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Top miners back autonomous systems guidelines

Document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual ) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level and needs.

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De Beers expands pilot scheme in Sierra Leone to sell ethically sourced diamonds

Decision was made to give more artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) the opportunity to benefit from the program, which helps them trace route of their diamonds throughout the supply chain.

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ALX executes agreement to earn 51% interest in the Close Lake uranium project

Close Lake consists of 21 mineral claims totaling 38,679 hectares. It is located in the eastern Athabasca Basin area of northern Saskatchewan, Canada.

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‘Communities not important’ says former Colombia mining head in leaked video

Santiago Urdinola, head of private firm Minesa and former president of the Colombian Mining Association, made comment during a meeting about the company’s application for an environmental licence a large underground gold project.

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Texas building gold depository with $100B capacity and security that rivals Fort Knox

Governor Greg Abbott said when the project was announced last year that it would allow Texas to “repatriate” its gold from New York.

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