The global coal industry may have to shed nearly one-million jobs by 2050, even without any further pledges to phase out fossil fuels, with China and India facing the biggest losses, research showed on Tuesday. Hundreds of labour-intensive mines are expected to close...
Byrnecut Australia has ordered a fleet of Epiroc Minetruck MT65 S haulers for its Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia. Epiroc said the MT65 S is the world’s highest payload underground truck in the field, and valued the order at SEK$130...
Rio Tinto has committed a second donation to the Australia-Japan Innovation Fund (AJIF). Rio Tinto’s latest commitment will bring its total pledges since 2018 to about $5 million in operating costs and research grants. The AJIF, formerly known as the...
Research company BMI has revised its average copper price forecast for the year to $8 550/t, down from $8 800/t previously. Prices in the year-to-date as at September 19 averaged $8 628/t. BMI says the dollar strength and market fears of another US Federal...
A new Singapore-based commodities exchange, preparing to roll-out a futures contract for nickel used in electric vehicles (EVs), also aims to add contracts for other metals used in EV batteries, executives told Reuters. The Abaxx Commodities Exchange executives...
BHP is set to receive three new high-capacity cone crushers from Mesto at its Mount Whaleback iron ore mine in the Pilbara. “The MP800 cone crushers will replace the long-serving MP cone crushers,” Metso mining and crushers vice president Vinicius Vilela said....
