by Gordon Barratt | Jun 16, 2021 | News
Mexico’s government said a mine run by Canadian firm Americas Gold and Silver in Cosala in the northern state of Sinaloa is on track to reopen after a longstanding labor dispute. “I’ve been informed of a decision taken to reopen the mine in Cosala,...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 16, 2021 | News
GroundProbe’s RGR-Velox monitoring in the field. Image: GroundProbe GroundProbe has released the RGR-Velox, an advanced doppler radar for real-time reactive geohazard monitor that detects tailings dam breaches, slope failures, landslides and avalanches. The system...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 16, 2021 | News
Rio Tinto and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have partnered to investigate processing with hydrogen instead of natural gas at the Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone, Queensland. Using a $579,786 grant from the federal government – which runs ARENA –...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 16, 2021 | News
A Metso Outotec conveyor. Image: Metso Outotec Metso Outotec has ended its Australian conveyor labour services following a review of its business portfolio in Australia. The company’s conveyor labour services are related to its belt splicing and associated services....
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 15, 2021 | News
The Northern Territory government has approved US-based Vista Gold Corp’s mining management plan (MMP) for its Mt Todd gold project, marking the final major authorization required for the development of the gold mine. Vista Gold said this week that the receipt of this...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 15, 2021 | News
The demand for cobalt is a bubble that will burst as new battery technology reduces the need for the metal, according to the head of the chamber of mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo holds more than half the world’s cobalt reserves, but the market’s...
