Rio Narcea Gold Mines, has conducted a thorough performance review of its El Valle/Carles underground gold operations located in the Province of Asturias in northern Spain and has taken the decision to commence the closure of these operations. An orderly mine closure procedure will commence with the ultimate cessation of production and the closure of […]

European Minerals Corp is currently constructing the Varvarinskoye gold/copper mine in Kazakhstan. This was to have been IM’s Operations Focus in the May issue, but the report on the operation has now been put back to a later date.
EMC has now received an independent review of the Varvarinskoye project from Senet CC regarding the design, […]

Chris Fraser, Executive Director, Victoria of the Minerals Council of Australia commented on a Latrobe University report released on February 22 on the economic impact of the Bendigo Mining project in the Australian state of Victoria. He said it left no doubt that the mining boom had direct economic benefits for regional Victoria. “This report […]

Altona Resources has commissioned Jacobs Consultancy, one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of professional technical services, to carry out a feasibility study on the four leading gasification technologies suitability to Arckaringa Coal (South Australia) for the production of environmentally-friendly, ultra-clean (0% sulphur) diesel fuel, aviation fuel and other applications. Phase One of […]

Equinox Minerals has signed the electricity connection and power supply agreements with the Zambian power authority, ZESCO. This concludes one of the last remaining key agreements required for Lumwana Project development prior to closing the debt component of the project financing. Lumwana is featured in the Process Engineering feature of IM’s March issue, out shortly.
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On February the Mine Safety Technology and Training Commission began its review of how new and existing technologies and training procedures can be better adapted to the conditions found in the underground coal mines of the USA. Commission Chairman Dr. R. Larry Grayson, Chair of the Department of Mining and Nuclear Engineering at the University […]