Minerals & Mining
Cliffs' Canadian based Chromite Project advances to Feasibility Study Phase

Chromite Project

Cliffs' Canadian based Chromite Project advances to Feasibility Study Phase

Cliffs Natural Resources announced that the company's Board of Directors approved advancing its proposed chromite project, located in the Ring of Fire area of Northern Ontario, Canada, from pre-feasibility to the feasibility study phase. read...

Inmet completes Basic Engineering for Cobre Panama Project

Cobre Panama Project

Inmet completes Basic Engineering for Cobre Panama Project

Inmet Mining has announced the completion of basic engineering for the Cobre Panama project and the launch of a financing plan to fully fund Inmet's 80 per cent share of the related development costs. The mine was expected to ship its first consignment of concentrate during the first quarter of 2016. read...

SKM wins EPCM for Codelco Andina’s Continous Mining Project

Continous Mining Project

SKM wins EPCM for Codelco Andina’s Continous Mining Project

Codelco Chile has awarded the Continuous Mining EPCM for the Andina Division to global engineering and project delivery company, Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM). The scope of the work includes engineering studies and the implementation of an innovative system in underground mining. read...

HLG JV wins Project related to Ma’aden Alcoa Bauxit Mine

Ma’aden Alcoa Bauxit Mine

HLG JV wins Project related to Ma’aden Alcoa Bauxit Mine

Habtoor Leighton Group in joint venture with Dragados Gulf Construction Company / Intecsa Industrial (ACS Group), has been awarded a USD 169 million contract in Saudi Arabia for the construction of mine-related infrastructure for the Ma’aden Alcoa Aluminium joint venture’s bauxite mine. read...

ABB to Revamp Mine Hoist for Boliden’s Renström Underground Mine

Renström Underground Mine

ABB to Revamp Mine Hoist for Boliden’s Renström Underground Mine

ABB was awarded an order to revamp a production mine hoist for Boliden’s Renström undergound mine located in northern Sweden. ABB will provide mechanical and electrical equipment, and related installation services, to modernize the hoist, which has been in service for most of the mine’s lifetime. read...

Rio Tinto completes Formation of Simandou Joint Venture with Chalco

Simandou Joint Venture

Rio Tinto completes Formation of Simandou Joint Venture with Chalco

Rio Tinto and Chinalco's listed subsidiary, Chalco, have completed the formation of their Joint Venture to develop and operate the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, following the completion of all Chinese regulatory approvals. read...

Woulfe Mining announced Feasibility Study for Sandong Mining Project

Sangdong Mining Project

Woulfe Mining announced Feasibility Study for Sandong Mining Project

Woulfe Mining has announce the results of a National Instrument 43-101 compliant feasibility study for its 100 per cent owned Sangdong Mining Project located in South Korea. Initial Capital investment for the project is USD 151.3 million, first ore accepted to the process plant is targeted for 2013. read...

Outotec to deliver Iron Ore Pelletizing Technology to Gol-E-Gohar, Iran

Iron Ore Pelletizing

Outotec to deliver Iron Ore Pelletizing Technology to Gol-E-Gohar, Iran

Outotec has been selected by Gol-E-Gohar Mining & Industrial Co. to design and provide technology for an iron ore pelletizing plant located in the Kerman province of Iran. The plant's annual capacity is approximately five million tonnes iron ore pellets. read...

Sandvik Mining signs major Contracts for Mining Equipment

In-Pit Crushing & Conveying

Sandvik Mining signs major Contracts for Mining Equipment

At the end of March, Sandvik Mining signed three major materials handling contracts with customers in Latin America and Australia. The combined value of the contracts exceeds USD 230 million and will be executed and contribute to Sandvik Mining's business during the years 2012 until 2014. read...

Finnish Technology for Indian Ore Processing Plant

Iron Ore Processing

Finnish Technology for Indian Ore Processing Plant

Metso plans to supply a complete set of mineral processing equipment for a Greenfield iron ore beneficiation plant to be built in Saraikela district of Jharkhand in Eastern India. The value of the complete plant on delivered basis is some 15 million Euros. read...