by Gordon Barratt | Nov 14, 2024 | News
Komatsu has introduced its new WA700-8 wheel loaders, offering improvements in performance, efficiency and operator comfort. Compared to the previous WA700-3 model, the WA700-8 delivers up to eight per cent more gross power and 15 per cent more torque, a six...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 14, 2024 | News
State-owned Russian Railways’ (RZD) 13.8% freight tariff hike, effective Dec. 1, is likely to squeeze thermal coal exporters’ profit margins, boost offer prices at the ports and increase logistics costs for buyers willing to shoulder the higher price,...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 13, 2024 | News
The Weir Group PLC (Weir), a global mining technology leader, has been awarded contractsto supply its market-leading WARMAN® slurry pumps and CAVEX® hydrocyclones to Teck’sHighland Valley Copper (HVC) Mine Life Extension (MLE) project in Canada.Teck’s Highland Valley...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 13, 2024 | News
Australia’s Vulcan Energy Resources said it had received 100-million euros ($106.42-million) in funding from the German economy ministry for its renewable energy plant in Landau, Germany. The Vulcan HEAT4LANDAU project is for generating renewable...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 13, 2024 | News
Activists who dispute the severity of climate change enjoyed cachet in Donald Trump’s first administration and salivated over the prospect of his return to the White House. Now that he’s won, they’ve delivered a wish list to his transition team. At the top of their...