News Wrap: Gold Fields clarifies contract mining decision; Veta Grande mill growing; Concentrator contract awarded to allmineral

Web version | Update preferences   Web version Update preferences SUBSCRIBE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY News Wrap Gold Fields clarifies contract mining decision Clearing up what it called "misconceptions", Tarkwa gold mine owner Gold Fields Ghana confirmed the reasons why it chose to adopt contract mining for the high-volume surface operation Donna Schmidt    |    January 12, 2018 Veta Grande mill growing A month after inking an amended option agreement with the Contracuña group of companies to give it 100% ownership of the Veta Grande mill, Santacruz Silver Mining said Carrizal Mining has started work to expand the mill to a capacity of 750 tonnes per day Staff reporter    |    January 12, 2018 Concentrator contract awarded to allmineral W Resources, a tungsten, copper and gold exploration and development company with assets in Spain and Portugal, has awarded the design and construction contract for the La Parrilla concentrator in southwest Spain to allmineral Aufbereitungstechnik Staff reporter    |    January 12, 2018 SPONSORED MESSAGE INCREASE MINING SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY WITH EFFECTIVE DUST SUPPRESION Coal dust from mining operations can be extremely hazardous to both miners and machinery. 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Rhosonics density meter for Peru plant Compañía Minera Poderosa needed to measure and control the slurry density in the discharge pipe line of a tailings thickener in order to improve the filtering stage of its mineral processing plant in Peru Staff reporter    |    January 12, 2018 Red Eagle starts up Santa Rosa mill The mill at Red Eagle Mining's Santa Rosa gold project in Colombia is now in operation once again and has been running continuously at more than 750t per day for more than a week Staff reporter    |    January 12, 2018 Balandougou building up Canada-based Stellar AfricaGold, building upon its anticipated exploration successes at the B3 Zone of its Balandougou gold project in Guinea, has confirmed the addition of a 150t/d gravity separation plant to process a 15,000t bulk sample Staff reporter    |    January 11, 2018 SPONSORED MESSAGE Powerful Analytical Performance with Niton XL5 XRF The lightest and smallest handheld XRF analyzer for elemental determination now delivers the biggest performance for geologists and mining operations. 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RPM returns good news for Gold Road mill About three months after first requesting it, Vancouver-headquartered junior miner Para Resources has received an overall positive report on the condition of the Gold Road mill and an overview of the capital it will need to have it online to support the upcoming mine Staff reporter    |    January 11, 2018 Weather doesn't hamper Clavos progress Sage Gold has reported that it has yielded 790 ounces of gold so far from the Clavos mine in Ontario and expects it will mill even more in January despite a rash of severe cold weather Staff reporter    |    January 11, 2018 Atlas Copco acquisitions continue Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire the assets of Hy-Performance Fluid Power, an Australian service provider for mining and infrastructure Ailbhe Goodbody    |    January 10, 2018 SPONSORED MESSAGE Micromine setting the standard in Pit Optimisation Planning and management of an open pit mine is a complex and challenging task READ MORE. Hard rock revolution Ailbhe Goodbody visited the Twickenham mine to see the Atlas Copco Mobile Miner 22H Appealing to the younger generation A shortage of skilled workers could still pose a significant risk to mining operations Chelopech revitalised Donna Schmidt takes a look at the optimisation of the award-winning Bulgarian gold-copper-silver complex view more IoT offers competitive edge A new research report commissioned by Inmarsat has revealed that companies across mining have identified Internet of Things (IoT) technology to be crucial for their ability to maintain a competitive edge against their contemporaries, especially in lower-cost markets Donna Schmidt    |    January 10, 2018 Construction at Aurizona at full speed Growing Canadian miner Equinox Gold said that full-scale construction has been approved for its Aurizona gold mine in northeastern Brazil Donna Schmidt    |    January 10, 2018 Tsurumi launches GSZ-150-4 pump Tsurumi Manufacturing has recently released the GSZ-150-4 submersible high head, high volume drainage pump, which is equipped with a 150kW motor Staff reporter    |    January 10, 2018 Jobs galore for those in the know Reports have already emerged of mining companies and contractors in Australia having to increase wages to retain the staff they already have. Conversations around the 'skills shortage' term are starting to change from "remember when we used to have a" to "here comes another" Karma Barndon    |    January 12, 2018 De Beers pledges openness through blockchain The magic word in financial circles at the moment is blockchain and one of mining's grand dames wants to try it out Alex Hamer    |    January 10, 2018 Fleet freedom Donna Schmidt examines changes in the rental equipment market and gets the scoop from a top auctioneer Donna Schmidt    |    December 20, 2017 Moving a city for a mine Sweden's northernmost city of Kiruna was founded next to an iron mine in 1900, and the two prospered together for more than 100 years. Now, the same mine's expansion is forcing the city to relocate Jens Kärrman    |    December 18, 2017 This email was sent to: fernandoqueens@gmail.com Mining Magazine newsletter uses an HTML-rich media format to provide a visually attractive layout To unsubscribe to this newsletter click here If you have forgotten your password, please click here unsubscribe Aspermont Media WeWork Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, London, E1 8FA Phone: +44 207 216 6053 Fax: +44 207 216 6050 www.aspermontmedia.com