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Agrium to launch new phosphate mine

Agrium has been authorized by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to begin mining operations at their Rasmussen Valley Mine, according to a news release from the company. The phosphate mine is located predominantly on federal land managed by...

Aluminium of Greece Collaborates with GE to Drive Efficiency Using Predix based First-of-their-kind Digital Smelter Solutions

GE and Aluminium of Greece (AOG), a Mytilineos Group subsidiary, today signed a 10-year agreement in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to implement global first-of-their-kind digital smelter solutions for AOG to enhance its aluminium smelting process and contribute to...

Wellgreen Platinum Announces Completion of Metallurgical Testwork and Sale of Non-Core Ontario Properties

Wellgreen Platinum Ltd is pleased to announce that its previously announced metallurgical testwork program is now complete. Final metallurgical results will be available this quarter pending completion of reporting by XPS in Falconbridge Ontario.   The Company also announces...

Nigeria-South Africa mining pact agreed

Nigeria and South Africa have concluded an agreement on mining sector cooperation, suggesting that Nigeria is taking the promotion of mining seriously. Abuja sees the sector as a key part of its diversification plan. It has toughened its stance...

Implats announces its 8MW fuel cell project at its Impala Platinum Refineries

Leading platinum group metals producer, Implats, aims to take its Impala Platinum Refinery off the Eskom grid, and power the refinery using fuel cell technology, initially with the installation of an 8 MW Doosan Fuel Cell. The project is...

Nickel One Resources agreement with Finore Mining for the acquisition of the LK PGE-Cu-Ni project in Finland

Nickel One Resources Inc. Nickel One announces that the Company signed a Definitive Agreement with Finore Mining (“Finore”) for the purchase of 100% interest in the Lantinen Koillismaa Platinum Group Element-Copper-Nickel (PGE-Cu-Ni) project (“LK Project”) located in North-central Finland....

US mines produced an estimated $74.6 billion in minerals last year

United States mines in 2016 produced an estimated $74.6 billion of raw mineral materials, a slight increase from 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey announced Tuesday. The information comes from the 40th annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report, the earliest comprehensive...

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