by Gordon Barratt | May 10, 2021 | News
Copper has topped its record price after reaching $US10,361 ($13,200) per tonne on the London Metal Exchange (LME) last week. In April, the commodity rose to $US10,008, which was just shy of its previous $US10,190 per tonne record from 2011. Copper demand has been a...
by Gordon Barratt | May 7, 2021 | News
Following the last year launch of its new higher capacity low-profile mixer, Mixkret 6, which offers a mixing and concrete capacity of 6m3, and after several weeks in a jobsite, Mixkret 6 has completed a series of demanding tests at the Chuquicamata mine in Chile, the...
by Gordon Barratt | May 7, 2021 | News
Stakeholders agree that it is a pity there had to be horrific tragedies before due attention was paid to dangerous tailings storage facility (TSF) practices. Australia-based tailings solutions consultancy Decipher states in the Major Tailings Dam Failures Guide,...
by Gordon Barratt | May 7, 2021 | News
Rare earth elements. Global demand for critical minerals could increase by up to six times by 2040, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The report – titled, ‘The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions’ – detailed the need to invest...
by Gordon Barratt | May 7, 2021 | News
A Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) report has revealed that more than 60 per cent of the world’s seaborne coal exports come from Australia, with second place hardly keeping its head above water. The report detailed the quality and importance of Australian coal and...
by Gordon Barratt | May 7, 2021 | News
Support for the proposed coal mine in Cumbria is dwindling, after the council announced that it was withdrawing its baking. Cumbria County Council has announced that it will remain “neutral with regard to the mine”, stating that it is neither for nor against the...
