by Gordon Barratt | Dec 16, 2020 | News
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto sparked outrage after destroying Indigenous rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in Australia’s ore-rich Pilbara region in May Aboriginal landowners have called for a “reset” in Australia’s lucrative mining...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 16, 2020 | News
The Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) and College of the North Atlantic (CNA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of new skills aligned with the latest advancements in mining technology. The Rio Tinto subsidiary will invest...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 16, 2020 | News
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) said its major coal-fired power plants’ power purchase agreements are expiring “with no like-to-like replacement” and that the government-controlled utility’s coal-fired power plant revenue contribution will not exceed...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 16, 2020 | News
The future of coal looks like an ice cream truck parked half a kilometer down a mine shaft in China’s Shanxi province. The yellow and white vehicle is equipped with a 5G router from Huawei Technologies Co. to gather data for the mine’s control center, where...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 15, 2020 | News
Metso Outotec will deliver new, smart flotation cells to GTK Mintec’s pilot plant in Outokumpu, Finland. The delivery consists of approximately 20 pilot flotation machines and additional equipment. GTK Mintec is replacing the flotation cells to modernize and expand...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 15, 2020 | News
Canadian uranium major Cameco on Monday announced that it would temporarily suspend production at its Cigar Lake uranium mine over the coming weeks, citing increased risks posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. With Covid-19 cases rising in Saskatchewan, the company is...
