COPPER

ABB has helped Atalaya Mining to optimize mill availability and performance by combining its gearless mill drive (GMD) with ongoing lifecycle management support and a digital condition monitoring solution through a long-term service agreement (LTSA). The mining company, which produces...

Magna Mining Inc. has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., whereby the two companies will discuss the possibility of Mitsui acquiring a 10 – 12.5% interest in Magna’s Shakespeare Mine, in exchange...

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...

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 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, 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...

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...