by Gordon Barratt | Jul 8, 2022 | News
Gold miner St Barbara on Friday announced that despite issues at its Simberi operation, in Papua New Guinea, group production for the 2022 financial year had been met. Group production in the full year ended June reached 280 746 oz, which was in line with the guided...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 8, 2022 | News
Rare earths producer Vital Metals has produced high rate concentrate in its first run at its Saskatoon rare earth extraction facility, in Canada. “Our team has achieved outstanding results from the dense media separation (DMS) unit during initial commissioning at...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 8, 2022 | News
A newly developed mining tunnel boring machine (TBM) is being tested by Codelco at its Chuquicamata mine in Chile. State-owned Codelco is the world’s largest copper producer. The excavation trial aims to speed up the potential introduction of this innovative...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 7, 2022 | News
An employee at a coal mine in eastern Ukraine travels deep into the mine. INSIDE A COAL MINE, Ukraine — A little more than 4 miles into a mine, in the newfound relative comfort of being over 1,000 feet underground, eastern Ukrainian coal miners position...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 7, 2022 | News
Canada-based Lundin Gold’s operations were largely unimpacted by the recent national protest in Ecuador, but gold shipments and sales have been impacted by blockades on major highways. In the second quarter, Fruta del Norte produced 111 890 oz, up from the 108 799 oz...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 7, 2022 | News
Lithium is a vital component of EV batteries, and Winnipeg, Canada-headquartered Snow Lake Lithium says it’s committed to operating a fully renewable and sustainable lithium mine. What does that mean? Sustainable lithium mining in North America North America...
