Ravenswood Gold has agreed to install a purpose-built PhotonAssay facility from Chrysos Corporation at its namesake gold mine in Queensland, facilitating faster, safer, more accurate gold analysis.
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Barrick unable to confirm Porgera restart
Barrick Gold chief executive officer Mark Bristow has shown urgency to restart the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea, ahead of a meeting with the country's Prime Minister.
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Barrick improves EoM reconciliation through autonomous LiDAR tech
Mobile LiDAR scanner Hovermap has demonstrated autonomous flight through a 150-metre high stope, allowing Barrick Gold to accurately assess stope stock volumes without risking the safety of personnel.
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Blasting expert a title-holder in the exports hall of fame
Blast Movement Technologies has developed a blast-proof sensor that can accurately measure the impact of a blast movement. Australian Mining speaks with chief executive Jacques Janse about the technology.
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Thousands of workers to lose jobs at Barrick’s Porgera mine
Barrick Gold has flagged massive job losses at the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea after the country's government refused to extend a mining lease at the site in April.
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Deals in metals and mining boosted by Super Pit sale
The value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals in Australia’s metals and mining industry reached US$3.37 billion ($5.2bn) in Q4 2019.
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Better partnerships, the social investor lead 2020 Deloitte trends
For many years mining companies have been urged to improve how they collaborate in the industry and their supply chain through joint ventures and partnerships.
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Australian gold production drops from all-time highs
Australia’s gold mine output in the September quarter declined by five per cent to 78 tonnes, according to Melbourne-based mining experts, Surbiton Associates.
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Saracen cashed up for Super Pit buy
Saracen Mineral Holdings has secured funding that it needs to acquire Barrick Gold's 50 per cent interest in the Super Pit gold mine in Western Australia for $US750 million ($1.1 billion).
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Saracen swoops on Barrick stake in Super Pit for $1.1bn
Saracen Mineral Holdings has emerged as the successful bidder for Barrick Gold’s 50 per cent interest in the Super Pit gold mine in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
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Overcoming automation anxiety in future workforces
Andy Ewe speaks with Global Mining Guidelines chair Michelle Ash about a technology-related question that persists in mining circles – will the robots take our jobs?
The advent of automation
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Barrick signals major gold discovery outside Newmont Goldcorp JV
Barrick Gold has flagged a significant gold discovery that could deliver at least one more Tier 1 gold mine at its Goldrush-Fourmile project in Nevada.
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Acquisitions key to surviving amid shortage of discoveries
Acquisition is the way to survival as major new greenfields discoveries appear to have dried up, according to PCF Capital principal Liam Twigger.
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Northern Star puts deal on table for Echo buyout
Northern Star Resources is set to acquire the stake it does not already own in Echo Resources for up to $193 million.
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Barrick reveals Northern Star as Super Pit bidder
Barrick Gold has come clean about bidding for its stake in the Super Pit gold mine in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, revealing that Northern Star Resources is amongst the frontrunners.
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Swick awarded three-year extension with gold JV
Swick Mining Services has been awarded a three-year contract extension at the Nevada Gold Mines Joint Venture (JV) in the United States, expanding the contractor's work in hand to $353 million over three continents.
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Components Only sets sights on key mining hubs abroad
Rapidly growing Australian business Components Only is establishing offices in the high-profile mining regions of Chile and Mongolia.
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Acacia Mining criticises Barrick Gold takeover plans
Acacia Mining has offered a barbed response regarding Barrick Gold’s intention to purchase the remaining shares that it does not already own of the company.
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Barrick drops bid for Newmont as companies enter JV
Barrick Gold and Newmont have agreed to form a joint venture (JV) at their Nevada, United States-based operations for a combined $5 billion in value over a 20-year period.
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Newmont rejects $25bn Barrick takeover bid
Barrick Gold’s hostile $US18 billion ($24.8 billion) takeover offer for Newmont Mining has hit its first hurdle after being unanimously rejected by the target.
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