Breaking News
MSHA Issues Final Silica Rule
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a final rule that limits exposure to respirable silica dust. It lowers the permissible exposure limit of respirable crystalline silica to 50 micrograms per cubic meter (mg/m3) of air for a full-shift...
Rochester Expansion Achieves Commercial Production
Coeur Mining, Inc. said its newly-expanded Rochester silver and gold mine in Nevada, had achieved commercial production as of March 31, 2024. “Following its full hand-off to the operations team in early March, the expanded Rochester mine has ushered in a new growth...
Western Australia’s Westgold and Karora to Merge
Westgold Resources Ltd. and Karora Resources Inc. have agreed to combine in a merger where Westgold will acquire all shares of Karora. Both companies are Western Australian gold miners. Westgold produces 220,000 to 230,000 ounces per year (oz/y) and Karora’s 2024...
Sibanye Stillwater Announces Restructuring Plan for Southern Africa
Sibanye-Stillwater said it is discussing with its employees a proposed restructuring plan for its South African gold operations and its services functions for the southern Africa region. The company said an ongoing group business review has identified a need to...
Features
The Only Way Is Down
E&MJ explores advances in shaft sinking, raiseboring and hoisting with five industry leaders By Carly Leonida, European Editor As near-surface orebodies become depleted and demand for minerals and metals grows, there is only one way that mining operations can...
Drilling Tool Innovations Improve Productivity
Enhancements that increase component performance and longevity are currently or will soon change rig specifications By Jesse...
Screening and Sorting Systems Improve Plant Processing Efficiencies
Rejecting waste from processing streams reduces the consumption of water, energy and the amount of tailings By Steve Fiscor,...
Fleet Management for Modern Mines
E&MJ presents new developments in fleet management systems for open-pit mining operations By Carly Leonida, European Editor...
Leading Developments
SolGold Publishes PFS for Cascabel Project in Ecuador
SolGold recently announced the results of the prefeasibility study for its flagship Cascabel concession, near Ibarra, Ecuador. The company said the results reaffirm the deposit’s world-class potential as a significant South American copper and gold mine. Located in...
Canada Funds Critical Minerals Development
A Canadian program for funding critical metals mining awarded more than $700,000 to a Fortune Metals cobalt project. Johnathan...
IOC to Decarbonize Iron Ore Processing in Labrador
The Government of Canada awarded C$18.1 million ($13.3 million) from its Low Carbon Economy Fund to Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Co. of...
DOE Commits $2.26B for Thacker Pass Construction
Lithium Americas Corp. has received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a $2.26 billion loan...
Production Begins at Salares Norte in Chile
Gold Fields Ltd. has started production at its Salares Norte gold mine in Chile’s Atacama province with the pouring of its first...
Côté Pours First Gold
IAMGOLD Corp. completed its first gold pour at the Côté gold mine, located in Ontario, Canada. Côté Gold is a joint venture...
Alamos to Acquire Argonaut Gold
Alamos Gold Inc. said it will acquire Argonaut Gold Inc. in an all-share transaction valued at $276 million. As part of the...
Newmont to Sell Non-Core 1 Assets
Newmont’s end of the year earnings report recapped a transitional year for the world’s largest gold miner. The company completed...