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Impact Minerals to Form JV with BlueBird for Broken Hill Project, Australia

July 12, 2018

Australian miner Impact Minerals is all set to create a joint venture with Canada-based BlueBird Battery Metals for the Ni-Cu-PGE Broken Hill project in New South Wales by farming out a stake of 75 percent to the latter. Bluebird will

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Indonesia Extends Permit for Freeport’s Grasberg Copper Mine

July 10, 2018

Reuters reported that Indonesia has extended a temporary operating permit for Freeport McMoRan Inc’s Grasberg project, the world’s second-biggest copper mine, until the end of the month while discussions continue over long-term rights. Freeport’s local unit, PT Freeport Indonesia, has

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LKAB Investing in New Technology for Strategic Minerals from Mine Waste

July 10, 2018

LKAB is now investing in pilot plant facilities and, together with environmental services company Ragn-Sells, will industrialize an innovative technology for upgrading mine waste from iron ore production. This may result in LKAB producing phosphorus and rare earth metals, which

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Broken Hill Completes Pre-Feasibility Study of Thackaringa Cobalt Project, NSW

July 10, 2018

Broken Hill Prospecting Limited acknowledge receipt of the Pre-Feasibility Study from Cobalt Blue Holdings Ltd as Manager of the Thackaringa Joint Venture. 1. The PFS delivers strong results for the world class Thackaringa Cobalt Project, located on BPL’s tenements near

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Recovery of Botswana’s Mining Industry to Spur Economy

July 10, 2018

The recovery of Botswana’s mining industry is expected to boost the country’s economy, a local investment manager said here on Friday. “We are optimistic going into the second half of the year, as a ramp up in government spending is

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India’s Piyush Goyal Launches System to Check Illegal Coal Mining

July 10, 2018

The Ministry of Coal has launched the Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and ‘Khan Prahari’ mobile application. Speaking at the event, Minister for Coal and Railways, Piyush Goyal, said, “Illegal mining is a serious problem in the country

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Australia Grants $7 Million Funding for Eight New Mining Technology Projects

July 9, 2018

The Australian Government has granted over $7.14m in funding for eight new and innovative mining projects. The funding from Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) Ignited Collaborative Project Funds will be used by the firms to develop highly-advanced solutions to

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Symbol Mining Receives Final Approval for Macy Zinc Project, Nigeria

July 9, 2018

Symbol Mining’s high-grade zinc and lead Macy Project, at the Imperial Joint Venture (SL1 60 percent), has secured final approval of the Mining Lease (ML 27599), from the Nigerian Mining Cadastral Office, paving way for the start of full scale

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Alara Resources JV Secures Mining License for Al Hadeetha Copper Project, Oman

July 6, 2018

Alara and its joint venture (JV) partner Al Naba Group have been granted a mining license for their Al Hadeetha copper project in Oman. Alara Resources reported on a public ceremony at which the Public Authority for Mining (PAM) of

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Semafo Pours First Gold at $231 Million Boungou Development, Burkina Faso

July 6, 2018

Canadian miner Semafo said that its $231m Boungou Development in Burkina Faso has achieved its first gold pour, yielding nearly 325oz of the metal. The company said that it has also completed the dry and wet commissioning of the Boungou

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