by Gordon Barratt | Jul 27, 2020 | News
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is set to showcase a line up of the latest technologies for digitalisation, automation and electrification in its first Innovation in Mining virtual event. This is a global event intended to help miners who face the challenges that...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 24, 2020 | News
Six Canadian mining companies have made the global top 40 list, reporting a net profit margin of 19%, compared with an average of 9% for world’s 40 biggest miners, consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) reports. Gold miners dominate Canada’s presence on...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 24, 2020 | News
Gold prices have moved to their highest point since 2011 this week as they approached $US1900 ($2662) an ounce. According to data from ABC Bullion, the precious metal settled at $2624.46 on July 23, maintaining its safe haven status among investors as the US dollar...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 24, 2020 | News
The Iron Valley site. Image: Mineral Resources Mineral Resources (MinRes) has dubbed the June period as “a record breaking quarter” for its iron ore business in Western Australia. The company produced 4.2 million wet metric tonnes of iron ore, up 22 per cent on the...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 24, 2020 | News
Representative Image. Credit: Getty Images A worker was trapped under the debris following a landslide at a coal mine in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district on Thursday morning, the police said. The incident took place at Kusmunda open-cast coal mine of South Eastern...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 24, 2020 | News
The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) in June 2020 put forward sweeping mining employment reforms in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has, it states, exposed weak points in the global labour market. This is...
