by Gordon Barratt | Oct 8, 2021 | News
The South Flank site. Image: BHP BHP has officially opened its $4.6 billion South Flank iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, celebrating the completion of the project’s five-year journey on time and budget. In 2016, the company began planning for...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 7, 2021 | News
Haver & Boecker Niagara adds Impact Testing to its Pulse portfolio with experimental modal analysis. The impact test — also known as the hammer test or bump test — is now part of the company’s quality assurance program during factory testing as well as on-site....
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 7, 2021 | News
Cement plant maintenance technician receiving AUMUND remote support via A/R glasses (photo AUMUND) AUMUND Group announces the launch of its PREMAS® 360° Packages Combining quality AUMUND services into unique packages at one price, AUMUND provides all-around...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 7, 2021 | News
A worker inspects a giant crane bucket at the Krasnogorsky open pit coal mine, operated by Mechel PJSC, in Mezhdurechensk, Russia, on Monday, July 19, 2021. Russia’s government is betting that coal consumption will continue to rise in big Asian markets like China even...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 7, 2021 | News
South Africa must manage its transition away from coal-fired power generation systematically and not rush a switch to renewable energy sources, Mining and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday. “I am not saying coal for ever, … I am saying...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 7, 2021 | News
Mineral exploration company Forty Pillars Mining has entered into an agreement with Origen Resources to acquire a 100% interest in its Wishbone property located in the heart of the Golden Triangle, in Canada. Forty Pillars will pay Origen $3-million for its interest...