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Lundin emissions vote: Scope 3 strategy implications for mine project teams
19+ hour, 37+ min ago (395+ words) Lundin Mining faces a 7 May shareholder vote on a resolution from investor group SHARE, representing about $148 billion AUM, demanding a comprehensive greenhouse gas strategy covering Scope 1, 2 and full value-chain Scope 3 emissions. SHARE says Lundin is now the only major Canadian…...
Anglo Asian Mining processing upgrades at Gedabek, Demirli: design notes for engineers
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (480+ words) Anglo Asian Mining is installing nine Maelgwyn Imhoflot high'efficiency pneumatic flotation cells at its Gedabek plant in Azerbaijan, with the upgrade scheduled for completion by the end of April to expand sulphide processing capacity. Parallel investment at the Demirli operation…...
Anglo American coal sale: asset condition and deal signals for mine planners
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (441+ words) Anglo American has drawn bids from Stanmore Resources, Mitsubishi Corp. and Indonesia's BUMA Internasional for its Queensland steelmaking coal portfolio, after a planned $3. 8 billion sale to Peabody Energy collapsed following a fire at the Moranbah North mine. The assets include…...
Salko UK's Woodsmith mine extension: mechanical scope and lessons for engineers
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (390+ words) Engineering firm Salko UK has secured a 12month contract extension with Redpath Deilmann to continue supplying mechanical labour at Anglo American's Woodsmith polyhalite mine in North Yorkshire, set to become Europe's deepest mineshaft. A dedicated Salko team will support ongoing shaft…...
Macmahon at Central Tanami Gold Project: decline scope and risks for mine planners
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (434+ words) Macmahon Underground Pty Ltd has been named preferred mining contractor by the Central Tanami Project Joint Venture between Tanami Gold NL and MGX Resources Limited for the Groundrush exploration decline in the Tanami region. The scope centres on developing an…...
Rox high-grade gold outside Youanmi plan: design and scheduling notes for mine planners
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (448+ words) Rox Resources has reported new high-grade gold intercepts outside the current definitive feasibility study mine plan at the Youanmi gold project in Western Australia, signalling potential to extend the planned underground and open-pit mining inventory. The discovery sits beyond the…...
Battery electric shunter at Whatley Quarry: design and emissions notes for engineers
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (420+ words) Heidelberg Materials has commissioned a converted Class 08e battery electric shunting locomotive for Whatley Quarry, the first electric shunter to operate at any UK quarry. Rebuilt by Positive Traction from a withdrawn diesel unit, the loco uses six Powerpod battery packs…...
Chile's $100 B mining permits push: project pipeline and risk notes for engineers
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (455+ words) Chile is moving to accelerate mining permits to unlock more than $100 billion in investment, with Economy and Mining Minister Daniel Mas targeting a 30% cut in processing times across roughly 200 sectoral procedures while maintaining current environmental standards. Recent filings include Freeport…...
Rio Pilbara performance and 10% lift: productivity lessons for mine planners
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (456+ words) Rio Tinto has reported a near 10 per cent year-on-year increase in copper-equivalent production, driven largely by stronger iron ore output from its Pilbara operations and improved performance at key copper assets. The company pointed to higher plant throughput and more…...
Magnetite Mines rare earth upside: project economics and mine planning lens
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (391+ words) Magnetite Mines has started air core drilling at its Ironback Hill prospect in South Australia to test for rare earth element (REE) mineralisation alongside its existing magnetite iron ore resource. The program targets REE-bearing horizons identified in previous surface geochemistry…...