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USA retiring power plants

Coal-fired plants will account for about 85% of total U.S. power capacity scheduled for retirement this year with natural gas and renewables taking a greater share of the supply, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a recent statement.U.S. power plant...

Ericsson doubles up

Swedish networking and telecommunications supplier Ericsson and mapping and geolocation data company HERE Technologies teamed up to develop services for the global mining industry. The partnership was announced during the CES technology event in Las Vegas and is...

Manganese prices surge

China, the largest importer in the global manganese ore market, is strengthening its control over the high-purity manganese sector used in electric car batteries. Chinese manganese producers have merged into a conglomerate enabling the country to influence prices and...

Close monitoring in Mali

Barrick Gold, which owns Mali’s biggest gold mine complex Loulo-Gounkoto, said in a recent statement its mines in the country have “thus far not been affected” by sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas).The...

Mine back online

The price of seaborne 62 per cent iron ore fines has reached near three-month highs, according to Mysteel, now worth $US128.35 ($177) per dry metric tonne (dmt).An increase of $3.3/dmt came as Chinese traders raised offers in response to easing restrictions on Chinese...

Heavy-duty seals protect bearings and are easy to fit

SKF’s HFS radial shaft seals, which protect large bearings in demanding applications, are easy to retrofit and are available as stock items to allow fast replacement SKF’s new HFS radial shaft seals protect large bearings from contamination in industries such as...