Kristeneberg mine expansion to cost Boliden $150m
The expansion will help boost mill throughput to 1.8 million tonnes annually in the Boliden area of Sweden.
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Interview — Tom McCulley, CEO Anglo American Peru: “Quellaveco will meet international standards for tailing disposal from day one”
First production at Quellaveco project in Peru, which has the capacity to generate 300,000 tonnes of copper annually in its first 10 years of operation, is expected in 2022.
US Department of Energy provides funds for First Cobalt’s Iron Creek project
Cobalt is on the US government’s list of 35 critical elements that are essential to the country’s economy and national security.
Arctic Star unearths new kimberlites at Diagras
Since beginning drilling this year at its project in Northwest Territories, Canada, company has already found two new kimberlites.
Recycled metals could meet a significant part of the rising demand from EVs —report
Metal recovery from recycling of lithium-ion batteries varies from 10% for copper to 80% for cobalt.
Deep-sea mining robot lost on cobalt-rich floor of Pacific
The GSR robot had been operating at a depth of 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
Interview – Tom Butler, former ICMM CEO: Holistic approach needed to minimize risk at tailings dams
The next big piece of work on tailings is the implementation guidance, said former International Council on Mining and Metals chief executive.
Greenland Ruby secures $18 million financing
Funds will enable the rubies and sapphires miner to accelerate growth plans by starting exploration in other license areas.
Interview – Adam Matthews, Church of England Pensions Board: “In five years you will see a very different landscape in tailings management”
The Global Tailings Review (GTR) released last year the first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.
