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Mining operations news covers daily activity and long-term performance across global mining sites. From production increases and safety protocols to equipment upgrades and infrastructure projects, this section brings on-the-ground updates that define operational success. Learn how mines are adapting to labor challenges, automation, ESG standards, and local regulations. Whether you’re tracking gold extraction in Nevada or lithium production in Argentina, this category delivers site-specific insight for operators, engineers, analysts, and supply chain professionals. Explore related topics in Mining Technology, Mining Safety, and Metals Prices.

Gold • Dec 29, 2021

Osisko Mining Inc. Increased Covid-19 Testing

One Canadian gold miner has virtually shut down its Arctic activities due to increased infections from the omicron strain of COVID-19, which is threatening to postpone…

Market Intelligence • Dec 21, 2021

2022: What Does the Mining Sector Promise!

In 2021, the mining industry was hampered by supply chain interruptions and production halts caused by pandemics. The epidemic has cast doubt on global integration's inevitability…

Mining Operations • Nov 30, 2021

Omicron, Sars-Cov-2 Variant Daily Case Count

As the most mutated SARS-CoV-2 variant to emerge so far, Omicron is linked to a cluster of cases in South Africa and is now spreading worldwide.…

Mining Operations • Oct 26, 2021

Canadian Coast Guard Reported Tug Boat

After a cargo ship carrying more than 50 tons of mining chemicals caught fire off the western coast of Canada, sixteen crew members had to be…

Mining Operations • Oct 25, 2021

Automation and digitalization in mining need

Historically conservative business, mining is witnessing a technological change of unprecedented proportions. The advent of COVID-19 has also accelerated widespread trends,including the deployment of automation technologies,…

Gold • Oct 19, 2021

Guanacevi Mine Produced 2.1 Million Silver

Due to record production at the Guanacevi mine, Endeavour Silver Corporation produced 2.1 million silver equivalent ounces in the third quarter, a 22 percent increase over…

Mining Operations • Oct 12, 2021

Rio Tinto’s Perth Airport vaccination clinics

MELBOURNE, Australia: Rio Tinto’s vaccination hub at Perth Airport has opened today, enabling fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in the mining industry to easily access COVID-19 vaccination…

Gold • Sep 23, 2021

12 Workers Were Underground At The Time Of The

Workers from two gold mines near the epicenter of Victoria Australia’s 5.9-magnitude earthquake have been safely transported to the surface, according to two companies. The State…

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