July 6, 2011 CAT in major autonomous truck milestone with Fortescue while Rio doubles its Komatsu driverless fleet Caterpillar has made a key announcement on the progress of its autonomous truck program. Together with Australian dealer WesTrac, CAT has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fortescue Metals…
July 5, 2011 Australian iron ore production and export to surge by 2012 Reuters reported that iron ore production in Australia, the world largest exporter of the steelmaking raw material is rising rapidly to keep pace with projected increases in China led demand.
July 5, 2011 Iron Ore-Shanghai rebar hits near 3-week top, gains seen capped Shanghai steel futures rose more than 1 percent to their highest in nearly three weeks on Monday, chasing gains in Chinese equities, even as the outlook for steel demand remained…
July 5, 2011 Iron ore mine safety assured with 3D laser mapping A state of the art laser scanning system supplied by 3D Laser Mapping has been used to improve safety of iron ore extraction in South Africa. The Riegl laser scanner…
July 5, 2011 Britain’s richest man to build giant Arctic iron ore mine The Guardian reports the billionaire chief of ArcelorMittal Lakshmi Mittal is planning a giant new opencast mine 300 miles inside the Arctic Circle in a bid to extract a potential…
July 4, 2011 Proto Resources receives mining lease in Tasmania Proto Resources & Investments has received a mining lease from the Tasmanian Government for the firm's Barnes Hill project near Beaconsfield, Tasmania, for an initial period of 15 years.
July 4, 2011 Murchison risks being run off the rails Business Spectator reports the scale of the challenge confronting new Murchison Metals chairman, and former AGL chief executive, Greg Martin has been made clear by Monday’s presentation on the proposed…
July 4, 2011 IMX Resources reaches 500,000t shipped ore milestone from Cairn Hill in just 7 months Economies of scale are now being reached at Cairn Hill, as unit costs per tonne are falling as production is being ramped up. Phase one ore at the operation is…
July 3, 2011 Cherepovets Steel Mill installs new loading crane at its converter plant It is reported that Cherepovets Steel Mill, a subsidiary of Russian steelmaker Severstal has started installation of a new loading crane No 8 at its converter plant worth RUB 800…
July 3, 2011 CIS originated pig iron to Europe stable It is reported that pig iron shipped from Commonwealth of the Independent States maintained stable in European market last week. Yet, rumors spreading through the market players warn that the…
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