September 21, 2021

Loncor Gold names new CEO

John Barker has been involved in copper, diamond and platinum corporate initiatives in Southern Africa, including consulting for Robert Friedland.

September 20, 2021

SafeSight aims for safer mine rescue with emergency response drone

SafeSight’s ERD can access small spaces that conventional LiDAR-fitted equipment cannot.

September 17, 2021

Mining People: Champion Iron, NioBay, Probe, Romios Gold, Saint Jean Carbon

Key moves in the mining sector.

September 15, 2021

Mining a ‘laggard among laggards’ on female representation – report

Women are leaving the mining industry due to few growth opportunities.

September 14, 2021

Caterpillar CEO says worker shortage adds to supply chain snags

After millions of workers lost jobs last year, the rapid snapback in economic activity has left many businesses short-staffed.

September 14, 2021

MINExpo highlights digital transformation of mining, need to recruit young talent

Miners needed to step up recruitment of the best and brightest at universities, technical and training colleges.

September 13, 2021

The View from England: Augmented humans in Las Vegas

MINExpo is the first large-scale mining trade show to take place in a world emerging from the pandemic.

September 13, 2021

Gold CEO sees mid-sized deal potential to ease ‘pain’ in mining

Shrinking reserves and mine lives could lead to more deals, says David Garofalo.

September 13, 2021

Union at Albemarle Atacama plant rejects new contract offer, strike continues

The union said in a statement that the latest deal offered nothing beyond two prior proposals that were also rejected.

September 13, 2021

Scientists working on autonomous swarms of robots to mine the Moon

NASA has granted a research team from the University of Arizona $500,000 to develop robots able to mine, excavate and even build simple structures on the Moon's surface.