Articles By Section: Mine of the Month
Bolivia’s silver standard
Perhaps unexpectedly, one of the largest and newest world-class mining operations can be found in southern Bolivia
Cross examined
Carly Lovejoy visited Scottish Coal's Broken Cross site to find out about the newest additions to the largest open-cast mining fleet in the UKAncient to modern
Centamin Egypt Ltd is close to reaching full production at Sukari, Egypt’s first modern gold mine, in the country’s eastern desertLumwana lights up
To coincide with the official opening of Equinox Minerals’ Lumwana mine on April 17, Richard Thompson reviews the operationGuinea's bauxite bonanza
Russia’s UC Rusal operates one of the world’s most successful and longest running thin-layer surface mining operations in Guinea, using a fleet of Wirtgen miners in bauxite exploitationCortez Hills – the latest chapter
While output from its Pipeline mine is now on the wane, Barrick Gold has ambitious plans to make Cortez its Nevada number one. Simon Walker went there to find out moreKittila - Worth its weight in gold
Carly Lovejoy visited Agnico-Eagle’s Kittila gold mine in Finland as it gears up for full productionBingham invests in the future
Simon Walker reports on Kennecott Utah Copper’s plans for Bingham Canyon, one of the world’s most important copper producersMine of the Month Minto
Sherwood Copper's Minto mine is ashowcase for the Yukon mining and explorationindustry. Minto is a high-gradeopen-pit copper-gold mine, developed ontime and on budget a major accomplishmentconsidering its location, 240km northwest ofWhitehorse in the Yukon. The development time wasonly 28 months from acquisition in June 2005 untilthe start of commercial production in October 2007.The open-pit mine, which originally produced1,560t/d, is now in its third phase of expansion to3,200t/d and is reviewing a fourth phase to reach 4,000-5,000t/d within the next year.REGIONAL NEWS
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