Technology group Wärtsilä has entered a five-year Operation and Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Boto SA, a subsidiary of Moroccan mining group, Managem, for a 23 MW captive power plant at the Boto Gold Project in eastern Senegal. This milestone project represents a development in support of Senegal’s rapidly expanding mining and energyContinue Reading
The Fourmile project in Nevada is cementing its position as one of the century’s greatest gold discoveries, updated studies by 100%-owner Barrick show. Backed by ongoing 2025 evaluation results1 and the 2024 mineral resource, the new preliminary economic assessment (PEA) underscores Fourmile’s rare combination of grade, scale and exploration upside, confirmingContinue Reading
A new crawler developed for Debmarine Namibia’s flagship vessel, Benguela Gem, is setting new standards in marine diamond recovery. After nearly four years of development by Upstream Technology in Cape Town, the crawler has been installed and is now operating off Namibia’s coast. A second identical unit is already underContinue Reading
The RCT – Powered by Epiroc team at the Mt Isa branch has successfully completed its first installation of the AutoNav system on a CAT R2900 XE Hybrid loader for AIC Mines at the Eloise Copper Mine in Northwest Queensland. The new machine was purchased by AIC Mines to supportContinue Reading
Digital Transformation in Mining: Smarter Material Flow and Weighing Solutions In today’s mining industry, digitalization is no longer a distant vision—it is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of efficient, safe, and sustainable operations. Across the globe, mining companies are under increasing pressure to manage vast material flows more effectively, reduce operationalContinue Reading
The mining and metals industry plays a critical role in supporting global progress. From consumer electronics and agriculture to infrastructure and transportation, modern society depends on a secure and sustainable supply of minerals. This dependence is growing as the world accelerates toward an energy transition, requiring large volumes of criticalContinue Reading
The underground X-ray Transmission (XRT) sorting pilot plant at the Zielitz mine, developed by TOMRA in collaboration with K+S, sets a new benchmark for efficient, sustainable potash mining. The pilot project, which has been running since 2022, has successfully addressed its main objective of removing barren waste underground, with theContinue Reading
Burkina Faso has moved to reassure investors that its request for a larger stake in West African Resources’ (WAF) new Kiaka gold mine is optional rather than mandatory under the country’s revised mining legislation. Speaking at the Africa Down Under conference in Perth, Mamadou Sagnon, director-general of the mining registry,Continue Reading
Aim-listed Andrada Mining has commenced exploration drilling at its Lithium Ridge project in Namibia, supported by a strategic investment from Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) through its subsidiary SQM Australia. The campaign marks the first phase of the companies’ earn-in agreement. In this stage, SQM will fund upContinue Reading
Sandfire Resources’ Managing Director and CEO, Brendan Harris, has hailed the company’s Motheo copper mine in Botswana as a “remarkable achievement,” crediting a strong investment climate and operational discipline for its success. Speaking at the Africa Down Under conference in Perth, Harris noted that the $400 million project—completed during theContinue Reading
