Mining

Adriatic Metals PLC has announced that first concentrate was produced on 27 February 2024 at the Vares project in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sandvik is introducing the Golden Shank, a patented corrosion protection coating for increased service life and lower drilling cost per metre.

K92 Mining has announced drilling results at the Kainantu Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea.

Prosper Gold has entered into an option agreement to acquire the Kaza and Northstar properties in British Columbia, Canada.

Leslie David, Conveyor Belt Specialist, describes the causes and effects of conveyor belt wear and tear, as well as the reasons why there are such huge disparities in operational lifetime and durability between one manufacturer and another.

Great Southern Copper has expanded the Especularita project in Chile, with the signing of two new agreements.

Volt Lithium has achieved a 64% reduction in DLE operating costs to process brine from its Rainbow Lake, Alberta project.

Nik Gresshoff and Matt Youngblood, Railveyor, review how operators can cut costs and emissions by implementing an electric haulage system.

Standard Uranium has signed an option agreement to earn 75% interest in the Atlantic Project located in the eastern Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan, Canada.

An Indonesian contractor in the mining sector has achieved over 90% uptime with Volvo CE haulers.

Ariana Resources has announced positive results from its drilling programme at the Kizilcukur Project in Turkey.

Anglo American has agreed to acquire the Serra da Serpentina iron ore resource owned by Vale SA into its Minas-Rio mine in Brazil.

American Pacific has announced its 2024 drilling and exploration programmes at the copper-gold Madison Project in Montana.

Lucara has announced the recovery of diamonds from its Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana.

Bibhrajit Halder, SafeAI, details how generative AI can enhance a wide range of functions in the mining industry.