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Jubilee and Mopani Copper Mines enter MoU for refining facility

Jubilee has announced the execution of a binding MoU Mopani Copper Mines for the implementation of additional copper and cobalt refining capacity through the recapitalisation of existing refining capacity placed under care and maintenance by Mopani. This additional refining capacity...

Codelco breaks ground at $1.4bn Salvador copper mine expansion

Chile’s state miner Codelco, the world’s no.1 copper producer, has broken ground at the $1.4 billion expansion of the Salvador copper mine, which will extend the productive life of the aging operation by 47 years and increase output by...

PIMS Group bags $310.6m contract for Australian coal mine

PIMS Group has received a contract, worth $310.6m (A$425m), to provide underground mining services for the Millennium and Mavis Downs coal site in Queensland, Australia. The five-year contract has been awarded by MetRes, a 50:50 joint venture between Stanmore Coal...

Nussir ASA signs deal with Hammerfest for its all electric underground copper mine in Norway

Nussir ASA, the private Norwegian company developing its 100% owned Nussir Copper Project in Kvalsund, Norway, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Hammerfest Municipality which confirms that Nussir has received support for...

Chile’s Codelco to extend life of Radomiro Tomic copper mine

Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) has secured approval from the regional environmental regulator to extend the operational life of its Radomiro Tomic mine until 2030. The approval from the Antofagasta Region Environmental Assessment Commission allows the company to...

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...

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...

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