The Porgera gold mine, in Papua New Guinea, could be back in operation before the end of the year, Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow said recently. In preparation for the restart, the mobile fleet and fixed plant are being recommissioned, the mining and...
Mineral Resources (MinRes) has invested $US17.5 million ($26.6 million) in Binding Solutions in order to reduce energy use and emissions during the production of iron ore pellets. Binding Solutions is a UK-based company that develops proprietary technology. Its...
Rio Tinto has released information on 14 of its global tailings facilities, along with its progress toward conforming to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM). Under GISTM classifications, the 14 facilities have been rated as very high or...
Caterpillar dealer WesTrac has announced an enterprise expansion of its partnership with Palantir Technologies. The partnership, which first began in 2021, enables WesTrac to deploy Palantir’s technology Foundry across core operations. Foundry is a data...
Diamond exploration and development company Botswana Diamonds says mining on the Marsfontein project, in Limpopo, South Africa, is a proof of concept that is working well. Marsfontein is designed to provide information to assist the company’s Thorny River development....
Poland’s hard-coal reserves have almost doubled since last year, prompting a powerful union to warn about the consequences for the country’s own miners just months before a tightly contested parliamentary election. “We hear that state companies import large amounts of...
