Mining

BHP and Lundin Mining have agreed to jointly acquire Filo Corp and form a joint venture to progress two copper projects in Argentina and Chile.

Seabridge Gold has received a ‘substantially started’ designation from the British Columbia Government for its KSM copper project.

FLSmidth has received an order to deliver thickeners and filters to a greenfield lithium project in Nevada, USA.

Komatsu has achieved the milestone of hauling over 10 billion t of material using its Autonomous Haulage System.

Kodal Minerals has provided an update on its Bougouni Lithium Project in Southern Mali.

ERG has signed MoUs and binding agreements in North America, Europe, and Japan, diversifying its cobalt supply.

The Copper Mark has reached the milestone of 100 sites participating in its ESG and responsibility framework.

Bedford Metals has received the necessary exploration permit for its 2024 prospecting programme at the Ubiquity Lake Uranium Project in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada.

Integra Resources has announced a merger with Florida Canyon Gold, creating a gold and silver producer in the Great Basin, USA.

Tribe Technology has announced the shipment of its first autonomous reverse circulation drill rig, for use at Major Drilling’s iron ore site in Australia.

Vale has reported strong operational performance in 2Q24, buoyed by record-high second quarter iron ore solutions production since 2018.

Aptella has announced a distribution agreement with Torsa to supply and support advanced collision avoidance solutions for the mining and quarrying industries.

Pronto and Heidelberg Materials North America have announced plans to deploy Pronto’s autonomous haulage system at Heidelberg Materials’ Lake Bridgeport Quarry in Texas.

Magna Terra Minerals Inc. has acquired, via staking, the Humber Copper-Cobalt Project located in western Newfoundland, an exploration project focused on critical minerals and metals.

ABB has completed a study to benchmark current hoisting maintenance strategies, observing that, on average, companies could achieve more than a month of additional production time annually.