by Gordon Barratt | Jan 13, 2021 | News
BHP’s in-house capital unit, BHP Ventures, has participated in Boston Metal’s $US50 million ($64 million) funding to develop a technology that converts iron ore to steel with zero carbon emissions. Iron ore, an essential ingredient in steelmaking, makes up the highest...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 13, 2021 | News
RPMGlobal’s Strategic Design Optimiser (SDO) for stope development and design will hit its first mine site in 2021 following an inaugural sale to a Canadian mine. During RPMGlobal’s extensive testing period, the company perfected SDO’s ability to evaluate and analyse...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 13, 2021 | News
Amid the coldest winter recorded since 1966, provinces across the People’s Republic of China (PRC) struggled with the worst electrical blackouts seen in nearly a decade (OilPrice, January 8). More than a dozen cities across Zhejiang, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Inner...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 12, 2021 | News
Image: Sandvik Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has upgraded its DD210 development drill rig by introducing the DD212, a single-boom, electro-hydraulic drill for tunnelling and mining development. Suitable for narrow vein operations, Sandvik DD212 allows operators to...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 12, 2021 | News
A machine unloads coal imports at a port in Lianyungang, East China’s Jiangsu Province, on December 3, 2016. Photo: CFP Chinese traders are importing more coal from neighboring countries such as Russia and Mongolia, bringing the security of a healthy supply chain amid...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 12, 2021 | News
India expects to invest 4 trillion rupees ($54.5 billion) in clean coal projects over the next decade as it seeks to tap domestic energy sources and curb imports, federal home minister Amit Shah said. The investment will be made in clean coal facilities, including...
