Brazil’s Usiminas plans to raise steel prices, reopens furnace
Shares of the company rose over 2 percent on Tuesday on the outlook for stronger steel demand, driven by a growing recovery in Brazil's auto industry.
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Rare earths extracted from coal mining by-products
Researchers at West Virginia University expect to start extracting, refining and taking to market rare earth elements in a couple of years.
Rio Tinto first-quarter shipments rise 4.7 pct
The Anglo-Australian miner maintained its guidance for this year of 330 million to 340 million tonnes.
New drilling products displayed at Expomin will mean more productivity
Held every two years, Expomin will take place April 23-27, 2018 at the Espacio Riesco Convention Center in Santiago, Chile.
Ground-breaking international conference ‘Resources for Future Generations’ to be held in Vancouver, BC
RFG2018 will examine three critical resources – energy, minerals and water – in the context of the Earth, environment, and society.
Russia sanctions throw global aluminum supply chain into chaos
Alumina prices have already rocketed, jumping by more than a quarter in the last week and heading for a record high.
After setbacks, Anglo American counting on turnaround for Minas-Rio mine
Minas-Rio is Anglo American’s biggest development project, and its bet on the future of iron ore.
South Africa’s Eskom says facing coal shortages at 7 power plants
Eskom supplies around 95 percent of South Africa's electricity, predominantly by burning coal.
Intelligent optimisation approach for strategic scheduling control
Maptek continues to stamp its ownership on the mine scheduling market through an intelligent optimisation approach.
