Mining

Decmil Australia wins the Mulla Mulla Village expansion contract from BHP Western Australia Iron Ore.

Cameco is to temporarily suspend operations at McArthur River mine and Key Lake mine due to an oversupply of uranium and weak prices.

The Chamber of Mines is disappointed with safety performance figures for the South African mining industry during 2017.

Marfork Coal Co. LLC, an affiliate of Alpha Natural Resources, recognised for outstanding safety performance at its Coon Cedar Grove mine.

Rio Tinto increases focus on driving mine-to-market value with the appointment of a new Chief Commercial Officer.

Telson Resources signs a term sheet of a loan facility and offtake agreement with Trafigura in order to finalise mine construction at the Tahuehueto mine.

Liebherr’s new autonomous ready haul trucks will be compatible with Autonomous Solutions Inc.’s (ASI) autonomous command and control platform.

Glencore reports declines in copper and nickel production for 3Q17, but increases in zinc, and coal production in line with last year.

Guyana Goldstrike Inc. receives 3D modelling of legacy drill data from MineIt Consulting Inc. on its Marudi gold project in Guyana.

Anglo American reports it production results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2017.

Production at the mine has been achieved ahead of schedule.

The launch of the Exploration Assessment Digital Data Formats (EADDF) guidelines by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) are expected to improve discovery rates of mineral exploration in Canada.

Rio Tinto continues its long-term digital partnership with Canadian firm CGI in order to boost its performance in aluminium operations

Altura Mining reports that its Altura Lithium Project in Pilgangoora, is running to schedule, with 90% of plant and equipment already on site.

BHP’s iron ore production for the September 2017 quarter decreased by 3%, as copper production increased by 14% for the quarter.