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Rio strikes gold near likely new copper mine in WA

Rio Tinto has flagged creating a major new copper and gold mining province in Western Australia and is looking to have the first of what could become multiple mines in production by 2023. The company is accelerating development of the...

Alamos to start construction of Mexico’s La Yaqui Grande gold mine this year

Canadian miner Alamos Gold has confirmed that it will go ahead with plans to build La Yaqui Grande gold mine in Mexico, following the positive results of the mine’s internal economic study. The latest announcement comes on the heels of...

Sandvik and Exyn partner on autonomous mining solutions

Swedish equipment supplier Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has formed a partnership with Exyn Technologies to advance autonomous mining capabilities. As part of the new partnership, Sandvik is set to combine its digital mining expertise with Exyn’s proficiency in aerial...

FenixOro Gold Corp. Commences Phase One Exploration Program, Receives Exemption from COVID Work Restrictions

FenixOro Gold Corp. is pleased to announce the formal commencement of its Phase 1 exploration program at the flagship Abriaqui project in Antioquia state. Abriaqui is the closest gold exploration project to the Continental Gold/Zijin Mining Buritica deposit, located...

NioCorp Secures Extension Agreement on Land Where it Plans to Conduct Primary Mining and Processing Operations

NioCorp Developments Ltd.is pleased to announce that it has secured an agreement with a southeastern Nebraska landowner to extend the Company's purchase option on 266 acres of land where it plans to conduct underground mining and mineral processing operations...

Poland temporarily shuts down mines as Covid-19 spreads

Polish state-operated miner Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG) has announced that it has closed two of its mines until Sunday 3 May to limit the spread of Covid-19, following the confirmation of cases at the miner’s facilities. PGG, which employs around...

Software tools for mining COVID-19 research studies go viral among scientists

One month after the debut of the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset, or CORD-19, the database of coronavirus-related research papers has doubled in size – and has given rise to more than a dozen software tools to channel the hundreds...

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