BHP has started environmental processing to have the transport at its Escondida copper mine in Chile transitioned to an electric trolley system. The Big Australian will invest around $US250 million ($371.6 million) in the project at Escondida, which it owns in a joint...
After a successful trial at the Iron Bridge mine, Epiroc and Fortescue are set to bring the autonomous SmartROC D65 MKII to Fortescue’s Solomon Hub. Epiroc and Fortescue first formed an automation partnership in 2021, which involved Epiroc trialling the autonomous...
Chilean copper mining giant Codelco’s output continued to decline year-on-year in the first half of 2024 but should tick up in the second half of this year, the chairman of the State-run miner, Pacheco said he did not expect to adjust this year’s copper...
France’s Eramet aims to start production at its new Centenario lithium plant in Argentina in November and ramp up to 24 000 metric tons of battery grade lithium by mid-2025, it said on Wednesday after starting the final test phase at the plant. The $870-million...
The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) has highlighted the launch of a new platinum alloy named Inoveo Platinum, which it believes has the potential to transform platinum jewellery design and manufacturing. Established by Platinum Guild International...
