by Gordon Barratt | Mar 15, 2023 | News
Epiroc has secured its biggest ever automation order to convert Roy Hill’s mixed fleet of haul trucks to driverless operation, making it the world’s largest single autonomous mine. Epiroc announced the Roy Hill project with ASI Mining in January and has now...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 14, 2023 | News
Zimbabwe’s ban on lithium ore exports has resulted in stockpiles of the key battery metal building up in the southern African country. The ban – introduced by the government last December in a bid to encourage local processing of the metal – has resulted in...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 14, 2023 | News
ASX-listed Burgundy Diamonds has struck a $136-million deal to acquire the Ekati diamond mine, in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Burgundy on Tuesday announced that it had entered into an agreement with Artic Canadian Holdings to acquire all of the common shares of...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 14, 2023 | News
Epiroc continues to march toward a greener mining industry with the announcement that its autonomous drill rigs have successfully drilled holes totalling over 41 million metres. The feat was achieved by the company’s Pit Viper surface drill rigs, which have reduced...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 14, 2023 | News
Fortescue Metals handed down a slew of redundancies last week, in a move that could see the company reach its clean energy goals sooner. While the major miner didn’t comment on the number of job cuts made last week, one source told the Australian...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 14, 2023 | News
Rio Tinto has officially turned soil at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia, the crown jewel in 2022 takeover of Turquoise Hill. Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene joined Rio Tinto chief executive Jakub Stausholm on-site to celebrate the...
