by Gordon Barratt | Jun 4, 2021 | News
Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has declared the company plans to spend more than $1 billion on Australia’s minerals supply to cater for growing electric vehicle (EV) demand. Denholm, who spoke at the Minerals Council of Australia’s minerals week, said each electric vehicle...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 4, 2021 | News
Anglo American’s mining activities will return at the Moranbah North coal mine in Queensland this month, with the Grosvenor mine to resume in late-2021. After both mines suffered major setbacks following a respective gas threat and an ignition, Anglo American has...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 4, 2021 | News
Image: Cat Cat has signalled it will unveil the Cat R1700 XE LHD battery electric vehicle later this year, after first announcing the concept in 2019. The R1700 XE has a 15-tonne payload and a 24,190-kilogram lift and tilt breakout. Its battery electric design enables...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 3, 2021 | News
India asked Russia to supply at least 40 mln tonnes of coking coal annually and Russia is ready to provide this volume, Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky told reporters on the sidelines of the Russian Coal and Mining exhibition. “We have prepared a draft...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 3, 2021 | News
The Profen lignite mine in Saxony-Anhalt. Photo: Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH Voters in the east German state of Saxony-Anhalt will head to the ballot box on 6 June to elect a new state government. Home to one of Germany’s three main coal mining regions,...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 3, 2021 | News
Epiroc has launched a new Collision Avoidance System (CAS) interface which helps to detect objects in the immediate area of machine operators. Coupled with a proximity detection system (PDS), the CAS will initiate slowing and stopping actions if it deems collision...
