by Gordon Barratt | Feb 9, 2021 | News
The Epsilon² tricone drill bit. Image: Epiroc. Epiroc has launched two drill bit products, the Omega S rotary and Epsilon² tricone, to boost drilling performance and longevity in underground and surface mining. The Epsilon² provides peak performance of up to 100 per...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 9, 2021 | News
Medical staff performing coronavirus screen checks at Perth airport. Image: Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto has introduced antigen screening at its Perth Airport operations control centre in response to last week’s COVID-19 lockdown in Western Australia. This involves a nasal...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 9, 2021 | News
Image: ThoroughTec Simulation Caterpillar Mining has chosen ThoroughTec Simulation as its approved supplier of mining equipment simulators via a global agreement. The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) will provide ThoroughTec with confidential Cat machine...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 8, 2021 | News
Mongolia’s government is seeking an agreement from miner Rio Tinto to terminate a deal to expand the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in the Gobi Desert, the Financial Times said, citing people with knowledge of the situation. The government has asked the Anglo-Australian...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 8, 2021 | News
Diamond jewellery demand will recover to pre-pandemic levels between 2022 and 2024, with China leading the way, a report commissioned by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre predicted. Demand recovery will diverge depending on lockdown policies, government support, and...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 8, 2021 | News
IN the past decade, the mining industry lifted the hopes of a country that faced a myriad of crises. Mining generates over US$4 million annually and together with tourism and tobacco, have kept foreign currency trickling in to keep the wheels of the economy creaking...
