by Gordon Barratt | Mar 16, 2026 | News
BHP has begun construction of a sixth car dumper at its Nelson Point iron ore port operations in Western Australia, marking one of the company’s largest port infrastructure projects to date. The new facility forms part of BHP’s $1.4 billion Port Debottlenecking...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 16, 2026 | News
As the missiles rained down on Doha and the rest of the Gulf, Qatar declared force majeure on gas exports. That was more than a week ago, with early estimates indicating it may take as long as a month for production volumes to go back to normal. With another week...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 13, 2026 | Featured, News
With a versatile design offering efficient operation for a range of tasks, the new Cat® 6015 hydraulic mining shovel boasts significant design enhancements that increase machine uptime, operating efficiency, and improve durability and serviceability, resulting in...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 13, 2026 | News
Brazilian mining company Vale said on Thursday it produced 26.3-million metric tons of iron ore in 2025 from materials previously classified as waste or tailings, more than double the 12.7-million tons produced this way a year earlier. The volume exceeded the...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 13, 2026 | News
Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to boost the coal industry, coal is forecast to generate less electricity this year than last. The U.S. Department of Energy forecasts a decline in coal generation of 7% this year as renewables, especially solar, gain ground....
