Rio Tinto zeroes in on Minu copper plans
Rio Tinto plans to reach first production at the Winu copper-gold project in Western Australia in 2023, and is progressing discussions with the Traditional Owners to achieve this. The company continues drilling and geophysical testing on site, on top of nearly 140...
Rio Tinto in the hunt for Nicaraguan metals
Rio Tinto has inked an agreement with Calibre Mining for the Borosi gold-silver-copper projects in northeast Nicaragua. The Borosi concessions include the mothballed La Luz-Siuna mine, the Santa Maria gold-silver project and the primavera gold-copper porphyry project....
NQ Minerals inks Beaconsfield gold mine deal
NQ Minerals plans to restart the Beaconsfield gold mine after signing a $2 million deal for the high-grade Tasmanian site. The new deal is just one of many recent additions to Australia’s recent gold mining boom. “As from today, NQ and its engineering consultant teams...
New Century zinc mine hits full potential
New Century Resources has reached full plant capacity at its Century zinc mine in Queensland after receiving an upgrade to its rougher circuit. With improvements to the rougher circuit’s slurry commissioning under the upgrade, New Century is expecting to boost its...
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