Mining news updates

Tenova’s iEAF technology has been awarded a contract by NLMK Ural in Russia.

Rio Tinto has approved a US$98 million (100% basis) investment in a new solar plant at the Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara, Australia.

Roy Hill has signed a contract with Epiroc to automate the Western Australian iron ore miner’s mixed fleet.

The new Cat trolley assist system for Cat electric drive mining trucks is now available.

Eka’s modular platform, built on Amazon Web Services, provides 50+ enterprise apps across trading and risk, supply chain and financial management.

Trimble has recently announced that the company has sold its majority ownership of Mining Information Systems to Herga Group.

Aton Resources Inc. has announced the approval of a mining license at its Abu Marawat Concession area, Egypt.

Fura Gems Inc. has announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement and non-competition agreements with Gemrock Co. Ltd with which Fura Gems will acquire interests in three ruby mining licences/concessions.

Trigon Metals Inc. has announced that Trigon Mining (Namibia) Ltd, Trigon’s 80% owned subsidiary, has been awarded a new exclusive prospecting licence no. 7525 by the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Namibia.

Future Market Insights has reported how the sales of mining lubricants can be expected to soar steadily through 2029, with the coal mining sector accounting for nearly 58% of global market revenues.

FLSmidth has secured an order to supply four production lines of grinding equipment, with ancillaries, to a copper mine in the Khabarovsk region of Russia.

Newport Gold Inc. has announced an upcoming drilling programme at its wholly owned Manitou claim, located in the Burnt Basin property in the Greenwood Mining division in British Columbia, Canada.

Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. continues its mining activities at the Sunday Mine Complex Uranium/Vanadium project.

Great Panther Mining Ltd is providing an exploration update for its wholly owned Tucano gold mine in Brazil.

Aggreko has recently conducted a global survey to better understand the priorities of decision makers in the energy sector.

According to GlobalData, the total metals and mining industry M&A deals in December 2019 totalled US$7.87 billion.

The Mining Association of Canada has released its annual facts and figures report, a document focused on providing a comprehensive overview of current trends in Canada's mining sector.

FLSmidth will supply a new gold processing plant to JSC Pavlik in the Magadan region in the east of Russia.

The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is spreading quickly. There are now over 10 000 confirmed infections and the death toll exceeded 200 people on Friday 31 January.

There has been a global increase in the support for carbon capture and storage.

The EU's new regulation prohibiting imports of 3TG from conflict zones is a shadow of its equivalent legislation in the US, but it is a least a foot in the door to ensure greater ethical supply chain due diligence.

Acubis PTY LTD and SatNetCom have announced their partnership to deliver an end-to-end fleet management system offering to the Australian market.

Aqura Technologies has announced its new industrial 4G/LTE partnering agreement with Comms International/TecWise.

Inventus Mining Corp. has announced that it has started the 2020 winter exploration programme on its Sudbury 2.0 Property, located 40 km northeast of Sudbury, Ontario (USA).