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Showcasing Weir’s all-of-mine capabilities at this year’s MINExpo INTERNATIONAL

Showcasing Weir’s all-of-mine capabilities at this year’s MINExpo INTERNATIONAL Exhibiting at this year’s MINExpo INTERNATIONAL conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Weir showcased its market-leading brands and unveiled a range of new innovative technologies and solutions. Weir launched its ESCO® NEXSYS™ GET Lip System for rope shovel dippers, which lowers lip maintenance requirements, extends tooth and adapter life, and ultimately provides miners with longer uninterrupted shovel operation. Additionally, Weir unveiled its double-deck banana screen, ENDURON® ELITE Screen. Available in a range of sizes, the largest of which has a deck measuring 4.3m by 8.5m and weighs nearly 50t,...

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Mining Luminary Madden Mining's new range of LED cap lamps. Cap lamps have been around for almost as long as mining itself. The need for hands free lighting is imperative for safe and efficient work underground but there are cap lamps and there are cap lamps. Just like any tool of the trade, there are lamps that get the job done and lamps that excel and Madden Mining’s cordless cap lamps are firmly planted in the latter category. If you have worked underground for any length of time and suffered the inconvenience of a corded cap lamp, then you will instantly appreciate the tangle-free freedom that Madden’s LED lamps provide. This freedom...

Weir joins International Copper Association

Weir joins International Copper Association

Weir joins International Copper Association The International Copper Association (ICA) has announced The Weir Group (Weir) as its newest member. Weir is a global leader in mining technology and innovation, this partnership reinforces ICA’s mission to connect the entire copper value chain. Weir provides world-class engineering solutions by utilising materials science expertise with intelligent automation to produce end-to-end mining technologies. Founded in 1871, Weir continues to pave the path to smart, efficient and sustainable mining. Weir’s chief executive Jon Stanton said that the company is delighted to join the ICA. “Copper has such a critical role to...

Latitude66 set to drill high-potential gold targets at Edjudina

Latitude66 set to drill high-potential gold targets at Edjudina

Latitude66 set to drill high-potential gold targets at Edjudina Latitude 66 (ASX: LAT) has announced the planned commencement of a drilling program at its Edjudina Project, located in the Laverton region of WA. The planned drilling program will commence in March this year and consists of up to 9,000m of aircore and potentially follow up reverse circulation drilling to test multiple significant gold-in-soil surface anomalies. This follows from previous exploration works completed across the project area, which have shown substantial potential given their scale and proximity to known mineral occurrences and infrastructure. Latitude66 has also signed a drill for equity agreement with Raglan Drilling, allowing the company to complete up to 9,000m of drilling, with 25% of the cost payable...

Call for Australian workers to be given fairer go

Call for Australian workers to be given fairer go

AUSTRALIA’s Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is demanding that the benefits of the mining boom be shared more equally, with the launch of a new advertising campaign. The union is calling for more jobs to be delivered to Australians, along with increased investment in mining communities and better management of the impact on various job sectors. “The mining boom has created opportunities for many Australians, but it has left many more behind, badly hurting job-rich sectors such as manufacturing, tourism and education,” CFMEU construction and general division secretary for Queensland Michael Ravbar said. “While thousands of Queenslanders are losing their jobs, and unemployment has leapt to 6.2 per cent, big mining companies want to bring in temporary foreign...

Queensland copper sale earns quick profit

Queensland copper sale earns quick profit

PERTH-based miner Cape Lambert has sold its Leichhardt copper project to a private Malaysian buyer for $14.75 million. The sale of the Queensland project represents a tidy profit for the company – Cape Lambert purchased the project from Matrix Metals for $7.75 million in August 2010. The transaction was delayed several times before being completed. Leichhardt – which has been on care and maintenance since 2010 – includes a copper cathode process plant capable of producing 9000t of copper per annum and has an existing offtake agreement with Glencore International. Cape Lambert chairman Tony Sage said he expected the project would return to production following the sale. “With this transaction now complete, Cape Lambert will have available cash reserves of...

NSW publishes key compliance priorities

NSW publishes key compliance priorities

NSW publishes key compliance priorities The NSW resources regulator has released its key compliance priorities outlining proactive assessment programs for January - June 2025. It aims to increase transparency, community and industry confidence in its regulatory activities and increase levels of voluntary compliance. Mine safety assessment programs for coal and metalliferous mines will focus on fire and explosion, air quality, roads and electrical engineering. Mining act assessment programs will concentrate on revegetation, landform establishment and decommissioning. Strategic projects outlined in the priorities include a review of the NSW mining competency system and development of the...

Paladin sizes up Langer Heinrich restart

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Paladin sizes up Langer Heinrich restart

PALADIN Energy has completed the first of a two-part prefeasibility study (PFS1) to assess the restart of its Namibian uranium mine, Langer Heinrich. The company said that it can return to production after a rapid 12-month ramp-up and would require about US$80m to return to production levels of about 5.2mlb pa. The capital would be divided into US$38m needed for plant repair and US$42 needed for working capital. Production could increase to about 6.5mlb pa through expansion of the mine during the ramp-up period, which the company said would target the processing of high and medium-grade ore over a six-year period at an additional cost of $US30m. PFS1 put the mine potentially back in production within 12 months of securing...