by Trevor Barratt | Jan 13, 2022 | News
Rio Tinto has placed an order with Wabtec for four FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives to support operations in Pilbara, Western Australia.The order forms part of Rio Tinto’s strategy to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions at its operations by 50% by 2030.As...
by Trevor Barratt | Jan 13, 2022 | News
Coal-fired plants will account for about 85% of total U.S. power capacity scheduled for retirement this year with natural gas and renewables taking a greater share of the supply, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a recent statement.U.S. power plant...
by Trevor Barratt | Jan 13, 2022 | News
Swedish networking and telecommunications supplier Ericsson and mapping and geolocation data company HERE Technologies teamed up to develop services for the global mining industry. The partnership was announced during the CES technology event in Las Vegas and is...
by Trevor Barratt | Jan 13, 2022 | News
China, the largest importer in the global manganese ore market, is strengthening its control over the high-purity manganese sector used in electric car batteries. Chinese manganese producers have merged into a conglomerate enabling the country to influence prices and...
by Trevor Barratt | Jan 13, 2022 | News
Barrick Gold, which owns Mali’s biggest gold mine complex Loulo-Gounkoto, said in a recent statement its mines in the country have “thus far not been affected” by sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas).The...
