Oniqua MRO Analytics www.oniqua.com, the leading provider of analytics-based MRO optimization solutions for asset-intensive organizations, today announced that Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco), has chosen Oniqua Analytics Solution (OAS) to optimize its inventory management activities across its mining operations in Chile.
Santa Fe Gold Corporation SFEG +5.70% is pleased to report it has declared the beginning of commercial production at its Summit silver-gold mine in southwest New Mexico.
Canadian base-metals miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX:HBM)(NYSE:HBM), rose the capital cost estimated of its giant Constancia copper project in Peru by about 50% to $1.5 billion, mentioning both scope changes and inflation as reasons.
Argentinian gold and silver miner, Extorre Gold Mines (TSX:XG), announced a preliminary economic assessment showing their Cerro Moro gold-silver project producing 848,000 ounces of gold and 47.2 million ounces of silver.
Said Donghai Yu, Chief Executive Officer of China Carbon: "For the year, our sales of these products rose 211 percent and 68 percent, respectively, and both products provided us with higher margins than our other business segment, graphite electrodes."
Galaxy has spent the last 18 months searching the world for a high quality, undeveloped lithium brine deposit and we believe Lithium One's Sal de Vida lithium-potash project in Argentina fits that criterion. The Sal de Vida brine chemistry is highly favourable, with high levels of lithium and potash and low levels of magnesium and sulphate impurities.
Ian Ashby, BHP Billiton's Iron Ore President, is stepping aside after 25 years with the world's biggest miner.
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) commends Ottawa's commitment to modernize federal environmental review processes, highlighted in today's federal budget announcement, while expressing disappointment regarding the announced phased elimination of the Mineral Exploration and Development Tax Credit.
The wedding reception is said to have included live performances by pop stars for the enjoyment of the more than 1,000 guests who stayed at the Ritz Carlton, Marriott, and Hilton 5-star hotels and were flown in on three chartered jets. The bride’s dowry was 6 Ferrari sports cars.
A proposal for a large underground copper mine in Minnesota reached a milestone last week.