Breaking News
BHP Makes a Bid for Anglo
By Steve Fiscor, Editor-in-Chief, E&MJ The world’s largest mining company by market cap, BHP, presented Anglo American with a non-binding, all-share takeover bid that values Anglo at $38.9 billion. Anglo confirmed it had received an unsolicited and highly...
Boliden Commissions Underground Battery-electric Truck Trolley System
With the help of ABB and Epiroc, the Swedish mining company Boliden said it recently deployed the first fully battery-electric truck trolley system on an 800-m-long underground mine test track with a 13% incline at the Kristineberg mine in northern Sweden. The...
IPS to Acquire Assets of ABB Industrial Services Business
Integrated Power Services (IPS), a North American leader in the servicing, engineering, and remanufacturing of electrical, mechanical, and power management assets, has agreed to acquire assets of ABB’s Industrial Services business. The business includes a U.S. and...
G Mining Ventures, Reunion Gold to Merge
G Mining Ventures Corp. (GMIN) signed an agreement with Reunion Gold Corp. to combine the two companies in an all-share transaction valued at $640 million. GMIN will acquire RGD’s flagship Oko West Project located in Guyana, within the Guiana Shield region, one of the...
Features
The Only Way Is Down
E&MJ explores advances in shaft sinking, raiseboring and hoisting with five industry leaders By Carly Leonida, European Editor As near-surface orebodies become depleted and demand for minerals and metals grows, there is only one way that mining operations can...
Drilling Tool Innovations Improve Productivity
Enhancements that increase component performance and longevity are currently or will soon change rig specifications By Jesse...
Screening and Sorting Systems Improve Plant Processing Efficiencies
Rejecting waste from processing streams reduces the consumption of water, energy and the amount of tailings By Steve Fiscor,...
Fleet Management for Modern Mines
E&MJ presents new developments in fleet management systems for open-pit mining operations By Carly Leonida, European Editor...
Leading Developments
SolGold Publishes PFS for Cascabel Project in Ecuador
SolGold recently announced the results of the prefeasibility study for its flagship Cascabel concession, near Ibarra, Ecuador. The company said the results reaffirm the deposit’s world-class potential as a significant South American copper and gold mine. Located in...
Canada Funds Critical Minerals Development
A Canadian program for funding critical metals mining awarded more than $700,000 to a Fortune Metals cobalt project. Johnathan...
IOC to Decarbonize Iron Ore Processing in Labrador
The Government of Canada awarded C$18.1 million ($13.3 million) from its Low Carbon Economy Fund to Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Co. of...
DOE Commits $2.26B for Thacker Pass Construction
Lithium Americas Corp. has received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a $2.26 billion loan...
Production Begins at Salares Norte in Chile
Gold Fields Ltd. has started production at its Salares Norte gold mine in Chile’s Atacama province with the pouring of its first...
Côté Pours First Gold
IAMGOLD Corp. completed its first gold pour at the Côté gold mine, located in Ontario, Canada. Côté Gold is a joint venture...
Alamos to Acquire Argonaut Gold
Alamos Gold Inc. said it will acquire Argonaut Gold Inc. in an all-share transaction valued at $276 million. As part of the...
Newmont to Sell Non-Core 1 Assets
Newmont’s end of the year earnings report recapped a transitional year for the world’s largest gold miner. The company completed...
