Newmont Goldcorp Corporation, listed on the NYSE and TSX, has announced that the Ahafo Mill Expansion in Ghana has achieved commercial production, on schedule and within its budget of approximately US$175 million. Combined with the Subika Underground, which was successfully completed in November 2018, the mill expansion is expected to increase Ahafo’s average annual gold production to between 550 000 and 650 000 ounces per year through 2024, while lowering life-of-mine processing costs.

Robert Friedland and Yufeng ‘Miles’ Sun, Co-Chairmen of TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines, have announced that Mark Farren, formerly Ivanhoe’s Executive Vice President, Operations, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Joint Venture.

ASX-listed Theta Gold Mines (TGM) reports it has secured a quality, second-hand 2,5 MW ball mill for R5,5 million for the Theta gold project near Pilgrim’s Rest in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The mill can process up to 820 kt/a and, says TGM, can readily accommodate future mining expansions.

Shanta Gold, listed on AIM, has reported positive surface exploration drilling results from its ongoing exploration programmes within its existing mining licences at the New Luika Gold Mine (NLGM) in the Lupa goldfield of south-western Tanzania.

The Minerals Council South Africa has formally launched the Khumbul’ekhaya initiative, a CEO-led strategy on health and safety, developed and led by the Minerals Council CEO Zero Harm Forum. The aim of the initiative is to drive and sustain the mining industry’s pursuit of Zero Harm, with a particular emphasis on eliminating fatalities.