BHP targets Mount Keith ramp up
Mining News Pro - BHP has set itself to expand production by 40 per cent at its Mount Keith nickel mine in Western Australia, with a new semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill, flotation technology and two new Liebherr excavators.
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Rio Tinto readies to ship trial lithium plant to Serbia
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto Ltd is set to ship a pilot lithium processing plant to Serbia from Melbourne in the coming weeks, the culmination of a decade’s research to catapult the world’s largest iron ore miner into battery minerals.
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Primero to process ore for Savannah restart
Mining News Pro - Panoramic Resources has awarded Primero Group with a three-year processing contract at the Savannah nickel mine in Western Australia.
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BHP to build solar farms at Nickel West
Mining News Pro - BHP plans to build two solar farms and a battery storage system in partnership with Canada’s TransAlta Renewables to power the Mt. Keith and Leinster nickel mines, part of its Nickel West complex in Western Australia.
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Sibanye advances battery metals strategy with acquisition of French nickel refinery
Mining News Pro - Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has taken the next step in expanding its footprint in the battery metals sector by entering into an exclusive put option agreement with French mining group Eramet to acquire the Sandouville nickel hydrometallurgical processing facility, in France, for €65-million.
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BHP charges up Nickel West with clean energy
Mining News Pro - BHP plans to install two solar farms and a battery storage system to power the Mt Keith and Leinster mines at its Nickel West operations in Western Australia.
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Grade increase sees Nova outperform expectations
Mining News Pro - IGO has beaten its production target at the Nova nickel-copper-cobalt operation in Western Australia following higher feed grades and recoveries.
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BHP outbids Wyloo with C$325m cash offer for Noront
Mining News Pro - Diversified major BHP on Tuesday announced a recommended cash offer for Canadian nickel developer Noront Resources, outbidding Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals.
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Blackstone's downstream dreams solidified
Mining News Pro - A downstream prefeasibility study (PFS) into upgrading nickel sulphite concentrate into battery grade nickel has proven positive for Blackstone Minerals.
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Government support for onshore battery technology
Mining News Pro - The Australian Government is supporting the resources and critical minerals sector with almost $50 million in funding for projects to help grow businesses and create new jobs.
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BHP unites with Tesla for nickel supply partnership
Mining News Pro - BHP will supply Tesla with nickel from its Nickel West assets in Western Australia in a collaboration which will aim to make the battery supply chain more sustainable.
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South32 posts stellar June quarter
Mining News Pro - Diversified miner South32 has reported record annual production at a number of operations globally, along with production increases across a number of its commodities.
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Rio Tinto joins pack of partners with Energy Initiative
Mining News Pro - The Australian Industry Energy Transition Initiative (ETI) has welcomed Rio Tinto as a partner, as well as a $2 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
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Bigger than Voisey’s: Canada Nickel files PEA for Crawford mine in Ontario
Mining News Pro - Canada Nickel Company (TSX-V: CNC) announced on Monday it had filed a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Crawford nickel sulphide project in Ontario, almost a year after exploration drilling began at the asset.
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Canada Nickel files PEA for Crawford mine in Ontario
Mining News Pro - Canada Nickel Company (TSX-V: CNC) said on Monday it had filed a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Crawford nickel sulphide project in Ontario, almost a year after exploration drilling began at the asset.
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Underground mining starts at Savannah
Mining News Pro - Underground mining has started at the Savannah nickel project, ahead of schedule, after ASX-listed Panoramic Resources struck a four-year, A$280-million underground mining contract with contractor Barminco.
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Barminco bolsters portfolio as Panoramic finalises Savannah contract
Mining News Pro - Panoramic Resources has officially signed Barminco for the development of its Savannah nickel project in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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Giga Metals advances Turnagain nickel-cobalt project toward 2022 PFS
Mining News Pro - Giga Metals has begun a 2021 work program at the Turnagain nickel-cobalt project, located in north-central British Columbia. Archaeological and wildlife surveys are underway and resource drilling has begun, the company said.
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Vale invests C$150m Manitoba to extend Thompson mine life
Mining News Pro - Diversified miner Vale on Tuesday announced a C$150-million investment in its Thompson nickel mine – its single largest investment in its Manitoba operations in the last two decades.
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Vale commits $122 million to extend Manitoba nickel mines life
Mining News Pro - Vale is investing C$150 million ($122 million) to extend its mining activities in the Canadian province of Manitoba by ten years.
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Strike at Vale’s Sudbury operation strains battery nickel supply
Mining News Pro - A strike at Vale SA’s Sudbury operations in Canada is taxing a nickel market that’s key to powering electric vehicles.
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IGO increases exploration foothold in Fraser Range
Mining News Pro - IGO has boosted its interest in the Fraser Range nickel-copper joint venture (JV) with Carawine Resources in Western Australia to 70 per cent after spending $5 million on exploration.
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Russia prepares to hit metals firms with $2.3bn in export taxes
Mining News Pro - Russia is preparing new export taxes for steel products, nickel, aluminium and copper which will cost their producers $2.3 billion between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31, its officials told a government meeting on Thursday.
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Indonesia drawing plans to restrict nickel pig iron, ferronickel smelters
Mining News Pro - Indonesia is considering a plan to restrict construction of smelters producing nickel pig iron or ferronickel in order to optimise use of its limited nickel ore reserves for higher-value products, a senior mining ministry official said on Thursday.
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Copper supply needs to double by 2050, Glencore CEO says
Mining News Pro - Glencore Chief Executive Ivan Glasenberg said on Tuesday that a supply gap was growing in the metals necessary for the world to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy, but he stopped short of predicting a so-called super cycle.
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