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Cobalt Blue Holdings Commissions Demonstration Plant at Broken Hill Cobalt Project, Australia
July 26, 2022
In 2021, Cobalt Blue Holdings (COB) successfully built and operated a smaller-scale pilot plant. This facility has now been upgraded over the last six months to increase capacity and includes all processing unit operations to treat ore to produce MHP
Gold Fields to Acquire Canadian Gold Producer Yamana for $6.7 Billion
July 25, 2022
South African gold miner Gold Fields has agreed to acquire Canadian gold producer Yamana Gold in an all-stock deal worth $6.7 billion. The deal is expected to create a top-4 global gold major that will have a diversified portfolio of
Ford and Rio Tinto Sign MOU for Battery and Low Carbon Materials Supply
July 22, 2022
Ford Motor Company and Rio Tinto have signed a non-binding global memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop more sustainable and secure supply chains for battery and low-carbon materials to be used in Ford vehicles. The multi-materials partnership will support
Komatsu, Codelco to Conduct Trial of Mining Tunnel Boring Machine for Underground Hard Rock Mines
July 22, 2022
Komatsu Ltd. has agreed with Codelco, a major state-owned mining company in Chile, to collaborate on trialing a new tunnel excavation method using Komatsu’s newly developed Mining Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) starting in 2024 at Codelco’s Chuquicamata Mine in Chile.
Strata Worldwide Opens New European Office Headed Up by Ian Turner
July 21, 2022
Strata Worldwide, a global leader in industrial-grade safety systems and advanced underground communication networks, is opening a new European office located in Saarbrucken, Germany. The new facility, which officially opened its doors on July 1, will be under the leadership
Theta Gold Mines in Final Permitting Phase for TGME Underground Gold Project, South Africa
July 20, 2022
Theta Gold Mines Ltd. continues to make permitting progress on the path toward production from the TGME Underground Gold Project in South Africa with more than 20 studies completed as part of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process. The company
Coal is at the Heart of Efforts Overseas to Keep the Lights On
July 20, 2022
We must stop pretending our nation’s coal power plants are unessential. The loss of coal generation is undermining our energy security, contributing to inflation and risking rolling blackouts. What’s happening is that we are dismantling essential generating capacity far faster
Horizonte Minerals to Fund Community Training for Workforce at Araguaia Nickel Project, Brazil
July 20, 2022
Horizonte Minerals said it will help provide a program to train the local community in core skills to enable them to work on the construction and operation of its Araguaia nickel project in Brazil. Horizonte signed an agreement with Brazil’s
Horizonte Minerals Awards Key Processing Equipment Contracts for Its Araguaia Nickel Project, Brazil
July 15, 2022
Horizonte Minerals has awarded all major and long-lead-time process plant equipment contracts for the company’s flagship Araguaia Nickel Project in Brazil. Following completion of the competitive tender processes, and detailed negotiations, the company has now secured equipment supply and technical
Hawkeye Systems to Acquire Blue Gold International for $250 Million
July 11, 2022
Hawkeye Systems, Inc. has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire Blue Gold International Limited, an entity valued at U.S. $250,000,000, in a share exchange that will result in a reverse takeover of Blue Gold by Hawkeye. The
