Rio signs $51 million earn-in on Zambia copper deposits
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) has entered into an earn-in and joint venture agreement with Vancouver-based junior Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA), under which the Anglo-Australian...
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Weir Minerals sand wash plant offers robust and reliable sand wash solution
Weir Minerals is proud to announce the Weir Minerals Sand Wash Plant, a complete sand wash solution drawing on Weir Minerals’ long experience in the...
Epiroc cuts emissions of its biggest hauler
MT65 gets cleaner-burning engine and ejector box. Its engine has been replaced with one that lowers emissions, meeting Tier 4 Final-Stage 5 requirements. Nitrogen oxide...
Base metals miner Taseko is sticking to its production plans for 2020 and will also continue with work on its US copper project, noting that the current...
Weir contributes to Solidarity Fund, shares lessons learned during lockdown
Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on April 23 that South Africa’s strict lockdown restrictions will start to ease from May, engineering solutions provider Weir Minerals Africa...
Angola’s President gives green light for Pensana’s Longonjo rare earths mine and plant
Pensana Rare Earths PLC has announced that it has received approval for the exploitation of the Longonjo Rare Earths Project in Angola. President Lourenço has...
West African buys Burkina Faso deposit from B2Gold
West African Resources has struck a $45-million deal with Canada’s B2Gold to acquire the Toega gold deposit, in Burkina Faso. Located within 14 km of...
Tanzanian Gold notes potential of Buckreef
Dual-listed Tanzanian Gold reports that SGS Canada Lakefield will soon start comprehensive metallurgical testing on the primary or sulphide gold mineralisation at the Buckreef gold...
Aton granted three-year exploration extension for Egypt gold project
Gold exploration and development company Aton Resources has been granted a three-year extension to the final exploration period of its current exploration licence at its...
IronRidge starts second part of drill programme in Côte d’Ivoire
IronRidge Resources has started Phase 2 of a drilling programme at the Zaranou gold project, in Côte d’Ivoire. The company plans on undertaking 8 000 m...