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Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia are developing proposals for cooperation in mining as Tashkent seeks foreign investment to expand mineral production and domestic processing.

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An iron ore mine doesn’t happen overnight. From the initial discovery to the first shipment, it can take 10 to 16 years.

It starts with discovery, when geologists map, sample, and drill to find a deposit worth pursuing. Most prospects never make it past this point. Next comes resource definition, when studies establish how much ore is present, whether it can be mined profitably, and what approvals are needed.

Then it’s time to build, with the pit, processing plant, roads, rail, and camps constructed once funding and approvals are secured. Finally, production begins, and the mine can keep running for decades.

Behind every steel beam, bridge, and building is a process that can take longer than many people spend in a single job.

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Screening equipment could play a greater role in mining plant productivity than traditionally recognised.

Finnish industrial firm Metso says effective screening extends beyond particle size classification.

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@Orbit_Resources $OBT has kicked off a four-hole, 1,000m diamond drilling program at its Goodrich porphyry prospect in New South Wales, targeting lateral and down-dip extensions of the interpreted monzonite porphyry.

Funded by joint venture partner @GPSMetals $GPS under an earn-in agreement, the program is testing the porphyry’s extent and continuity with historical copper-gold intercepts, with first assays expected in the March quarter of 2027.

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@anax_metals $ANX is drilling four follow-up holes at its Mons Cupri deposit in Western Australia after intersecting a potential new zinc-lead-silver lens outside the current mineral resource.

The company is using downhole surveys to help target the largely untested plunge and define the new lens as it builds the case for the Whim Creek Copper-Zinc Project restart.

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