Close to half of European and the Former Soviet Union mines to be using autonomous vehicles by 2020
If labour costs are high, use robots.
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EU lawmakers to limit import of conflict minerals
The lawmakers voted 22 to 16 to strengthen a draft law requiring importers, smelters and refiners to certify their goods are conflict-free.
Zambia dumps mining royalty hike, settles at 9%
The government intends to set its mining royalties at 9% for both open-pit and underground mines.
Introducing the LS™250 MiniSonic™, a Versatile Compact Sonic Rig
Boart Longyear (www.BoartLongyear.com), the world's leading provider of integrated drilling services and drilling products, is proud to introduce the LS™250 MiniSonic™, a compact rig suitable for a wide variety of environmental, geotechnical, water and mining projects.
Rare earth price rally evaporates
Beijing ups production limits for 2015 by 12% to 52,500 tonnes after exports bounce back, pulling the plug on a brief rally in rare earth prices.
Hedge funds double bullish gold price bets
Even as the gold price dips below $1,200 an ounce again on Monday.
Expect talent-driven mining M&A: Headhunter
Today Andrew’s talking about the ebbs and flows of his MRG business. He tells me President and CEO searches are not where he’s making his money these days, it’s the operations roles.
Oil sands expansion and carbon reduction policies are mutually exclusive: report
Study argues Alberta’s emissions would be roughly equal to Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia combined by 2020.
Iron ore price surges on Chinese import growth
Up 3.2% on Monday after commodity trade data surprise.
