivalent basis in 2Q18, compared to 2Q17.

GE and the Saudi Arabian Mining Company announce a strategic Memorandum of Understanding, aimed at bringing digital transformation to the Saudi mining industry.

Osmoflo will provide a key new element in the company’s integrated water treatment and management system.

Total production from its seven operating silver mines in 2Q18 was 5.1 million equivalent oz. of silver.

The Mining Association of Canada has congratulated Cabinet Ministers on their newly appointed roles.

The Minerals Council South Africa offers its condolences to the loved ones of the six miners who died following an underground fire at the Palabora Mining Company on Sunday.

3.3 million t of coal were produced from the Solntsevsky Coal Mine, Russia, owned by the East Mining Company in the first half of this year, 240% higher than the indicators of the same period last year.

The Minerals Council of Australia has described Labor’s plan as “deeply flawed” and detrimental to Australia’s economy if implemented.

Simon Jackson has been replaced as CEO by Dr Nicole Adshead-Bell, who acknowledged that the company’s Tucano gold mine in Brazil had “underperformed”.

The company produced 2.3 million oz. of silver and 14 557 oz. of gold plus base metal by-products.

The company has released highlights from its four mines, including a new one under construction in Nevada, US.