Barrick Gold boosts automation at Kibali
Innovations include machine learning at the mine’s three hydropower stations and reactive battery control to reduce back-up diesel generation.
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BHP and Southwire have collaborated for their first transaction involving carbon neutral copper.
Panorama: Canada’s largest gold mine
Canadian Malartic is a generational gold mine poised to produce until at least 2039.
Iron ore price rises as China markets reopen after holiday
Dalian iron ore scaled one-month high on China demand optimism.
Musk to move Tesla headquarters to Texas from California
Elon Musk announced the move at the Austin plant Thursday during the electric-vehicle maker’s shareholder meeting.
Online metals platforms ramp up with physical trading, logistics
The digital venues have attracted traders as London Metal Exchange volumes fell after the coronavirus pandemic temporarily closed its floor for open outcry.
Antofagasta to test use of hydrogen in mining equipment
The copper miner has begun testing hydrogen-powered haulage truck at its Centinela copper mine, in northern Chile.
US narrows gap with China in race to dominate battery supply chain – report
The United States has moved up on BloombergNEF's Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Ranking.
Mining People: Generation Mining, Mountain Province Diamonds, Nouveau Monde Graphite, Kodiak Copper
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