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SL Mining Ships First Iron Ore Delivery from Freetown Port, Sierra Leone
June 25, 2019
SL Mining has announced that the first shipment of iron ore concentrate, branded ‘Marampa Blue’ set sail on MV Cooper from Freetown Port (Queen Elizabeth II), located in Sierra Leone. The loading of over 55,000 tonnes of high grade greater
Tech Firms to Check Suppliers After Mining Revelations in Tanzania
June 25, 2019
Electronics companies, including Canon, Apple and Nokia, are re-evaluating their supply chains following reports they may be using gold extracted from a Tanzanian mine that has been criticized for environmental failures. Over the past 10 years, at the North Mara
Climate Protesters Storm Garzweiler Coal Mine in Germany
June 25, 2019
Police in western Germany are removing climate change protesters from an open-cast coal mine after hundreds of them stormed the site. Activists broke through a police cordon on Saturday to get into the Garzweiler mine, in a campaign against fossil
Pro Civil to Acquire Gem Diamonds’ Ghaghoo Diamond Mine, Botswana
June 24, 2019
Gem Diamonds has entered into a binding agreement with Pro Civil for the sale of 100 percent of the share capital of Gem Diamonds Botswana Proprietary Limited (GDB). Pro Civil is a company registered in Botswana. GDB’s primary asset is
Newcrest Mining Deploys Private LTE Network at Lihir Mine, Papua New Guinea
June 24, 2019
Newcrest Mining has deployed a private LTE network built by Telstra at its remote Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea. The miner said that the new private network would “allow for greater levels of safety, remote operation and automation”
Rio Tinto Completes Deployment of Automated Rail Network in Pilbara, Australia
June 24, 2019
UK-based mining firm Rio Tinto has completed deployment of AutoHaul, a A$940 million (£512.4 million) program focused on automating trains transporting iron ore in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Said to be the world’s first automated heavy-haul long distance
Barrick Continues Its Good Work on Gender Equality in the Workplace
June 21, 2019
Barrick Gold Corporation continues to make great advances in its commitment to gender equality in the workplace. Yesterday, Barrick Pueblo Viejo began a certification process for gender equality at the Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic. With this initiative
Kalium Lakes Secures Environmental Approval for Beyondie SOP Project, Australia
June 20, 2019
Kalium Lakes has gained environmental approval from Western Australia’s Minister for Environment Stephen Dawson for Beyondie sulphate of potash (SOP) project. Kalium Lakes advises that consistent with section 45(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, the Minister for Environment, the
Resolute Mining Secures Lease Approvals for Ravenswood Expansion Project, Queensland
June 20, 2019
Resolute Mining said that the Queensland Government has granted a further three mining lease applications over areas which support the Ravenswood Expansion Project (REP). The new approvals are additional to the nine new leases granted in May 2019. The three
Avesoro Restarts Mining and Processing Operations at Youga Gold Mine, Burkina Faso
June 20, 2019
Avesoro Resources has announced the restart of mining and processing operations at the Youga Gold Mine in Burkina Faso. The company announced that, subsequent to its announcement of June 12, 2019, negotiations have now successfully concluded between the Company’s proposed
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