News Archive

March 2020
20 Mar 2020
IMDEX urges miners to embrace new drilling tech
As the mining industry goes deeper in search of new deposits, IMDEX is encouraging companies...
20 Mar 2020
BHP to bolster Australia workforce with new short-term hires
BHP says it is to hire 1,500 additional people to support its workforce operating across...
19 Mar 2020
BHP supports local suppliers with reduced payment terms
As part of its response to the spread of COVID-19, BHP says it is accelerating...
19 Mar 2020
Metso reviewing Vereeniging operations in South Africa
Metso says it is initiating consultations to evaluate the potential closure or other alternatives for...
19 Mar 2020
New thyssenkrupp stacker starts up at Rio Tinto’s East Intercourse Island facility
thyssenkrupp is celebrating the first ore aboard a new stacker at the bulk handling facilities...
19 Mar 2020
West African moves into new phase at Sanbrado following gold pour
West African Resources says it has poured first gold at its Sanbrado gold project, in...
19 Mar 2020
PYBAR encourages next generation of miners with scholarship program
PYBAR says it has introduced a new scholarship in partnership with the Curtin University Western...
18 Mar 2020
Sulzer service centres in Gillette & Phoenix keep the largest US mining truck fleets running
Mining companies invest huge sums into their equipment, which needs to deliver high output round...
18 Mar 2020
Teck temporarily halts work at QB2 due to Chilean efforts to curb spread of COVID-19
Teck Resources Ltd has announced a temporary suspension of construction activities at its Quebrada Blanca...
18 Mar 2020
Anglo, BHP, FMG and Hatch back green hydrogen developments
Anglo American, BHP, Fortescue Metals and Hatch say they have formed a Green Hydrogen Consortium...
18 Mar 2020
Cisco IoT solution underwrites Boliden automation transition at Garpenberg
Cisco says it has helped Sandvik and Boliden deliver a safe, autonomous and efficient operation...
18 Mar 2020
Outotec addresses carbon losses in CIP, CIL gold circuits
Outotec has released a fully automated in-situ measurement system that, it says, can minimise gold...