by Gordon Barratt | Jul 1, 2020 | News
Queensland Coal comprises the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC) assets in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland, Australia. Source: BHP BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is set to introduce 34 autonomous trucks at the Daunia coal mine in central...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 1, 2020 | News
Semi-autonomous Cat D11T dozers remotely operated from a command centre. Image: Pure Gold Films Wolff Mining has implemented its semi-autonomous tractor system (SATS) technology in a world-first application into a mining production environment. One operator remotely...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 1, 2020 | News
Rio Tinto has added a new group executive role to tackle future priorities, including strategy, technology and climate change. The role of group executive for strategy and development will be assumed by Peter Toth, who will lead Rio Tinto’s portfolio transformation,...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 30, 2020 | News
The European Union needs to transform its coal-mining regions into the source of minerals for clean technology, such as cobalt and rare earths, if it is to meet its climate goals and curb import reliance, a senior official said on Monday. The European Union has long...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 30, 2020 | News
Copper is poised for its best quarter since 2010, helped by optimism over a stronger-than-expected demand rebound in top consumer China and mounting supply concerns in South America. The metal used in everything from automobiles to electronics has surged 21% this...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 30, 2020 | News
The Kanowna Belle operations. Image: Northern Star Resources Northern Star Resources has experienced a 3.3-magnitude earthquake at the Kanowna Belle underground gold mine in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Northern Star evacuated all workers from the...
