- 21. Thiess Khishig Arvin secures Oyu Tolgoi contract extension
- (Latest)
- Thiess long-time joint venture Thiess Khishig Arvin (TKAJV) has secured a contract extension for the underground works at the Oyu Tolgoi copper complex in the southern Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The ...
- Created on 30 March 2022
- 22. India earmarks $6M for APAC lithium, cobalt mine investments
- (Latest)
- ... India's KABIL – a joint venture between state-run firms National Aluminium, Hindustan Copper and Mineral Exploration – has already signed a preliminary agreement with Australia's Critical Minerals Facilitati ...
- Created on 30 March 2022
- 23. OTML welcomes 24 new apprentice miners
- (Latest)
- Papua New Guinea copper, gold and silver producer Ok Tedi Mining (OTML) has welcomed two dozen new apprentice workers to its fold. The group of 12 males and 12 females signed their indenture contracts ...
- Created on 24 March 2022
- 24. Rio Tinto offers $2.7B to take over Turquoise Hill
- (Latest)
- Rio Tinto has taken interest in acquiring the remaining shares it does not already own of Turquoise Hill Resources and the Oyu Tolgoi copper operation in Mongolia in a $2.7 billion cash proposal. In ...
- Created on 17 March 2022
- 25. Australia sees record mineral exploration in 2021
- (Latest)
- ... and Victoria could be attributed to a jump in copper and selected base metals exploration in South Australia, and a rise in gold exploration in Victoria. New South Wales exploration remained steady ...
- Created on 03 March 2022
- 26. Liebherr introduces PR 776 dozer to Indonesia
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- Liebherr has commissioned the first PR 776 mining dozer in Indonesia at a copper and gold mine. Within only two months at the unnamed operation, Liebherr said the 70-tonne dozer has achieved more than ...
- Created on 01 March 2022
- 27. EnviroGold, Hellyer Gold Mines enter tailings agreement
- (Latest)
- ... of project financing negotiations and materially advancing its accelerated pathway toward commercial production of precious metals (gold and silver), clean energy metals and battery metals (copper, lead ...
- Created on 23 February 2022
- 28. Zijin to build Argentina lithium plant
- (Latest)
- ... cited Zijin’s desire to “make other important investments in gold and copper in Argentina” as the impetus, as the company is looking for an advanced project to support that expansion. Zijin, at press ...
- Created on 08 February 2022
- 29. Anax brings in Gekko for Whim Creek plant design
- (Latest)
- Anax Metals, which is advancing its plans for a polymetallic sulphide concentrator facility at its Whim Creek copper operation in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, has tapped Gekko Systems as plant ...
- Created on 02 February 2022
- 30. Oyu Tolgoi partners move forward with project
- (Latest)
- ... will begin soon, unlocking the most valuable part of the copper-gold mine. Until sustainable underground production is achieved – expected in the first half of 2023 – Oyu Tolgoi will be funded by cash ...
- Created on 26 January 2022
- 31. Anthill begins humming
- (Latest)
- Copper miner Austral Resources Australia has commenced mining at its Anthill copper project in Queensland and is now ramping up to its mid-year goal of 10,000 tonnes per year. Commencement of Anthill ...
- Created on 12 January 2022
- 32. Open-pit mining returns to Philippines
- (Latest)
- ... ore, and has substantial copper and gold reserves. However, the government estimates 95% of its mineral reserves remain untapped. Source: Reuters ...
- Created on 05 January 2022
- 33. IMPROVING MINING SAFETY IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
- (Features)
- ... operates two mines within PanAust’s Phu Bia Mining Contract Area in Laos, approximately 190 kilometres (87 miles) north of Laos’ capital city, Vientiane. The Phu Kham copper-gold mine is PanAust’s flagship ...
- Created on 27 December 2021
- 34. Australia’s mining and resources sector provides economic stability
- (Around the Region)
- ... and infrastructure projects, an increase in demand for critical resources like copper has also led to significant exploration growth within the state. “Gold continues to be the most explored commodity ...
- Created on 27 December 2021
- 35. Grasberg brings in Fluor for pit-to-underground transition
- (Leading Developments)
- A joint venture headed up by engineering firm Fluor has been contracted to build and install a grinding mill at the PT Freeport Indonesia’s Grasberg copper and gold complex in Papua, Indonesia. Fluor ...
- Created on 27 December 2021
- 36. Processing kicks off at OceanaGold’s Didipio
- (Leading Developments)
- In early November, OceanaGold achieved a major milestone at its Didipio gold-copper operation in the Philippines: the official commencement of processing. The start-up comes two weeks ahead of schedule ...
- Created on 27 December 2021
- 37. Newcrest, Epiroc meet semi-autonomous goal at Cadia
- (Leading Developments)
- ... and the Ridgeway underground operation, which is currently on care and maintenance. Cadia produces gold doré from a gravity circuit and gold-rich copper concentrates from a flotation circuit The gold ...
- Created on 27 December 2021
- 38. Mount Isa Mines powers ahead with APA’s solar farm
- (Latest)
- ... and minerals rich North West Minerals Province,” said Rob Wheals, APA chief executive and managing director. The Mount Isa Mines mining complex is the hub of Glencore’s copper and zinc operations in ...
- Created on 24 December 2021
- 39. Oyu Tolgoi underground mine gets $75M jumpstart
- (Leading Developments)
- ... in southern Mongolia. The approval reflects the progress made during recent negotiations between Turquoise Hill, the Mongolian government and Rio Tinto about the expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold ...
- Created on 17 December 2021
- 40. Reassessing Safety
- (From the Editor)
- ... a Developing Country” focuses on PanAust’s operations in Laos, operated by Phu Bia Mining Limited, specifically the Phu Kham copper-gold and Ban Houayxai gold-silver operations. The introduction of modern ...
- Created on 17 December 2021