by Gordon Barratt | Mar 17, 2022 | News
Caterpillar trucks equipped with Cat MineStar Command have made mining history by autonomously hauling approximately 1.2 billion tonnes of material in 2021. This brings the total material autonomously and safely hauled using Command for hauling trucks to more than...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 17, 2022 | News
Anglo American has successfully trialled biofuel in its chartered shipping fleet to reduce carbon emissions by about 10 per cent. The biofuel blended very-low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) – widely used in traditional maritime fuel – with 10 per cent second-generation...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 17, 2022 | News
The Western Australian Government has partnered with National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) to ask small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) to submit low-emissions technology (LET) solutions to the LETs Pitch WA challenge. NERA is a federally funded not-for-profit...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 16, 2022 | News
Global methane emissions from the extraction of coal could rise bymore than 21% if all new mining projects now under development go into operation, according to a research report. The report, by US environmental group Global Energy Monitor, said that methane emissions...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 16, 2022 | News
Gold prices are expected to average $US1900 ($2642) per ounce (oz) in 2022, as Fitch Solutions’ revised price from $US1700/oz reflecting the Russian invasion of Ukraine that has sparked an uptick in gold demand. Gold prices are hovering near their all-time high of...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 16, 2022 | News
The London Metals Exchange (LME) will reopen its nickel market from 4pm Western Australia time on Wednesday, March 16, after it was suspended for a week following unsustainable prices about $US100,000 per tonne ($139,000). Upon reopening, all contracts due for...
