Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is set to supply 34 surface drill rigs to replace Country Boy Supply’s (CBS) current contractor fleet in Georgia and Tennessee, US. The order is the largest single surface drills order Sandvik has seen, marking the start of strong...
Rio Tinto has ended 2023 with a mined copper production of 620,000 tonnes, a two per cent increase on 2022 production. The copper production reflects Rio’s first sustainable production from its Oyu Tolgoi underground copper mine in Mongolia, offsetting challenges...
Bulgaria’s Minister of Environment and Water, Julian Popov, has affirmed the country’s commitment to phasing out coal-fired power plants, emphasizing that the transition will be market-driven rather than state-mandated. Minister Popov stated that the...
Indigenous communities in northern Chile agreed to lift roadblocks that have restricted access to the country’s giant lithium operations since January 9. Members of the the regional indigenous peoples council, known as CPA, said they reached an agreement late Friday....
Codelco indicated copper output declined last quarter from a year earlier, as the world’s biggest producer of the red metal strives to recover from mining mishaps and project delays. Production for the last three months of the year was 358 000 metric tons, compared...
