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Tim Strong Takes the Reins at Golden Rim Resources

West African gold explorer Golden Rim Resources (ASX: GMR) has announced that Mr Craig Mackay will step down as Managing Director and Mr Tim Strong has become Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 1 November 2022. After 21 years with Golden Rim, 15 of those as Managing Director, Mackay is stepping down from the CEO role but will continue as a Director for six months to facilitate a smooth transition. Golden Rim’s Chairman, Mr Adonis Pouroulis, said: “Craig has made an enormous contribution to Golden Rim including having achieved a number of gold discoveries. He has played a pivotal role in steering the company’s projects to advanced stages and he has been the driving force behind the Kada Gold Project,...

Re-opening Paguna remains a priority

Re-opening Paguna remains a priority

ALMOST 24 years after the suspension of mine operations at Paguna mine due to militant attacks, Bougainville Copper (BCL) has updated its resource estimate of the area. The open pit mine and adjacent processing facility were operational between 1972 and 1989, when mining was suspended because of consistent militant attacks on company personnel and operations. However, BCL – owned by Rio Tinto (53.83 per cent), the Government of Papua New Guinea (19.06 per cent) and 27.11 per cent publicly owned – remains committed to reopening the Bougainville Island mine, which hosts a large porphyry copper-gold deposit. In 2009, BCL prepared an order of magnitude study (OMS) with a resource estimate of around 1 billion tonnes grading 0.33 per cent copper...

GeoMoby director Mathieu Paul, Topdrill founder Tim Topham and GeoMoby founder and chief executive Chris Baudia in Kalgoorlie, WA, and Topdrill’s operation.

Improving ESG reporting in drilling and exploration

Improving ESG reporting in drilling and exploration Technology that safeguards Aboriginal heritage and environmental sites will be installed in a fleet of drilling rigs at a large exploration drilling company. Kalgoorlie-based Topdrill’s wholly-owned subsidiary JBC Contracting will roll out GeoMoby’s Protect technology to 30 drilling rigs across its Australian operations. The technology uses location services including GPS, fusion sensors and patented live tracking algorithms to geofence sites and trigger an alert if users enter or come within close proximity of a heritage site. This also works in remote areas with no connectivity. GeoMoby director Mathieu Paul says the company is delighted to be collaborating with one of Australia’s largest and most professional drilling contractors. “We look forward to working together...

Developed by researchers at The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI), the JKHFmini builds on coarse particle flotation technology where a fluidised bed is used to recover coarse particles during flotation.

Reducing energy use in comminution & grinding

Reducing energy use in comminution & grinding A small-scale fluidised bed flotation device with the potential to predict industrial-scale performance is entering the final stages of testing with the delivery of 7 prototypes to industry. Developed by researchers at The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI), the JKHFmini builds on coarse particle flotation technology where a fluidised bed is used to recover coarse particles during flotation. Coarse particle flotation, with fluidised bed flotation technology, has the potential to significantly reduce the immense energy...