
Barrick strengthens Zambia partnership with expansion investment
Barrick is investing almost US$2 billion in an expansion project designed to increase the Lumwana mine’s annual production to an estimated 240 000 t of copper.
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Barrick is investing almost US$2 billion in an expansion project designed to increase the Lumwana mine’s annual production to an estimated 240 000 t of copper.

GeoMoby is set to work alongside Cisco Systems on underground mining solutions that will extract telemetry to be visualised by GeoMoby.

Metso has opened a completely renovated minerals processing laboratory in Pori, Finland, expanding its ore sample and process testing capability.

Fortune Minerals Ltd and Rio Tinto are collaborating to develop technology that will improve recovery of the critical minerals cobalt and bismuth.

American Pacific Mining Corp. has announced that one drill rig has remained to test the Christmas/Red Creek Target area during the demobilisation of its 2023 mountain drilling programme.

The World Gold Council has announced the appointment of Neal Froneman, Sibanye-Stillwater, as its new Chair, and welcomes Niël Pretorius, DRDGOLD, as a new Director of the Board.

Alien Metals’ subsidiary, IOCA, has executed HPAs with KNAC associated with two exploration licences and one miscellaneous licence for its Hancock Iron Ore Project.

Epiroc has signed an MOU with Newcrest to take a holistic approach towards the mining process, utilising automation, digitalisation, and electrification solutions.

Metso has signed a contract for the delivery of a new copper concentrator to be built in Kazakhstan, including grinding, flotation, and dewatering equipment.

Forming part of its plans to increase gold production, TRX Gold Corp. has announced that its new 1000 tpd capacity ball mill has arrived on site at the Buckreef Gold Project, Tanzania.

The directors of Thor Energy have announced the commencement of geophysical surveys, in partnership with Fleet Space Technologies, at the Alford East Copper-REE Project.

CleanTech Lithium has announced an update on activities at two exploration stage projects – Llamara Project and a new project in the Salar de Atacama basin.