Mining news updates

Northern Vertex Mining Corp. has announced record production and a record revenue for the quarter ended 30 September 2020 from its 100% owned Moss Gold Mine in North West Arizona, US.

Barrick Gold Corp. has retained its listing in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index’s World Index, ranking in the 95th percentile of all mining companies assessed.

IAMGOLD Corp. has announced that it is temporarily reducing the underground workforce at its Westwood mine in Canada.

RCT Global has designed a monitoring solution to address the demand for efficient light vehicle fleets.

RPMGlobal has expanded its optimisation and AI suite of innovative technology solutions following the completion of the acquisition of inventory optimisation management software company, IMAFS.

The announcement of three new mining skills project hubs will deliver better training and assessment faster to help create thousands of new apprenticeships and supercharge the development of Australia’s future minerals workforce.

The International Council on Mining and Metals and original equipment manufacturers collaboration has progressed towards understanding what is needed to transform accelerate a new generation of cleaner, safer vehicles, members of its CEO Advisory Group recently announced at IMARC Online.

IronRidge Resources Ltd has announced additional positive metallurgical test results from the Ewoyaa Lithium Project within the Cape Coast Lithium Portfolio in Ghana, West Africa.

Sandvik and Barrick have signed a partnership agreement for trialling and enhancing battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for underground hard rock mining.

The International Council on Mining and Metals has launched a Closure Maturity Framework – an interactive tool that will help mining and metals companies achieve sustainable mine closure.

ENGIE Impact recently announced the completion of its Zero Carbon Roadmap for Vale New Caledonia to reach its zero carbon targets and stay ahead of regional competition during its sustainability transformation.

Great Panther Mining Ltd has completed updated mineral resource estimates for its 100%-owned Guanajuato Mine Complex (GMC) in Mexico.

Sberbank and Eurasian Resources Group have signed a memorandum of intent to further extend their co-operation.

Ariana Resources plc has announced its operating results for the quarter ended 30 September 2020 for the Kiziltepe Mine in Turkey.

Orica and Epiroc Rock Drills AB have successfully co-developed a prototype of the world’s first semi-automated explosives delivery system.

The annual EIT RawMaterials KAVA Upscaling Projects grant has been awarded to the REFLUX Flotation Cell (RFC).

Altus Strategies Plc has announced a significant increase to the net present value (NPV) generated by an update to the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its 100% owned Diba gold project in western Mali.

CEA-Leti and Davey Bickford Enaex have extended their joint laboratory for 3 years to continue development of innovative radio-frequency communication systems that remotely control networks of high-tech wireless electronic detonators.

Great Panther Mining Ltd has temporarily suspended operations at the Topia mine in Mexico due to the detection of COVID-19 among the workforce.

Endeavour Silver Corp. has expanded the footprint of its Terronera Project in Mexico through the acquisition of two adjacent groups of mineral concessions.

IronRidge Resources Ltd has been granted 4-year license renewals for the Dorothe, Echbara and Am Ouchar licenses in Eastern Chad, Central Africa.

OceanaGold Corp. has released a position statement on climate change, including an emissions reduction goal to achieve net zero emissions from its operations by 2050.

Altius Minerals Corp. has reported that an acquisition proposal by Champion Iron Ltd has been approved by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Dingo has recently announced a global partnership with Newmont Corp.