
A Miner’s Playground
Steven Chopade and Shaheen Mulani, QY Research, India, give an overview of the mining industry in South America.
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Steven Chopade and Shaheen Mulani, QY Research, India, give an overview of the mining industry in South America.

Technology leader ABB has entered into an agreement with Zijin Mining Group to install its ring-geared mill drives and control systems at Veliki Krivelj Copper Mine – a surface mining operation with an annual ore processing capacity of 2.5 million t.

Outotec has been awarded a contract by Gold Fields for the delivery of process equipment to their Salares Norte greenfield gold project in Northern Chile.

The Mining Association of Canada has awarded Agnico Eagle and Cameco with 2020’s Towards Sustainable Mining® Excellence Awards in recognition of their innovative sustainability projects focused on community engagement and environmental stewardship.

The Minerals Council South Africa has taken issue with a narrative that appears to be developing in some quarters labelling the mining industry as an ‘epicentre’ of COVID-19.

Monarch Gold Corp. has announced the closing of the sale for the Fayolle property to IAMGOLD Corp. for a total consideration of CAN$11.5 million.

Mexus Gold US has recently announced that a second round of blasting has occurred on the Julio shear zone located at its Santa Elena mine.

Austmine has announced that Austin Engineering has signed on to another year as an Industry Partner to its organisation.

Greatland Gold plc, a precious and base metals exploration and development company, has announced that various agreements have been executed in order to facilitate a mining lease application at Havieron, Australia.

Reuters has reported that Poland will close two coal mines owned by state-run JSW and 10 mines from PGG group on 9 June 2020 for three weeks to stop the spread of COVID-19 among miners.

Vale has announced that, on 5 June 2020, the company adopted the necessary measures to suspend the activities of the Itabira mining complex.

With Mikko Tepponen now in place as the new Chief Digital Officer (CDO), FLSmidth aims to accelerate both the digital transformation of its own business and its portfolio of digital offerings.