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Sulphate of Potash Project at Lake Throssell – a Recent High-Grade Find For the emerging Lake Throssell SOP discovery, an initial JORC compliant Exploration Target has been identified. The Exploration Goal encompasses a strike length of 70 kilometres of the... by admin-charles | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
China’s iron ore imports reached a new high of 1.17 billion metric tonnes in 2020, with an average import price of $101.7 per tonne, up 7.3 percent year on year, according to analysts, reflecting strong demand in the downstream steel industry and the Chinese... by admin-charles | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Society has awarded R. David Williams the Environmental Stewardship Distinguished Service Award for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME). The award, which was founded in 1970 and is sponsored by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum... by admin-charles | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
KSB, a leading pump manufacturer, describes how its MDX slurry pump for mill circuits improves efficiency and wear life. Within the pump industry, it is generally acknowledged that the extraction of minerals from rock places the highest demands on fluid handling... by admin-charles | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Marketplace-E, the company’s online auction podium for surplus heavy equipment, has increased year over year, especially from buyers in the Middle East and Africa. Companies in need of this equipment are gradually moving to online marketplaces, according to... by admin-charles | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
According to RFA, a Chinese company has signed an agreement with the Xaysomboun province in central Laos to begin preliminary studies for iron mining operations, raising concerns among villagers and environmentalists about contaminated rivers and fields. An official... by admin-charles | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
There have been massive metal finds and staking rushes west of the Mississippi in the past, like the Comstock Lode and the 1849 California Gold Rush. More recently, at Glamis Gold’s prosperous Picacho Gold Mine in southeastern California, Vancouver’s... by admin-charles | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
On the one side, on Wednesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court overturned the ruling of a lower court that would have sent the air permits from PolyMet back to state regulators for further review. But on the other hand, it ordered a lower court to investigate whether... by admin-charles | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
TOKYO, Japan — In a first for the industry, Komatsu, Japan’s top construction equipment manufacturer, aims to establish hydrogen power as a diesel replacement for heavy-duty mining dump trucks, according to Nikkei. The company plans to begin developing hydrogen... by admin-charles | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Three people died and two were wounded after a blasting operation at an illegal gold mine in Colombia’s Antioquia department went wrong, according to the Antioquia department’s Administrative Office of Risk Management. The accident happened on Saturday at... by admin-charles | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
As per the GlobalData’s deals database, total metals and mining industry cross border M&A deals worth $1.01 billion were revealed in Asia-Pacific Q4 2020, led by Nickel Mines’ $490 million asset transaction. The figure demonstrated a high of 110.8%... by admin-charles | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
In South Africa, as a more infectious form of the virus sweeps through the region, the number of mineworker deaths due to COVID-19 has risen to 215. “The pandemic in our country is now at its most devastating,” president Cyril Ramaphosa said a few days... by admin-charles | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Experts warn that a brewing war to build a mining base in space would be likely to see China and Russia combining forces to keep the US increasingly seeking to monitor extra-terrestrial trade at bay. The Trump administration took an aggressive interest in space,... by admin-charles | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Ensuring adequate water storage capacity in the process ponds of the mines is necessary for optimal functioning of the mineral treatment plants, which requires periodic desilting.” As per Lee Vine, managing director of Integrated Pump Rental, whose... by admin-charles | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Coal India Limited (CIL) is all punched up to step into non-coal mining areas as well as make considerable clean technology investments in 2021 after dry fuel demand has remained low for most of 2020. State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) is ready to expand into non-coal... by admin-charles | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Mining has entered a robotics boom as developers are taking huge strides in AI, drone use, and technology for data capture and analysis that will improve safety and better manage mines, says Andrew Scott, executive chairman of Queensland Robotics. Speaking at the... by admin-charles | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the mining sector, the latest wave of Industry 4.0 has emerged with such revolutionary pace that it shocked even the more futuristic advocates. It has also implemented several new challenges while providing market and organizational enhancements. As a consequence,... by admin-charles | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sunisa Srisuwanno raises her wooden pan with a cluster of gleaming specks trapped in the middle as the yellowish mud whirls away in the waters of Thailand’s Sai Buri river. “That’s 100 baht,” she exclaimed, pointing to grains worth about $3.30 after working... by admin-charles | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
In Q3, as part of the expansion of its enterprise portfolio, Tata Communications Ltd signed up a number of Indian and global companies to provide cloud, mobility, video content, and Internet of Things (IoT) services. During the quarter, the telecommunications operator... by admin-charles | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has raised fears that Queensland’s drive to quarantine regional camps for foreign arrivals could disrupt the mining industry. The national cabinet meeting of federal and state representatives on Friday is scheduled to resolve the...