by Gordon Barratt | Dec 6, 2021 | News
The Mount Arthur coal mine. Image: BHP BHP has had its vaccine mandate overturned by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) at the Mt Arthur coal mine in New South Wales, with a recommendation to consult the workforce before reconsidering. On October 6, the major miner...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 3, 2021 | News
A Siberian mining region began three days of mourning on Friday after officials said 52 people died in a coal mine accident and a rescue effort ended in tragedy. Police in Siberia arrested two safety inspectors suspected of criminal negligence as Russia’s coal...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 3, 2021 | News
Copper mining giant Freeport-McMoRan is converting its fleet of diesel trucks and other machinery to electric or hydrogen power, a transition required to fight climate change even though the costs are not yet known, CEO Richard Adkerson said in an interview at the...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 3, 2021 | News
Image: Sandvik Sandvik has agreed to acquire Deswik for digital mine planning software and announced a new Digital Mining Technologies business area within its Mining and Rock Solutions business. Deswik is an Australian developer of mobile applications to enable more...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 3, 2021 | News
Downer has completed the sale of Otraco, its tyre management solutions business, to Bridgestone Mining Solutions for an enterprise value of $79 million. Bridgestone’s acquisition of Otraco is part of a strategic growth investment to accelerate the global expansion of...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 3, 2021 | News
Golden Point underground mine at the OceanaGold Macraes operation in the South Island of New Zealand has achieved first ore production, with five thousand tonnes being moved to the mill for processing. Development of Golden Point underground began in 2020, alongside a...
