by Gordon Barratt | Sep 13, 2021 | News
A research team from the University of Arizona has received $US500,000 ($679,217) from NASA for a Moon mining technique using swarms of autonomous robots to unearth important mineral resources. The team believe rare earth metals, titanium, gold and platinum could all...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 13, 2021 | News
OZ Minerals has revealed the companies selected to participate in its Scalable and Adaptable Mining Challenge – an initiative aimed at fostering innovative solutions for integrated mine design. Seven teams have been chosen to take part, which will work together to...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 10, 2021 | News
A WebGen™ Specialist assembling a WebGen™ 200 Surface primer ready for encoding Orica will unveil its latest through-the-earth, fully wireless initiating system, WebGen™ 200 at MINExpo in Las Vegas next week. Development based on more than...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 10, 2021 | News
Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2021 shows the Kailuan coal mine in Tangshan City, North China’s Hebei Province. Photo: Xinhua With just one click on the computer, underground coal shearers and equipment alike are promptly plugged in, and their real-time images...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 10, 2021 | News
To improve coal supplies to thermal power plants, the government has given seven days to captive coal mines companies to increase the production to over 85 per cent of their targets, an official release said on Monday. The government has warned to regulate supply of...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 10, 2021 | News
Brazilian red tape may keep the global iron-ore market tighter than expected after Vale lowered its forecast for production capacity because of sluggish permitting. While capacity isn’t the same as actual production, the slower-than-expected expansion will give Vale...
