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BHP says it is looking into options to increase its iron ore export capacity at Port Hedland, in Western Australia, with the potential for a 40 Mt/y boost if “market conditions allow”. The company is currently focused on hitting its...

The Zambia Chamber of Mines has urged the government to address the issues faced by mining companies amid the Covid-19 pandemic by engaging with the sector. Reuters cited the chamber as saying in a statement that it had submitted a...

Uralmashplant (UZTM) recently began the shipment of a mine hoist to Siberia Polymetals JSC (an enterprise of UMMC). Hoist SHPM 5×4 kn is intended for a mine under construction at the Korbalikhinsky ore deposit. This is the second machine...

McCloskey International, a company in the screening and crushing industry, has announced that AULT is now its dealer for Ontario and Atlantic Canada, building on the company’s success serving the Quebec market. AULT was founded in 2009 and grew to...

The mining company response to COVID-19 has been well documented with leaders in the industry providing funds on a local and national scale, as well as shutting down susceptible operations, to tackle the virus outbreak and ‘flatten the curve’....

Barrick Gold has announced its plans to extend the life of the Pueblo Viejo gold mine in the Dominican Republic beyond 2040. The Pueblo Viejo mine is a joint venture between Barrick Gold (60%) and Newmont Goldcorp (40%). It...

Gold mining firm Newmont Corporation has signed a contract with Australian technology company K2fly to implement K2fly’s resource governance solution, RCubed. K2fly will deploy the RCubed resource governance solution for Newmont’s global mine operations. The RCubed solution will capture and...