ILLINOIS – After extensive reliability testing over the past few years, Komatsu’s P&H 2650CX hybrid shovel has accumulated nearly 22,000 hours of validation and verification, making it ready for the market. Extensive customer focus groups hig…
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VANCOUVER – To help keep worksites safe and operational during the COVID-19 pandemic, Salus Pro has announced that it is waiving subscription fees for its worksite safety software for the duration of the crisis. The B.C.-based tech company, whose…
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RUSSIA – Metso has won a contract for the supply of semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) and ball mill linings for Russian Copper Company’s (RCC) Tominsky processing plant. The deal complements two earlier mill lining contracts for RCC’s Mikheevsky pla…
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This week’s episode features an interview with Northern Miner senior reporter Carl A. Williams, who discusses all things mining and science, including biogeochemical prospecting, artificial intelligence and space mining. He also described his experienc…
Bank of America has hiked its 18-month target for gold from US$2,000 to US$3,000 per ounce. “As economic output contracts sharply, fiscal outlays surge, and central bank balance sheets double, fiat currencies could come under pressure and investors wil…
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COLORADO – Newmont, the world’s no. 1 gold miner, announced a quarterly dividend of US$0.25 per share of common stock, to be paid to holders of record at the close of the business day on Jun. 4. The decision represents a “significant…
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QUEBEC – Drill results from Quebec Precious Metals’ wholly owned 140-sq.-km Sakami project, 570 km north of Val d’Or, suggest a new mineralized zone, the La Pointe Extension area. This zone has been traced over approximately 900 metres of strike,……
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QUEBEC – Troilus Gold has reported assay results from two holes completed at the Southwest zone, 3.5 km northeast of the existing deposit within the 160-sq.-km Troilus project. The drill highlights include 73 metres of 1.56 g/t gold equivalent in……
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As companies around the world make changes due to COVID-19, several mining-related events are either postponed, rescheduled or moved online. Below, we list some of the events with schedule impacts due to the global pandemic. Notably, there are no chang…
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KAZAKHSTAN – RCT, a company specializing in autonomous solutions, has completed a customized tele-remote project at the Ridder underground Tishinsky copper mine in Kazakhstan. RCT’s ControlMaster Teleremote solution can be tailored to a mine’s site-spe…
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