by Gordon Barratt | Jul 23, 2021 | News
Diversified major Rio Tinto has approved a $108-million investment in underground development at its Kennecott copper operations, in the US, to enable early orebody access and undertake orebody characterisation studies for underground mining. The investment builds on...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 23, 2021 | News
Australian critical minerals miners have caught the attention of Korean battery manufacturers as the east Asian powerhouse looks to diversify its supply chain. Korea’s three largest battery manufacturers – LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and SK Innovation – increased...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 22, 2021 | News
Westgold Resources has commenced stope mining at the Triton North area of the South Emu-Triton underground mine at the Meekatharra gold operations in Western Australia. The South Emu and Triton mine sites are located on the southern end of the Reedy Shear Zone, which...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 21, 2021 | News
To help support its customers’ sustainability targets while prioritizing safety and productivity, Komatsu will focus on “creating value together” in its 48,000-square-foot booth at MINExpo 2021, where the company plans to unveil its latest solutions for surface and...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 21, 2021 | News
Drilling activities at Fenix South, in Chile. TSX-V-listed Rio2 has arranged mine construction financing totalling between $125-million and $135-million to finance the construction of a mine at its Fenix gold project, in Chile. The financing package comprises a...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 21, 2021 | News
Marc Boissonneault, a former Glencore executive, has joined the board of Canadian junior Frontier Lithium, which has a large land position in the emerging Electric Avenue of the Great Lakes region in northern Ontario. Boissonneault was most recently head of global...
