by Gordon Barratt | Jan 13, 2023 | News
Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill is on its way to becoming the world’s biggest autonomous mine. The major miner has announced that its entire trucking fleet of 96 conventional haul trucks will move to a driverless operation. This is an increase from the 77...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 12, 2023 | News
Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma’aden), the Gulf’s largest miner, said on Wednesday it agreed to form a joint venture with the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund to invest in mining assets globally. Ma’aden will own 51% in the venture while the Public...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 12, 2023 | News
Vision Blue Resources CEO and cofounder Mick Davis will be appointed chairperson of Serra Verde Brazil rare earth element (REE) company Serra Verde is fully funded to advance its Brazil mining and processing operation to production, with a $150-mllion investment by...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 12, 2023 | News
Trafigura CEO Jeremy Weir Geopolitical shocks could trigger a surge in metals prices because the market has never been tighter, according to Trafigura Group. “We could be pushed into extreme price levels,” Jeremy Weir, the commodity trader’s chief executive...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 12, 2023 | News
Atlas Copco’s electric E-Air compressor inside one of the tunnels. Between two of India’s biggest cities, a new and fast connection road is being built: the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. The new connection road will guarantee a safer route for commuters and decreases travel...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 12, 2023 | News
Troy McDonald and Brett Baker. Two former BHP executives have created an app that allows workers to share safety and equipment information across the sector. The Australian-developed app has been named Torqn and went live in late December 2022....
