- 1. Trends in Indonesian mining
- (Features)
- ... thermal coal, and a significant producer of copper, gold, nickel, tin and bauxite. It is the location of the largest gold mine, second-largest copper mine, and two of the five largest coal mines in the ...
- Created on 23 December 2020
- 2. BHP commits to responsible copper principles
- (Leading Developments)
- BHP has committed three of its copper operations to the Copper Mark Responsible Production Framework. In a letter of commitment, the miner said its Escondida and Spence mines in Chile and its Olympic ...
- Created on 23 December 2020
- 3. Argyle diamond mine delivers its final production
- (Leading Developments)
- ... Soirat, Rio Tinto’s chief executive of Copper & Diamonds, said, “Fifty years ago there were very few people who believed there were diamonds in Australia – even fewer could have foreseen how the Argyle ...
- Created on 23 December 2020
- 4. SciDev chemistry to be trialed at Olympic Dam
- (Leading Developments)
- SciDev Ltd has received a trial purchase order with Olympic Dam, Australia’s largest copper operation, owned by BHP Group Limited. Olympic Dam is a globally significant mine located in central South-Australia ...
- Created on 23 December 2020
- 5. ICMM sets benchmarks
- (Latest)
- ... Stewardship Initiative (ASI), the Responsible Mineral Initiative’s Risk Readiness Assessment (RRA) and the Copper Mark with its own ICMM Mining Principles. The three goals, the group said, include simplification ...
- Created on 10 December 2020
- 6. Carrapateena ramps up early
- (Latest)
- Oz Minerals has confirmed the ramp up process to peak production at its Carrapateena copper-gold operation has been met ahead of schedule. The South Australia underground mine reached a consistent ...
- Created on 09 December 2020
- 7. ASM confirms metallisation scalability in Korea
- (Latest)
- ... metal alloy. At its facility in Korea, ASM said it has produced 120 kg of titanium copper alloy with 99.5% purity. It achieved two 60-kg runs of the alloy at a rate of about 1,000 kg per day, it ...
- Created on 26 November 2020
- 8. BHP places target on Copper Mark
- (Latest)
- BHP has committed three of its copper operations in Chile and Australia to the Copper Mark Responsible Production Framework programme. In its letter of commitment, the miner said its Escondida and ...
- Created on 05 November 2020
- 9. Argyle mine celebrates final production
- (Latest)
- ... said Arnaud Soirat, chief executive of copper and diamonds. “Today Argyle’s influence stretches into many spheres and over many continents.” GM Andrew Wilson said the asset’s new chapter will include ...
- Created on 05 November 2020
- 10. Dos Santos Sandwich Belt high-angle conveyors: Mine to prep plant and beyond
- (Product News)
- ... with most still in productive operation many years later. They have been successful with many, varied bulk materials from light, friable wood chips and grains to heavy, coarse copper and iron ores. ...
- Created on 16 September 2020
- 11. World Bank Group releases report on minerals for climate action
- (Around the Region)
- ... and reuse of minerals will play in meeting increasing mineral demand. It also notes that even if we scale up recycling rates for minerals like copper and aluminum by 100 per cent, recycling and reuse would ...
- Created on 16 September 2020
- 12. German Technology Around the Region:
- (Around the Region)
- ... opper and gold producer and its ambitious project last year, the TMTC (TAKRAF Mining Technology Centre) was once again commissioned to conduct a feasibility-level engineering study. This complex study, ...
- Created on 16 September 2020
- 13. Made in Mongolia
- (Around the Region)
- ... One of the largest gold and copper deposits in the world, Oyu Tolgoi means “Turquoise Hill” and has been a source of copper for the Mongolian people dating back to the times of Genghis Khan in the 13th ...
- Created on 16 September 2020
- 14. Rio Tinto confirms Oyu Tolgoi delay, increased costs
- (Leading Developments)
- ... the development of Oyu Tolgoi, which remains due in the second half of 2020. Upon completion of the underground mine, Oyu Tolgoi will serve as the world’s third-largest copper mine. Arnaud Soirat, ...
- Created on 16 September 2020
- 15. SciDev chemistry to be trialled at BHP’s Olympic Dam
- (Latest)
- SciDev Ltd has received a trial purchase order with BHP’s Olympic Dam, Australia’s largest copper operation. The trial includes an initial A$1 million purchase order for the company’s MaxiFlox chemistry, ...
- Created on 25 August 2020
- 16. Ok Tedi suspends operations amid COVID-19 outbreak
- (Latest)
- ... $40 million. It will also reduce copper and gold production by approximately 4,000 tonnes and 12,000 ounces, respectively. Mr Werror said a decision to return to normal operations will be governed ...
- Created on 07 August 2020
- 17. Rio Tinto reveals maiden resource, new discovery at Winu
- (Latest)
- Rio Tinto has disclosed the maiden Inferred Mineral Resource at the 100 per cent owned Winu copper-gold project and revealed the discovery of a new zone of gold dominant mineralisation approximately 2 ...
- Created on 29 July 2020
- 18. Rio Tinto releases second quarter operational update
- (Latest)
- Rio Tinto released its second quarter of 2020 production results. The company achieved a robust production performance with volumes up 1 per cent compared with the second quarter of 2019 on a copper equivalent ...
- Created on 22 July 2020
- 19. Rio Tinto confirms Oyu Tolgoi delay, increased costs
- (Latest)
- ... the development of Oyu Tolgoi, which remains due in the second half of 2020. Upon completion of the underground mine, Oyu Tolgoi will serve as the world’s third-largest copper mine. Arnaud Soirat, ...
- Created on 09 July 2020
- 20. OceanaGold chief executive resigns
- (People)
- ... New Zealand to a successful mid-tier gold mining company operating four mines across three jurisdictions. He was instrumental in the development of the Didipio Gold-Copper Mine and the subsequent commencement ...
- Created on 30 June 2020