by Gordon Barratt | Jun 25, 2021 | News
A Board of Inquiry report into the methane gas explosion at Anglo American’s underground Grosvenor coal mine in central Queensland on May 6, 2020, which left five mineworkers with horrific injuries, has again pointed to the subordination of safety to profit. The...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 25, 2021 | News
Canadian miner B2Gold has formally started international arbitration proceedings over the Menankoto exploration permit, which Mali has refused to extend for another year. The permit forms part of the Anaconda area, about 20 km north of the Fekola mine, which is not...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 25, 2021 | News
Rio Tinto will work with Schneider Electric to develop digital platforms, technologies and solutions to be deployed across its metals and mining supply chain to drive further decarbonisation. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 25, 2021 | News
Hitachi rigid dump truck with trolley line. Image: ABB ABB and Hitachi Construction Machinery have teamed up to develop a zero-emission battery electric rigid dump truck that features in-motion charging. The dump truck will draw power needed from overhead catenary...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 25, 2021 | News
Bravus Mining and Resources has struck first coal at the Carmichael project in Queensland with the company on track for its first export later this year. According to Bravus chief executive officer David Boshoff, the milestone follows more than a decade-long effort to...
