Project and operations update
Lane receives final acceptance for Texas 183A Phase III extension
The Williamson County toll-road extension includes approximately 8.5 kilometres of roadway and 17 bridge crossings.
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GUPCO and SLB sign 1,035-square-kilometre Gulf of Suez seismic survey
The Egyptian ministry says an ocean-bottom-node survey in GUPCO concession areas is due to start next month and is intended to refine exploration targeting.
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Syrian Electricity Company replaces 30 MW transformer at Damascus’s Midan 2 substation
The utility says the new 66/20 kV transformer replaces an ageing unit after industrial users reported low voltage in the area served by the substation.
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Egypt reports gas-bearing intervals in Chevron-led Nargis 2 appraisal well
The Ministry of Petroleum says the offshore appraisal well encountered extensions of previously identified gas-bearing layers and an additional interval, while evaluation of the 2022 discovery continues.
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Strike action begins at Teck’s Highland Valley Copper mine in British Columbia
Teck said operations were continuing at reduced capacity after union strike action began at Highland Valley Copper on October 24.
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Webuild reports final station breakthrough on Lima Metro Line 4 section
TBM Micaela reached Carmen de la Legua, a future interchange with Line 2; further shaft work remains before dismantling.
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Alkane reports September-quarter gold and antimony output with site works advancing
Alkane reported 40,740 gold-equivalent ounces, ongoing Tomingley road works and underground development at Björkdal in its 23 October quarterly release.
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Flamanville lifts preventive measures after Storm Austen checks
EDF ended the preventive support and mobilisation plan at Flamanville at 17:41 on 23 October after weather improved and site inspections confirmed safety conditions.
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Bonaparte CCS enters FEED after storage declaration; INPEX agrees stake purchase
The offshore Northern Territory carbon storage project moved into front-end engineering design, with INPEX’s interest set to rise subject to approvals.
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New Found Gold’s revised Queensway study raises projected returns and measured resource
A revised preliminary assessment models a phased mine and mill plan for the Newfoundland gold project, while the company cautions that no reserves are defined.
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Nicola Mining reports processing and operating updates at Merritt Mill
Nicola Mining described completed third-party stockpile processing and updates on feed, assays and its precious-metals operations in British Columbia.
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Sentinel starts first aircore drilling at Menzies West gold project
The Western Australian explorer began a maiden program testing whether historical surface gold anomalies extend into weathered bedrock.
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Talisman plans November Sheepyard drilling as quarter report recaps July results
Talisman’s quarterly update describes gold-bearing aircore results, follow-up drilling plans and post-quarter work at its New South Wales projects.
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Whitehaven production grows as export terminal outages defer coal sales
Whitehaven reported higher September-quarter run-of-mine production, while loading disruptions at two export terminals pushed some sales into the following quarter.
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Zenith completes Stage 3 expansion at Newmont’s Tanami power station
The remote mine power project reached completion with new Wärtsilä and Jenbacher generating sets installed at Dead Bullock Soak.
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RFI moves Rimini underpass completion target to June 2027 after utility clashes
The rail infrastructure manager says newly identified underground service conflicts and earlier delays have shifted the Viale Principe Amedeo accessibility works from March to the end of June 2027.
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L&T dispatches eighth steam generator for India's 700 MWe reactor programme
The Hazira-manufactured component was dispatched three months ahead of its contractual delivery schedule, according to L&T.
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Azincourt reports preliminary uranium readings from two more Labrador drill holes
The company reported radiometric-equivalent uranium readings from holes at Snegamook, while laboratory assays remain pending.
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Golfech unit 2 returns to France’s national grid after control-system fault
EDF reconnected Golfech nuclear unit 2 at 11:05 on 22 October, following checks after an automatic shutdown triggered by a control-system equipment malfunction on 14 October.
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Fenix reports Beebyn hub transition as reserve supports staged output plan
Fenix reported the start of mining at Beebyn W10, a new hub reserve and lower quarterly shipments during its September-quarter transition.