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Redpath to Acquire RUC Mining Contractors

March 28, 2024

Redpath (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Redpath Mining Inc., has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire RUC Mining Contractors Pty Ltd. Pending regulatory approvals, it is...

Fortescue’s Electric Excavator Moves a Million Tons

March 28, 2024

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) recently reported that its electric excavator has reached the significant milestone of 1 million metric tons (mt) moved since it became operational. Now operating at...

Alamos to Acquire Argonaut Gold

March 27, 2024

Alamos Gold Inc. said it will acquire Argonaut Gold Inc. in an all-share transaction valued at $276 million. As part of the transaction, Alamos will acquire Argonaut’s Magino mine, located adjacent...

Epiroc Splits Tools & Attachments Division

March 25, 2024

Starting May 1, Epiroc will split its Tools & Attachments division into two divisions, Rock Drilling Tools and Mining & Infrastructure Attachments. Business for the division has expanded and...

Sibanye-Stillwater Reports Shaft Incident at Its Rustenburg Operations

March 21, 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater reported that production from the Siphumelele shaft has been suspended due to damage to the shaft’s surface infrastructure that occurred on February 29, 2024. An ore collector bin...

Antofagasta Finds Funding for Centinela Expansion

March 21, 2024

Antofagasta plc announced that Minera Centinela signed agreements with a group of international lenders to finance the $2.5 billion Centinela Second Concentrator Project. Minera Centinela, located...

Thiess Acquires Pybar

March 19, 2024

The Thiess Group confirmed that Thiess Pty. Ltd. signed a share purchase agreement with Metarock Group Ltd. to acquire Australian-based underground metal mining contractor Pybar Holdings Ltd. and...

Epiroc Donates Equipment to Montana Tech

March 19, 2024

Montana Technological University’s Underground Mine Education Center (UMEC), located in Butte, recently received a substantial donation in the form of a Scooptram ST2D underground loader. Tailored...

Talisker Signs Ore Purchase Agreement with New Gold

March 14, 2024

Talisker Resources Ltd., through its Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd., has signed a definitive ore purchase agreement with New Gold Inc. As part of the agreement, New Gold will purchase up to 350,000 metric...

Metso to Deliver VSF X Solvent Extraction Technology for a Battery-grade Nickel Project in China

March 14, 2024

Metso has been awarded an order to deliver solvent extraction technology for a nickel plant in China. The company said the value for this type of order is usually in the range of $16-$22 million....

Cummins, NHL Test Hybrid Haul Truck Solution

March 14, 2024

Cummins Inc. has commissioned its diesel hybrid solution in partnership with one of China’s leading haul truck manufacturers, North Hauler JSC, Ltd. (NHL), demonstrating progress in decarbonization...

Epiroc Wins Mexican Mining Equipment Order

March 14, 2024

Epiroc reported a $19.3 million order for Mexico from Dumas Contracting Ltd., a Canadian contractor that provides underground and surface mining services throughout the Americas. It has ordered a...

Sandvik Launches Upgraded 800i Cone Crusher Series

March 14, 2024

Sandvik said its cone crusher design philosophy is based on continual evolution of parts, materials, and technologies to improve reliability, availability, and productivity. That commitment led to...

Lithium Americas Receives $2.26B Commitment for from DOE for Construction of Thacker Pass

March 14, 2024

Lithium Americas Corp. has received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a $2.26 billion loan under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan...