Mining

Byrnecut has donated a diesel-electric underground mining truck to South Metropolitan TAFE in Western Australia, to help train students.

KO Gold has received an exploration permit over the Carrick Goldfield in the Otago Gold District in New Zealand.

Bluebird has commenced work for the submission for the grant of a Declaration of Mining Project Feasibility at the Lobo target in the Batangas gold project.

Ralf Hennecke, Nishen Hariparsad, Neil Alberts, D Scott Scovira, and Christiaan Liebenberg, BME, examine how smart technology can be successfully leveraged to improve sustainability and safety in the field of blasting and explosives.

Montage Gold has received an environmental permit for the development of its Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire.

CIMIC Group companies Sedgman and CPB Contractors have been selected by BHP to undertake the Western Ridge Crusher Project in Western Australia.

Metso has launched its first diesel-electric crushers for hard rock and recycled aggregates.

Anglo American plc has published details of a plan to unlock significant value from its portfolio and accelerate the delivery of consistently stronger shareholder returns.

Sandvik has inaugurated its new factory in Malaysia dedicated to manufacturing underground load and haul equipment.

Weardale Lithium has submitted a planning application for the phased construction of a lithium extraction plant at Eastgate in Weardale, County Durham, UK.

Castillo Copper will undertake a soil sampling campaign at its Big One deposit in Mt Isa, Australia.

Michael Hinton, Hitachi Energy, USA, highlights how intelligent energy management can provide electrification opportunities and create value for mining companies.

Hochschild has announced that commercial production has been achieved at its Mara Rosa gold mine in Brazil.

Epiroc has announced the release of the fourth generation of its Titan Collision Avoidance System to improve mining safety and efficiency.

CleanTech Lithium has announced that its Direct Lithium Extraction pilot plant in Chile has produced high-quality eluate.