by Trevor Barratt | Jan 18, 2022 | News
Mining companies are struggling to find workers to fill specialist roles from engineers to train drivers as COVID-19 travel restrictions between states and a collapse in skilled migration exacerbate the industry’s labour squeeze.While mining job numbers have swelled...
by Trevor Barratt | Jan 18, 2022 | News
The Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the copper industry’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, has welcomed Southwire as its newest partner and has grown to add a further two...
by Trevor Barratt | Jan 18, 2022 | News
Ecuador is estimated to hold a prodigious source of extractable reserves including antimony, copper, iron ore, silver, and world-class gold deposits. It is considered an untapped mineral potential, and geologists believe the country holds as much copper as Peru—the...
by Trevor Barratt | Jan 17, 2022 | News
Kamoa Copper produced 105,884 tonnes of copper concentrate in 2021, exceeding the upper end of the increased guidance range of between 92,500 to 100,000 tonnes. The year-end total was boosted by a monthly production record of 18,853 tonnes achieved in December. The...
by Trevor Barratt | Jan 17, 2022 | News
Environmental protesters demanding the cancelation of plans for lithium mining in western Serbia took to the streets again this weekend, blocking key roads and for the first time a border crossing. Traffic on the Balkan nation’s main north-south highway was halted for...
by Trevor Barratt | Jan 17, 2022 | News
Indonesia’s Minister for State-Owned Enterprises, Erick Thohir, said the trial would represent the first major 5G mining pilot in Southeast AsiaWith its low latency, excellent reliability, and high capacity, 5G is being heralded as a game changer for numerous...