The former Xstrata boss’ new firm may soon pull the trigger on some big deals at a time of low commodity prices and willing sellers.

Expansion of Mount Thorley-Warkworth coal mine in the Upper Hunter, had been knocked back twice in the courts.

The Striker CM400 track mounted cone crusher is designed to suit hard rock quarries and heavy-duty mining applications as a secondary or tertiary crusher.

Caterpillar has upgraded the MD6640 Rotary Drill with the new Cat® 390 excavator undercarriage, which helps minimize downtime, reduces operating costs and increases machine productivity.

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United Cement Company of Nigeria, a consortium consisting of the companies Lafarge and Holcim has ordered the largest LOESCHE mill to date, an LM 70.4+4. The company trusts in LOESCHE GmbH's proven module concept, which was established at the beginning of the 1990s with the 2+2 mill.

The era of rare earth elements export quotas and tariffs in China will soon be over and that could ultimately mean a new era of higher prices for REEs inside China, says Gareth Hatch, founding principal of Technology Metals Research and president of Innovation Metals Corp.

It has been estimated that the maintenance costs to keep rotating machinery such as conveyors working effectively, can account for 30%-50% of the total operating costs. This figure does NOT include the lost production time accrued in downtime for stoppages to fix the conveyor and install replacement parts.

Dialight, the innovation leader in LED lighting technology, announces today the release of the highest-efficiency LED lighting fixtures on the market, the Vigilant® H2 Series LED High Bay.