Caterpillar adds design enhancements to electric rope shovel models
The design advancements can improve total cost of ownership up to 6% per operating hour and improve physical availability of the ERS up to 0.63%.
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Demand headwinds push aluminum price to five-month low
Worries about output cuts in Europe because of high power costs are expected to provide some support.
Europe looking to get a million tonnes of coal annually from Botswana, says President Masisi
Coal prices have more than doubled since the beginning of the year.
Peru to increase public spending in mining regions to curb social conflicts
Recent disputes between miners and local communities have forced two key copper mines to temporarily halt operations this year.
Argentina expects $4.2bn investment in its lithium sector
The figure will help the country produce 175,000 tonnes of lithium in 2025, more than a tri-fold increase from the 50,000 tonnes expected this year.
New data on uranium’s behaviour revealed by fastest supercomputer in the US
An important but little-studied uranium compound could be key to a cleaner, safer world, according to new research.
Mining Indaba: Marampa commissions 3.25mtpa iron ore expansion in Sierra Leone
Iron ore concentrate expansion part of a high-grade Marampa Blue product that could help reduce carbon emissions.
Barrick Gold eyes more copper assets in Africa
The gold giant is searching for copper projects in both Zambia and the DRC buoyed by a looming deficit and high prices for the metal.
GRAPH: Nickel, graphite make up half Tesla’s battery emissions
Nickel’s contribution is greater than cathode and cell assembly combined, says Tesla’s new ESG report, but cobalt’s impact is minimal.
