Mining

Akobo Minerals hits gold in first drill hole at new mineralisation

Akobo Minerals, the Scandinavian-based Ethiopian gold exploration and boutique mining company, announced that it has hit visible gold in its first drill hole at the third mineralisation style 140 m...

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Derrick Corporation appoints new Senior Vice President, Mining & Industrial Division

Derrick® Corporation announced the appointment of Alex Cortez as Senior Vice President, Mining & Industrial Division. With his experience owning and operating mines, managing mining equipment...

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Issue 03/2023

Sandvik partners with Rana Gruber for BEV fleet in Norway

Rana Gruber has selected Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions to supply a fleet of 19 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for its iron ore operations in Storforshei in northern Norway. The agreement...

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Issue 01-02/2023

Metso Outotec supports Rio Tinto

Metso Outotec is working with Rio Tinto on the development of the BioIronTM project for low-carbon iron making. As recently announced by Rio Tinto, process effectiveness of the novel low-carbon...

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Agreement to finance new mining plants in Tunisia

Royal Invest s.a.r.l., Tunisia, has signed a Finance Agreement with Elite Capital & Co. Limited, United Kingdom, to finance its new mining plants. The signing ceremony of the agreement was attended by...

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Growing rights focus in due diligence for lenders

After more than a decade since the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights was ratified, the impact of mining and other industrial projects on human rights has become a...

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Issue 11/2022 Challenging infrastructure projects

260 SX(i) as the first model of a new machine category at Wirtgen

Whether for routing operations for railway projects, pipeline laying, or the construction of roads, tunnels, harbours, or water retention basins – cross application miners like the 260 SX(i) are the...

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Issue 11/2022 Gold Mining in Peru

Dewatering of neutralized acidic sludges

Flottweg decanters are multitalented in the mining industry, especially in the processing of ore, which plays a major role in the extraction of precious metals. For example, Flottweg’s decanter...

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Issue 10/2022 Fairtrade project

Mining, processing and sale of tantalum in Liberia

Summary: Large quantities of the tantalum extracted worldwide come from small-scale mining enterprises – sometimes from illegal mining with devastating consequences for humans and nature in the...

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Issue 09/2022 Efficient compressed air

Electric mobile air compressors help in manganese extraction

One of the world’s largest manganese producers Mexico’s Autlán needs compressed air for its production. The solution is Atlas Copco’s E-Air V1100 Variable Speed Drive (VSD) electric...

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