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Kazakhmys acquires Koksay project
Mining operations at one of Kazakhmys projects in Kazakhstan.KAZAKHMYS has completed the acquisition of Koksay Copper Project in southeast Kazakhstan...
Read moreTyphoon clean-up at Runruno project
Metals Exploration has been served a suspension order for certain mine construction works at the Runruno Gold Project in the...
Read moreTimetric survey says 48% of European and FSU miners will adopt autonomous vehicles by 2020
A survey by Timetric's Mining Intelligence Centre (MIC) has revealed that 48% of miners in Europe and Former Soviet Union...
Read moreBarclays stops funding mountain-top removal coal mining process
UK banking and financial services company Barclays, the largest financier of the mountain-top removal (MTR) in 2013, has announced it...
Read moreWorld’s largest copper producer Chile slashes 2015 output forecast
Chile, the world’s largest copper producer and exporter, will mine this year less of the red metal than previously anticipated,...
Read moreNew project launched in Europe to design and build robotic underwater mining prototype
Damen Shipyards Group has launched a new 42-month research and development project to design and build a robotic underwater mining...
Read moreAtlas Copco and Anglo American to trial new underground mining technology
Swedish mining equipment manufacturer Atlas Copco and UK-based mining firm Anglo American are preparing to test a new type of...
Read moreRio Tinto announces $7.1bn tax bill for 2014
Mining major Rio Tinto has paid $7.1bn in taxes globally in 2014, despite weaker commodity prices. The company has prepared...
Read moreAudley Capital Advisors to acquire Talvivaara’s nickel mining operations in Finland
UK-based investment and capital advisory firm Audley Capital Advisors has signed an agreement to acquire Talvivaara's nickel mining operations in...
Read moreDarley Energy files complaint against Poland over €1.5bn mine concession
UK-based Darley Energy has complained to the European Commission at Poland's decision to not award it the potash mining concession,...
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