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Ivanhoe Mines and SES extend partnership to support low-latency satellite connectivity in Africa

The Kamoa-Kakula Copper project in The Democratic Republic of Congo will continue to enjoy high-speed satellite-based connectivity services as part of a new agreement between Ivanhoe Mines and SES. The enhanced partnership builds on a successful five-year relationship between...

SPC and Vale agree to consolidate Nickel and copper deposits

SPC Nickel Corp. have announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Vale Canada Limited designed to consolidate and unlock the full potential of the adjacent and contiguous West Graham and Crean Hill 3 nickel-copper deposits (collectively,...

StrikePoint Gold to acquire Curprite Gold project from Orogen Royalties

StrikePoint Gold Inc. has announced that it has signed a purchase and sale agreement with Orogen Royalties Inc. and a Nevada based subsidiary of Orogen whereby StrikePoint will acquire a 100% interest in the Cuprite Gold project, located in...

Lucapa achieves highest diamond recovery at Angola mine

Australia’s Lucapa Diamond has hit a major milestone at its prolific Lulo mine in Angola, after recovering 20 diamonds weighing a combined 15.51 carats from just one bulk sample. The company said that the diamonds had been recovered from the...

Rio Tinto venture makes strategic investment in Regulus Resources

Nuton, a Rio Tinto venture that has developed innovative copper sulphide leach technologies, is taking a 16.5% stake in Regulus Resources for $15 million. Nuton’s technologies have the potential to process arsenic-bearing copper sulphides with a lower carbon footprint and...

Chilean company develops AI-powered technology to detect failures in large-tonnage mobile mining equipment

Chile’s National Piloting Center (CNP), a non-profit organization linked to the Production Development Corporation, has selected mining equipment monitoring technology Vitech as the winner of the Impact Mining 2022 contest, which will grant almost $30,000 to the creators of...

Ecuador to launch security program for mining projects

The Ecuadorian government is preparing a security program for mining assets. As the country’s public-private partnerships secretary Roberto Salas told BNamericas, areas around mining projects will soon be declared special security zones. The policy is developed by the mining department,...

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