by Gordon Barratt | Dec 2, 2021 | News
About 7 000 miners will return to work at Bosnia’s seven coal mines after securing a deal with the government and state-owned Elektroprivreda BiH power utility on wages and pensions, officials said on Wednesday, bringing to an end a nine-day protest. The miners...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 2, 2021 | News
As EVs go mainstream, automakers are planning models that can run longer before recharging and handle different weather conditions. Batteries for such EVs typically are made with a type of lithium known as hydroxide that cannot be stored for long periods of time and...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 2, 2021 | News
Computer, Bank, Blockchain, Coin, Currency Technology is shaping the mines of tomorrow, with AspenTech, Dassault Systemès and Epiroc at the cutting-edge of the Mining, Engineering, Technology and Services (METS) sector. AspenTech, an industrial optimisation software...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 2, 2021 | News
Metso Outotec is launching a virtual inspection tool for horizontal grinding mill linings, with the innovative platform utilising 3D scanning. The virtual inspection platform scans the mill linings to be viewed in virtual reality, which then enables an efficient and...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 1, 2021 | News
Orica and Epiroc’s advanced technologies integrated into the Avatel™ system The world’s first mechanised development charging system, Avatel™ has been recognised for its engineering marvel in offering underground mining operators a significantly safer and...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 1, 2021 | News
Soaring commodity prices and supply chain bottlenecks threaten to push up the cost of batteries seen as crucial in the fight against climate change. Higher raw material costs could push the average price of a lithium-ion battery pack to $135 per kilowatt-hour in 2022,...
