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Outokumpu says it has established a roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality at its Kemi underground chrome mine in Finland by 2025. The roadmap includes several initiatives that will decrease the mine’s emissions towards zero. Carbon neutrality of the Kemi Mine is an important step in achieving Outokumpu’s ambitious science-based climate targets. “To reach carbon neutrality,[…]

The Serra Norte iron ore mining area is part of Vale’s Northern System, and is located in the municipality of Parauapebas, which is in the state of Pará, in northern Brazil. The N4W, N4E and N5 mines are currently operating, generally referred to as the Carajas mining complex. Serra Norte is distinct from the other[…]

BHP’s Western Australia Iron Ore division has reached a significant milestone, with its drills operating autonomously for more than 479,607 hours, drilling more than 25 million metres, the company said. WAIO’s remotely operated drilling program commenced at Yandi in late 2016 and has since expanded to a total of 26 rigs across five Pilbara mine[…]

Rio Tinto and the Salzgitter Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together towards carbon-free steelmaking by studying optimisation of Rio Tinto’s high-quality Canadian and Australian iron ore products for use in Salzgitter’s SALCOS® green steel project in Germany. Under the MoU, the two companies will explore optimisation of iron ore pellets,[…]

Wabtec Corporation has announced an agreement to modernise locomotives for Fortescue Metals Group, representing Wabtec’s delivery of the first fleet of modernised locomotives for an Australia-based customer. The fleet will be transformed into AC44C6M locomotives to meet the performance requirements of Fortescue while delivering operational and environmental efficiencies, it explained. “While we have completed more[…]

BHP has completed Australia- and world-firsts at Port Hedland, in Western Australia, involving the award of a wind fences contract and testing of two new automated shiploaders at the port operations. The automation world first is aimed at providing significant safety, production and cost benefits, BHP said, using 3D laser scan technology as part of[…]

In the latest step on its path toward carbon neutrality, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has become the first manufacturer to deliver a construction machine – a A30G articulated hauler – built using fossil-free steel to a customer. The move, the company says, demonstrates the fast-tracking of innovation to real-world solutions as companies across the[…]

TAKRAF Group says it is registering strong demand for its new generation DELKOR BQR flotation cell, now equipped with the MAXGen mechanism for best-in-class metallurgical performance across a wide range of commodities. Its MAXGen-equipped cells were first commercially applied at a cement works in India, in order to maximise limestone recovery. In other, more recent[…]

Volt Power Group’s 70% owned subsidiary, EcoQuip Australia, has secured an agreement with BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd to conduct a trial of its zero emission, “zero OPEX” and maintenance EcoQuip Mobile Solar Light Tower (MSLT). Volt CEO and Managing Director, Adam Boyd, said the EcoQuip team had worked diligently over the last six months[…]

Civmec Limited says it has recently secured circa-A$120 million ($86 million) of new contracts across multiple operating sectors, including three new agreements with BHP and Roy Hill. Among these new assignments is a Car Dumper Replacement project for BHP, which has instructed Civmec to replace Car Dumper 3 (CD3) at the Nelson Point facility in[…]