SASKATCHEWAN – For the first time a trench cutter sampling system is being used to take a bulk sample of a Canadian kimberlite. Such equipment is normally used in specialist foundation engineering, rather than mineral exploration. The rig cut a…
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AUSTRALIA – A new technology that delivers commercial-scale, cyanide-free gold processing has been released by Australian-based company Clean Mining. The process replaces cyanide with a safer, less hazardous chemical reagent called thiosulphate. This i…
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MONTREAL – Newtrax Technologies, a leading provider of safety and productivity systems for underground hard rock mines – has been acquired by Swedish business Sandvik to be run as an independent business unit within the Rock Drills and Technologies div…
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VANCOUVER – Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM), one of the world’s largest precious metals streaming companies, has hired Blockhead Technologies, a software company that creates blockchain-enabled solutions for the global mining sector. Wheaton will b…
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ONTARIO – Goldspot Discoveries announced Friday a signed service agreement with Pacton Gold to use Goldspot’s A.I. and machine learning tools to evaluate and identify possible mineral and drill targets on Pacton’s Red Lake property. Goldspot has …
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MONTREAL – BDC Capital, the investment arm of the of Canada’s only bank devoted exclusively to entrepreneurs, has pledged $250 million to an industrial innovation venture fund. The funds will be invested in tech companies and entrepreneurs transforming…
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BRAZIL – Inmarsat, a leading global supplier of mobile satellite communications, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Minas Gerais state government to explore the potential of internet of things (IoT) solutions for monitoring the integrity of …
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CHINA – BQE Water was awarded a contract to proceed with the implementation of a SART p lant at a gold metallurgical facility owned and operated by Shandong Zhongkuang Group located in eastern China. The contract was awarded following the…
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MICHIGAN – Cable Arm Inc. is a specialist manufacturer of dredging equipment, located in Trenton, Mich. The company’s premier product is a unique clamshell bucket, designed to dig up a layer of soil having constant thickness with each scoop. Convention…
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ONTARIO – Frontier Lithium Inc. has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with XPS Expert Process Solutions (a Glencore company) and Dr. Ahmad Ghahreman, a Queen’s University professor, to develop a process to refine spodumene concentrate i…
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