Anglo American plc
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Anglo American Q4 production back up to 95% of 2019 rates
Anglo American copper production increased by 6% to 167,800 tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to 158,800 tonnes for the same period in 2019, largely due to secured access to industrial water at Los Bronces copper mine in…
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ABB works with Anglo American on process automation, software solutions
ABB has provided automation expertise and software solutions, licensing and training for Anglo American Technical Solutions (TS) in Johannesburg, a technical and analytical support centre for the global miner. ABB’s Ability system 800xA was installed at the site for continuous…
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GOLD: Kinross study pegs Lobo-Marte capex at US$1B
TORONTO – Kinross Gold‘s Lobo-Marte gold project in northern Chile could produce a total of 4.5 million oz. gold over a 15-year mine life at an estimated cost of US$995 million, according to a prefeasibility study (PFS) released today. The…
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GOLD: Luminex grows Condor with first Camp resource
VANCOUVER – Luminex Resources has unveiled a maiden resource at its Camp deposit, part of its Condor project in southeast Ecuador, of 11.9 million inferred tonnes grading 2.95 g/t gold equivalent for 1.1 million gold-equivalent oz. Camp contains the highest…
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COVID-19: South African mines to suspend operations for 21 days
On Monday evening, South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown as of midnight on Mar. 26 to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As a result, companies operating mines in the country, such as Anglo American,…
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ENERGY: Hatch, Anglo American, BHP and Fortescue form Green Hydrogen consortium
AUSTRALIA – Hatch, Anglo American, BHP, and Fortescue have formed a Green Hydrogen consortium as part of a move to evaluate using green hydrogen to decarbonize their operations. The consortium will aim to eliminate obstacles around the adoption of green…
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SUSTAINABILITY: World Bank’s supports climate-smart mining
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The World Bank has launched its new Climate-Smart Mining Facility, the first fund dedicated to making mining more sustainable and to reducing its impact on the climate. Funds will be available to support the mining and processing…
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PUMPS: Quellaveco copper mill chooses GIW cyclone feed units
PERU – GIW Industries has been selected for the delivery of four MDX 600 cyclone feed pumps for the Quellaveco copper project in Peru. The mine is owned 60% by Anglo American and 40% by Mitsubishi. GIW won the order…
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COPPER: Anglo American floats solar farm on tailings at Los Bronces
CHILE – Anglo American has installed 256 photovoltaic panels that float on the tailings containment pond at its Los Bronces complex. This pilot project is expected to generate 150 MWh/year from 256 photovoltaic cells. The mine is located 65 km…
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DRILLS: Anglo American orders Epiroc for new mine in Peru
STOCKHOLM – Epiroc AB has been awarded a significant order from Anglo American for its new copper mine in Peru. The miner has ordered multiple drill rigs and related equipment to be used at its new Quellaveco open pit copper…
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Anglo American has its eye on Angola
Commodities giant Anglo American (LON:AAL) has applied for exploration concessions to explore for base metals in Angola. “We believe there is geological potential in Angola and have noted with interest the recent changes, including the release of a new Mining Code and…
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BASE METALS: Anglo pulls support from Nautilus’ Solwara 1 project
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A day before its May 8 annual meeting, Anglo American said it is pulling out of the Solwara 1 deep ocean mining project run by Nautilus Minerals of Toronto. Nautilus has held exploration licences for polymetallic…
