Exxaro Resources has acquired options to purchase the assets and business of Namakwa Sands and a 26% interest in Black Mountain Mining, which will own the Black Mountain zinc and lead mine as well as the Gamsberg zinc project from Anglo Operations Ltd (AOL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Anglo American. Exxaro is acting through its […]

Nautilus Minerals has contracted Canyon Offshore, a member of the Helix Group and a leading service provider to the offshore oil and gas and telecommunications industries, to provide the vessel, remote operated vehicle (ROV), and drilling equipment for a major exploration, evaluation drilling and environmental base line study programme, commencing in March 2007, over its […]

Yamana Gold’s gold production is expected to exceed 620,000 oz in 2007 increasing to more than 800,000 oz in 2008 from mines currently in production and mines under construction. Into late 2008, total gold production is expected to increase to an annualized rate of more than 1 Moz.
2007 gold production estimates for the company’s various […]

Metso Minerals will supply a crushing plant and other equipment to the new Aljustrel zinc mine in southern Portugal (IM, January 2007, pp42-51). Delivery will be completed by January 2008 and the value of the order is some €14 million. The order comprises a stationary crushing plant, consisting of a primary jaw crusher, a secondary […]

Following the news earlier this month that Outokumpu Technology will deliver to JSC Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant (KNFMP) a silver refinery installation to the world’s biggest platinum group metals (PGM) refinery in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, the company has now signed a contract with the world’s largest nickel and PGM producer, MMC Norilsk Nickel, for the […]

Primary Metals has made technical developments and improved mine output at its Panasqueira tungsten mine in Portugal. Operations have been progressing as scheduled at Panasqueira and include the delivery of additional new low profile mining equipment. Four major new pieces of low-profile mining equipment were delivered to the Panasqueira mine in the final weeks of […]