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...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 15, 2020 | News
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said any shift by China away from imports of high quality Australian coal would be a “lose-lose” for the environment and trading relationship. Chinese media outlets including The Global Times and Caixin on Monday reported...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 15, 2020 | News
Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group Ltd expects iron ore demand to be strong next year thanks to a solid Chinese steel market and post-pandemic recoveries in other countries, a senior company executive said on Wednesday. Iron ore prices soared this month towards $150 a...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 14, 2020 | News
Regis Resources is set to develop an underground mine under the Garden Well open pit in Western Australia after receiving board approval and completing a positive feasibility study (FS). The study includes a probable ore reserve of 900,000 tonnes at 3.4 grams per...
