First bar poured at Côté Gold

Canadian-based miner IAMGOLD has completed its first gold pour at the Côté Gold mine in the Sudbury District of Ontario, less than 90 days since the start of pre-commissioning activities.  “This achievement represents the culmination of over 15 million hours of work over four years of construction – an incredible effort for the team on the ground as the project…

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IAMGOLD moves forward with autonomous Pit Viper fleet

IAMGOLD has agreed to purchase five autonomous Pit Viper drill rigs from Epiroc Canada to work at its Côté Gold project in the Sudbury District of Ontario. It marks the first fully autonomous fleet of Pit Viper rigs on Canadian soil. “The autonomous Pit Viper fleet has a strong reputation for reliability and this recent agreement shows our shared commitment…

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