Mining news updates

Dyno Nobel has completed the first ever underground wireless detonator blast in Western Australia.

Ramelius Resources Ltd has commenced ore mining at its Tampia gold mine, located near Narembeen in Western Australia.

Wärtsilä and Schneider Electric have together developed a power system reference design, specifically aimed at lithium mine operations where there is no access to a grid supply of electricity.

Rio Tinto’s new Gudai-Darri Iron Ore mine in Western Australia will utilise simulation-based training solutions from Immersive Technologies to address the workforce development challenges within autonomous haulage operations.

Alien Metals Ltd has announced that it has completed its Phase 2 drilling programme on the Hancock tenement, part of the Hamersley Iron Ore Project, Western Australia.

NRW Holdings Limited has announced that a letter of intent has been received from Karara Mining Ltd to award a contract for the mining services works at the Karara Iron Ore mine in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.

Eurasian Resources Group has reflected on the progress it has made in helping eradicate child labour from the cobalt mining sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the past year.

Vista Gold Corp. has received the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Certificate and Surface Water Extraction License for its Mt Todd gold project, Northern Territory, Australia.

The mining and processing project of the Upper Zone of the Cukaru Peki Copper and Gold Mine of Serbia Zijin Mining Doo, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zijin Mining, has recently entered the trial production stage.

LKAB will, after approval by the Swedish Competition Authority, acquire 75% of the shares in Bergteamet AB.

Vale has reported the first ore production on its Reid Brook deposit at the Voisey's Bay Mine Expansion Project in Northern Labrador, Canada.

Metso Outotec has signed a contract for the delivery of an iron ore beneficiation and travelling grate pelletising plant to Africa.

Rainbow Rare Earths Ltd has announced a maiden JORC (2012) compliant mineral resource estimate in respect of the Phalaborwa Project in South Africa.

Castillo Copper Limited has announced that a comprehensive drilling campaign is now underway at the core Mt Oxide Project, within Mt Isa’s copper-belt, across three key prospects.

Condor Gold has announced that it has commenced a 1700 m infill geotechnical drilling programme within the permitted La India Open Pit.

Kainantu Resources Ltd has announced the execution of definitive agreements to acquire control of the May River Project in the world-renowned copper-gold district of Frieda River, Papua New Guinea.

RPMGlobal has announced that it has entered into an acquisition agreement for the environmental, social, and governance services company, Nitro Solutions Pty Ltd.

AVZ Minerals Ltd has advised that its 100% owned DRC subsidiary company, Nyuki Logistics Company SASU, has secured a renewable 25-year lease on a 1227 ha. site located near the town of Kabondo Dianda.

Eurobattery Minerals AB has announced the start of a new drilling campaign as part of its Corcel project in Spain.

Lexington Gold has announced the assay results received in respect of the remaining three drill holes from the company's recently completed Phase 1 drilling campaign at the Jones-Keystone-Loflin Project.

Yamana Gold has announced that it has agreed to acquire from Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. the Francoeur, Arntfield and Lac Fortune gold properties adjoining the company’s Wasamac project, as well as additional claims in the Beuchastel township to the east of the Wasamac project, Canada.

After 5 years representing Metso Outotec in Southern Africa, Pilot Crushtec has renewed its distributorship for another 5 years.

The Arizona Board of Regents has recently approved the creation of a School of Mining and Mineral Resources at the University of Arizona.

Northern Vertex Mining Corp. has reported recent results from its multi-phase infill and resource expansion drilling programme at the Moss Mine in Arizona.