by Gordon Barratt | Sep 23, 2020 | News
A Bortana electric vehicle. IGO has collaborated with Barminco to complete a pilot of a battery electric light vehicle (BELV) at its Nova operation in Western Australia. The company selected a Safescape Bortana BELV, which was built on the chassis of a diesel-powered...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 23, 2020 | News
Besides working in Pennsylvania, Texas Mineral Resources also processes rare earths at the Round Top project in Texas, pictured here. (Image courtesy of USA Rare Earth). The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technical Laboratory announced that it has...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 23, 2020 | News
Despite a long-term trend of coal power plant closures, and dented energy demand more recently due to the coronavirus crisis, upside for coal has been materializing in the US as gas-fired generators reacted to higher prices in the summer months and coal regained some...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 22, 2020 | News
Aerial picture of Kakula’s initial 3.8-million-tonne-a-year processing plant under construction. Toronto-listed Ivanhoe Mines is accelerating its Kamoa-Kakula expansion in the Democratic Republic of Congo to prepare for an expected surge in copper demand that...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 22, 2020 | News
Royalty and streaming company Maverix Metals will acquire 11 gold royalties of Newmont Gold assets located in Mexico, the US, Canada and Guatemala for $90-million, comprising $75-million in an upfront payment and the balance once certain production milestones are...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 22, 2020 | News
Auto-mate can connect to any asset at a mine operation, regardless of its brands age or type of asset. Image: Auto-mate. Bis has announced a joint venture with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to launch mining technology company Auto-mate. The company’s automation...
