Women working as consulting engineers and scientists are opening doors of opportunity in mining by breaking down discriminatory attitudes and creating role models for the future, with the... 

The 2022 drill programme at the Donlin gold project has been “extremely exciting” and “rewarding", Novagold CEO Greg Lang has said. 

TSX-V and LSE-listed Pure Gold Mining has updated the mineral resource estimate for its namesake mine near Red Lake, Ontario. PureGold has a resource of 1.65-million ounces at 7.4 g/t within... 

Kalium Lakes has announced the first commercial sulphate of potash sales from its Beyondie mine. 

Pensana has broken ground at its Saltend rare earth processing hub. 

Kamoa Copper has selected a mining technology company to supply key concentrator plant equipment for its copper mining complex expansion. 

Kore Potash expects the engineering, procurement and construction contract proposal for the construction of the Kola potash project to be ready by August. 

This week: Madison betting big on uranium price, demand resurgence; Basing analysis solely on data can result in treasure being mistaken for trash; and, Leakproof oxyfuel system launched at... 

Applying subject matter expertise to process data streams for accuracy is a necessary part of mining’s new digital age, according to SRK Consulting Global chief technology officer Mike Olsen.... 

The popular Junior Indaba, held in Johannesburg last month, highlighted once again that South Africa is losing ground on the exploration and junior mining front – with exploration being discouraged... 

Pensana has initiated a design and cost-estimate study for the production of heavy rare earths at the project. 

Osisko Development has advised of its subsidiary Barkerville Gold Mines’ entering into a participation agreement with Williams Lake First Nation to jointly develop the Cariboo gold project. 

American Lithium has started the environmental work required for a prefeasibility study on the project. 

Orion Minerals has said that it has received “highly encouraging” initial assay results from an in-fill drilling programme designed to upgrade the existing shallow inferred resource in the +105... 

TSX-V-listed American Lithium has started the environmental work required for a pre-feasibility study (PFS) on the Falchani lithium project in Peru, with the initiation of an environmental impact... 

CSE-listed Madison Metals is betting on a sustained increase in uranium demand and accompanying price increases in years to come as the global demand for clean energy brings nuclear energy into... 

Consulting engineers and scientists SRK Consulting partner and principal environmental scientist Manda Hinsch says the quality of drinking water declines when infrastructure is vulnerable to... 

Strandline Resources’ Coburn mineral sands project has facilitated the start of openpit mine development two months ahead of schedule. 

The Phase 1 and 2 concentrator plants at the Kamoa-Kakula mine have surpassed their 7.6-million-tonne-a-year throughput design capacity for the third consecutive month. 

The Nimba Development Company has started with a preliminary technical information exchange process with the government of Guinea. 

On June 29, Orion Minerals announced a capital raise to fund the company’s Prieska copper/zinc mine. 

The rebuilding of damaged infrastructure, in KwaZulu-Natal, after the devastating floods, will be a good test for the consulting engineering sector’s capacity to supplement skills shortages, says... 

Giyani Metals aims to have the feasibility study for its K.Hill project completed in the third quarter of this year. 

Orion Minerals has announced a three-tranche share placement to sophisticated and professional investors to partly fund the development of the project.  

Only a very little portion of equity is still required for the restart of the Prieska copper/zinc mine, Orion has said. 

Giyani Metals has completed a reverse circulation infill drill programme at the K. Hill Extension deposit for a total 4 561 m. 

Skeena Resources has welcomed the historic consent-based decision-making agreement reached by the province of British Columbia and the Tahltan Central Government. 

The Kamoa-Kakula mining complex has set a new monthly production record, with 29 800 t of copper in concentrate produced in May. 

A detailed feasibility study is expected to be issued soon by Hummingbird Resources earn-in partner Pasofino. 

Giyani Metals has announced progress on its demonstration plant, feasibility study, exploration and corporate activities for its K.Hill project. 

The online Diamond Course, held from June 20 to 30, 2022, under the auspices of the Overberg Geoscientists Group (OGG), South African Diamond Producers Organisation (SADPO) and the Geological... 

As demands on the mining sector become increasingly onerous and complex, mines’ reliance on consulting engineers has grown, particularly in terms of health and safety, as well as environment,... 

Consulting engineers have tended to welcome technology, owing to its multiple benefits, including the gathering and analysing of large amounts of data, which can inform responses to industry... 

Akobo Minerals has declared an inaugural cash flow estimate for the Segele mine. 

London-listed Pensana has completed a front-end engineering design (FEED) and value engineering study for a rare earth separation hub at the Saltend Chemicals Park, in the Humber Freeport, in the... 

Ethiopia-focused gold miner Akobo Minerals has declared an inaugural cash flow estimate for the Segele mine of $42-million in 2023 and $15.1-million in 2024. The mine is on track to start... 

Underground development has started. 

Orion announced its signing of a nonbinding term sheet with Canadian royalty finance company Triple Flag Precious Metals on May 9, in respect of a funding package to advance the development of the... 

Ivanhoe Mines has announced the completion of the Shaft 1 production changeover at the Platreef project. 

Orion Minerals has entered into a nonbinding termsheet for $87-million in funding to advance the development of its Prieska copper/zinc mine. 

While original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) tend to drive the technological evolution of mining equipment toward lower-carbon options, engineering consultancy SRK Consulting director and... 

Ivanhoe Mines has started earthworks on a direct-to-blister flash smelter at the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex.