by Gordon Barratt | Mar 15, 2021 | News
Michelin has established its first tyre recycling plant under a joint venture (JV) with Swedish company Enviro to extract raw materials from earthmover tyres. The plant will be based in the Antofagasta region of Chile, and is capable of recycling 27,000 tonnes of...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 12, 2021 | News
BHP chief technical officer Laura Tyler. Image: BHP. BHP chief technical officer Laura Tyler believes the mining sector is moving into a “golden age” of discovery thanks to technology’s ability to reveal systems under cover. Tyler, speaking at the 2021 Prospectors and...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 12, 2021 | News
Coal operation at the Mt Owen mine in New South Wales. Image: Glencore. Glencore has revealed that its coal portfolio is likely to only consist of Australian operations by 2050, a plan that’s in line with the company’s emissions reduction targets. In the company’s...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 12, 2021 | News
Nord Gold, the internationally diversified gold producer, revealed today that it has implemented a new state-of-the-art monitoring system at its Lefa mine in Guinea. Developed by Swift Geospatial Solutions, Lefa’s new monitoring system uses satellite imagery...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 12, 2021 | News
US coal exports dropped 26 per cent last year from 2019, as the pandemic dented global demand and US mines were idled, the Energy Information Administration said. The Washington-based EIA said overall coal exports fell to 69 million metric short tons (MMst), a 26 per...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 11, 2021 | News
Terex Trucks is bringing its new Stage V TA300 and TA400 articulated haulers to Hillhead Digital. The machines have been updated with an EU Stage V emission-compliant engine – and now deliver an improvement in fuel efficiency, an even stronger performance, as well as...
