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African contract miner Moolmans continues turnaround despite COVID-19

In a trading statement for FY2020 ending June 30, 2020, South Africa’s Aveng says its Moolmans contract mining business “showed continued progress on the journey to re-establish the business as a leader in open-cut contract mining operating in Africa.”...

ERGs Metalkol RTR copper-cobalt plant in DRC signs up to Responsible Minerals Assurance Process

Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) has announced that Metalkol RTR, its hydrometallurgical copper and cobalt facility in the DRC, has committed to undergoing the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP), a flagship programme of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI). Metalkol RTR...

Mota-Engil picks up mining contract at Vedantas Gamsberg mine

Portugal headquartered mining contractor Mota-Engil says it has been awarded a contract worth €240 million via its African subsidiary for the preparation, excavation and transport at the Gamsberg zinc mine in the Northern Cape in South Africa. The contract was...

Gold Fields to trial Caterpillar dual-fuel solution on haul trucks at Tarkwa mine

Gold Fields plans to test the use of LNG to power haul trucks in a trial at its Tarkwa open-pit gold mine in Ghana, CEO Nick Holland told attendees of the IMARC Online event this week. Speaking on a panel...

Australian institutional investor sees heritage risk across mining industry

Australian superannuation fund HESTA said  that Rio Tinto’s destruction of ancient sacred rockshelters in Western Australia this year has highlighted structural risk around heritage management practices in the mining sector. The fund is calling for an independent review of the...

Mining industry making headway on zero emissions truck fleet-ICMM

The mining industry is making progress on the introduction of a zero carbon truck fleet by 2040, bringing in new partners as it strives to drive down emissions, the head of the International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM)...

MineWare takes Argus to new heights at Chile copper mine

MineWare says it has recently completed its first high-altitude installation of its Argus monitoring system at one of Chile’s largest copper mines. While technology continues to digitise and automate many mining processes – with the company recently helping a major...

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