by Gordon Barratt | Feb 18, 2026 | News
US president Donald Trump on 11 February ordered the federal government’s largest energy customer, the US Defense Department, to prioritise coal-fired electricity and secure long-term power purchase agreements with coal plants for military installations,...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 18, 2026 | News
Schlam is reshaping the Hercules truck bed and Barracuda Bucket design from first load to end-of-life recovery. Even something made from solid steel can be stretched. As mines look for new ways to sweat their assets, Schlam is using data-driven strategies to stretch...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 17, 2026 | News
Weir, a global leader in mining technology, has successfully installed China’s largest mill circuit slurry pump. The order includes six WARMAN® MCR® 650 pumps and two WARMAN® MCR® 750 pumps. The site, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), is 5,300 metres above...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 17, 2026 | News
Liberia expects iron-ore output to triple to around 30-million metric tons this year, driven by ArcelorMittal Liberia’s (AML) planned ramp‑up and fresh volumes from new and revived projects, the country’s mines minister has told Reuters. The West African nation...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 17, 2026 | News
BHP’s Australian copper operations are driving record results, with Copper South Australia and Olympic Dam leading production and pushing copper to 51 per cent of underlying EBITDA. “We continue to prosecute our strategy of operational excellence, distinctive social...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 17, 2026 | News
Australian miners are hitting a data wall, forcing a rapid shift from distant cloud processing to local edge computing to drive autonomy, safety and improved environmental outcomes. Modern mine sites are densely instrumented, with sensors and wearables generating vast...
