by Gordon Barratt | Jul 20, 2020 | News
Zambia’s Mines Minister Richard Musukwa has rejected Glencore subsidiary Mopani Copper Mines’ (MCM) proposal to suspend operations due to low copper prices as a result of the interruptions to transportation and supply chains caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. According...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 17, 2020 | News
Mining major Rio Tinto has reported increased production across most of its commodity portfolios for the second quarter ended June. Pilbara iron-ore production was up 7% on the previous quarter, to 83.2-million tonnes, with shipments up by 19% in the same period to...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 17, 2020 | News
The EX3600-7 excavator. Image: Hitachi Construction Machinery Hitachi Construction Machinery plans to run verification tests to develop remote-controlled autonomous ultra-large hydraulic excavators. This will commence at an Australian mine starting July next year....
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 17, 2020 | News
Image: Adani. Adani has started excavation work at the Carmichael open cut coal project in Queensland this week by removing layers of overburden above coal seams. Newly-appointed chief executive officer David Boshoff said beginning the box-cut work was a key milestone...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 17, 2020 | News
The Koodaideri project. Image: Rio Tinto Rio Tinto anticipates that its production ramp up at the Koodaideri iron ore project in Western Australia will occur in early 2022. The company received the delivery of its first significant structural component for the...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 17, 2020 | News
China is taking another step to consolidate its coal industry with plans to merge three firms that could form the country’s third-biggest miner. Shanxi province, the No. 2 coal producing region, is preparing to restructure three of its state-owned firms, according to...
