Care and maintenance

Buenaventura Announces Fourth Quarter 2023 Results for Production and Volume Sold per Metal

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Mining, Minerals, Natural Resources, Sumitomo Corporation, Copper, Zinc, Care and maintenance, Lead, Metal, Acholla, Gold, Public expenditure, Silver, Rosario, Santa Fe, Cerro Verde, Partnership

Increased silver grades within scheduled 2024 mining areas will partially offset the expected processing volume decrease, with an increased silver production relative to 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Increased silver grades within scheduled 2024 mining areas will partially offset the expected processing volume decrease, with an increased silver production relative to 2023.
  • Orcopampa: 2023 gold production slightly exceeded guidance, as ore extracted during the 4Q23 had higher than anticipated gold grades.
  • Coimolache: 2023 gold production exceeded guidance, as optimized leach pad space enabled higher-than-planned volumes of ore treated during 4Q23.
  • 2023 lead and zinc production surpassed guidance while silver production underperformed guidance due to a short-term planning adjustment and to prioritize processing higher value ore production at Yumpag.

Government of Canada awards new contracts to advance clean-up of Faro Mine

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Tetra, Movement, Pond, First Nations, Environmental monitoring, Care and maintenance, Kaska Nation, Selkirk First Nation, Government, EMS, Engineering, Contract, Golder Associates, Photogrammetry, Kaska Dena, Safety, Water, Ross River Dena Council, Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Groundwater, Eurest Support Services, Employment, Time, Fishery, Construction, Civil engineering

Spanning over 25 square kilometres, it is now the site of one of the most complex abandoned mine remediation projects in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • Spanning over 25 square kilometres, it is now the site of one of the most complex abandoned mine remediation projects in Canada.
  • In February 2022, the Main Construction Management and Care and Maintenance services contract was awarded to Parsons Inc .
  • The Main Construction Manager and Care and Maintenance services contractor will work alongside a number of other contractors engaged by Canada.
  • These contracts and standing offer include: Environmental Monitoring Services (EMS), Remediation Plan Design and Support Services (RPDSS), Regulatory Support Services and Geotechnical Support Services.

Voisey’s Bay Mine awarded Miner of the Year

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Care and maintenance, Long Harbour, Safety, Workforce, Health, Vale, LTI, COVID-19, Metallurgy, NL, Travers, GLOBE, Newfoundland and Labrador, CIM, Oil

Vales Voiseys Bay Mine has been working on the simultaneous development of two underground mines, while continuing operations of mining from the Ovoid.

Key Points: 
  • Vales Voiseys Bay Mine has been working on the simultaneous development of two underground mines, while continuing operations of mining from the Ovoid.
  • The mine expansion in Voiseys Bay will extend the life of mine until at least 2035 and provides for continuity of operations at the Long Harbour Processing Plant.
  • This award also recognizes that the Voiseys Bay Mine Expansion (VBME) project team have had zero Lost Time Injuries (LTI) on the project since it started.
  • Additionally, Vale is awarded the 2021 Miner of the Year for its health and safety contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sierra Metals Announces 30 Day Suspension of Its Mexican Mining Operations in Accordance With the Government Suspension of Non-essential Activities to Contain the Advancement of the COVID-19 Virus in Mexico

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Mining, Minerals, Natural Resources, Contents, Car suspension, Mining, Care and maintenance

This suspension includes all mining activities from March 30th to April 30th, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • This suspension includes all mining activities from March 30th to April 30th, 2020.
  • Our Cusi Mine is being placed on care and maintenance and employees will remain at home.
  • The Company has operating flexibility at Yauricocha in Peru and has been running at Normal levels in Mexico up until the suspension.
  • We continue to evaluate every option at all three operations and are suspending guidance until a complete review of operations is completed.