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West Australian iron ore developer Strike Resources is weighing two port options for its 100%-owned Paulsens East project in the Pilbara after a revised scoping study showed positive results from a switch of export venue to Utah Point at Port Hedland.
Strike’s Nov 2019 scoping study focused on shipping Paulsen’s production through the Onslow Marine Supply Base, but it says the new study demonstrates excellent project economics and potential to increase...
Indonesian miner Kingsrose Mining is maintaining FY2020 guidance at its Way Linggo gold project in S Sumatra at 25,000-29,000oz at AISC of $US930-1,130/oz after resuming limited mining in the Talang Santo openpit in March, a month after dual pit wall slips halted operations.
Kingsrose expects to complete Talang Santo in mid-April, continuing dore production at the Way Linggo plant into July.
It currently intends to cease site...
South American-focused Austral Gold has cut operations at its Guanaco/Amancaya mine complex in Chile to 75% of normal capacity from this month due to workshift adjustments to minimise COVID-19 risks.
CEO Stabro Kasaneva says the shift changes are among precautionary measures to protect workers. The Australian miner is also developing contingency plans to cover supply chain disruptions to the supply of essential equipment and materials or despatch of...
West Australian developer Galena Mining has deferred starting plant procurement and underground construction and mining development at its 86.16%-owned Abra lead-silver project due to delays in finalising project debt financing attributed to travel and logistics restrictions and market volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Construction of the 25m deep box-cut for the proposed 1.2Mtpa Gascoyne region mine has been completed, along...
Despite record tonnage treated at its sole-producing Kainantu Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea, Canadian miner K92 Mining’s stage-2 underground expansion has seen Mar 2020 qtr (Q1 20) gold equivalent production fall of 19,934oz from Q4 19’s 23,646oz.
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Despite record tonnage treated at its sole-producing Kainantu Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea, Canadian miner K92 Mining’s stage-2 underground expansion has seen Mar 2020 qtr (Q1 20) gold equivalent production fall of 19,934oz from Q4 19’s 23,646oz.
A record 47,313t treated, up from 30,336t, resulted in gold production down to 19,240oz from 23,632, but copper jumping to 154t from 98t and silver to 6,937oz...
Uranium developer Vimy Resources has commissioned GR Engineering Services to refresh the DFS on its Mulga Rock project in Western Australia’s Great Victoria desert, with its main focus on reducing its forecast capital expenditure and optimising operational costs.
Amid the uncertainties of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Vimy says in its March qtrly report it’s focused on ensuring Mulga Rock remains positioned to commence...
The Philippines’ largest nickel ore miner/exporter Nickel Asia has decided to suspend its nickel ore mining/export operations in the southern province of Surigao del Norte in response to the local govt’s appeal, Reuters reports.
The Surigao del Norte govt has placed the province in the Philippines’ premier nickel mining region in “enhanced community quarantine” as part of nationwide efforts to contain the spread of the...
Eastern Platinum is moving immediately to implement a phased restart of operations at its Barplats tailings retreatment project at the Crocodile River mine after being awarded its “essential services” order from Mineral Resources South Africa.
The order will allow operations to resume at a reduced rate, and allows the chrome concentrate to be transported and exported.
The lower scale of operations will require a significantly...