by Gordon Barratt | Nov 30, 2022 | News
Rio Tinto is planning to invest a further $600 million in renewable energy assets in the Pilbara as part of the company’s efforts to decarbonise its Western Australian iron ore operations. The investment will fund the construction of two 100MW solar power facilities...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 29, 2022 | News
Wheel loaders are widely used as an earth mover in many applications which are subjected to continuous extreme loads and displacements, loading fragmented rock, hauling the material through narrow tunnels, and dumping it for further transport on trucks or hoist...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 29, 2022 | News
The London Metal Exchange has defended its controversial decision to cancel billions of dollars of nickel trades in March as necessary to avoid a $20-billion margin call that would have sent the market into a “death spiral.” The exchange on Monday provided its most...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 29, 2022 | News
Precious and battery metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater has announced that it will proceed with construction of the Kokkola lithium hydroxide refinery, on the west coast of Finland, as part of the overall Keliber lithium project. This follows after Sibanye increased...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 29, 2022 | News
Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond will spend up to $105-million next year on the underground expansion of its Karowe mine, in Botswana. In its 2023 operating guidance, the company says that its focus will be predominantly on shaft sinking activities, along with the...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 29, 2022 | News
LIMA – MMG resumed copper production at its Las Bambas mine in Peru after a protest was lifted, a source close to the company said on Monday, but added that transportation of the metal to port remained blocked by a separate conflict. Las Bambas...
