Mining

Rio Tinto will build two new solar farms on the Gove Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia to secure a more sustainable power supply for the region beyond mining.

Marimaca Copper has announced results from channel sampling at the Mercedes target in Chile, which have resulted in an expanded area of interest.

Epiroc has completed the acquisition of the remaining share of autonomous solutions provider ASI Mining.

Sandvik will deliver a fleet of loaders, autonomous trucks, and underground drills to Almina Minas do Alentejo, through an order from Portuguese distributor Cimertex.

Frank DeFina, Business Development Manager at Vaisala, discusses how accurate situational awareness enables time to plan and respond to unprecedented weather events.

Bradda Head Lithium has announced a new Mineral Resource Estimate as its Basin Project in Arizona.

Ioneer has announced its participation in Caterpillar’s Pathways to Sustainability programme.

Fortescue and Liebherr have announced a partnership to develop an Autonomous Haulage Solution for use in Fortescue’s iron ore operations in Western Australia.

ABB has launched its Do More With Digital campaign, to accelerate digitalisation across the process industries.

Sandvik will deliver a fleet of intelligent underground drills to a mining customer in Southeast Asia.

Vallourec has received the necessary approvals to commence the first extension phase of its Pau Branco iron ore mine in Brazil.

Betolar and Norge Mineraler have announced a partnership to create sustainable mining solutions at Norge Mineraler’s operations in Norway.

Komatsu has completed its acquisition of GHH Group GmbH, a manufacturer of underground mining, tunnelling, and special civil engineering equipment.

Echo has entered into a joint venture agreement with Boku Resources, for the mining of gold and silver in Peru.

EV Metals Group has announced the successful completion of an initial exploration programme at the Balthaga Lithium Project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.