May 7, 2018 Biggest miner says China’s shift to quality iron-ore will hold BHP forecasts reforms in China’s steel sector will continue to hand an advantage to suppliers of higher-quality iron ore and coking coal as consumption of the alloy keeps growing well…
May 6, 2018 Australia’s Newcrest: Cadia mine to return to full production by mid-2018 The miner said it had begun depositing tailings into the Cadia Hill open pit over the weekend.
May 4, 2018 Australian lithium miner, Chile’s SQM choose site for new plant in West Australia Kidman Resources has chosen a site in Kwinana, Western Australia with Chilean joint venture partner SQM to develop a lithium processing plant.
May 3, 2018 The benefits and pitfalls of mining automation Automated mining technologies require governments and the mining industry to consider how efficiency gains will change local mining communities.
May 3, 2018 You don’t have to dig a mine to run one, female leaders say The materials industry, which includes miners, trails all other sectors in the Bloomberg World Index on rates of female participation.
May 3, 2018 Climate resolution at Rio meeting heralds coming climate avalanche: Russell Rio Tinto shareholders that voted in favour of a resolution calling the miner to review its membership of the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) and other lobby groups.
May 3, 2018 Lucapa finds yet another large diamond in Angola The 46-carat pink diamond is the largest coloured gem-quality stone ever recovered at the company's Lulo project.
May 2, 2018 War on coal making the world’s top mine owners a lot richer Anglo American Plc, Glencore Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd. are generating the highest profits in years from their coal mines.
May 2, 2018 Rio Tinto to double number of autonomous drills at Pilbara mines Driverless trucks at the same iron ore operations already haul over a quarter of both ore and waste material.
May 1, 2018 LNG exports from Australia to reach $35 billion With Australia predicted to be the leading LNG exporter by 2022, growth in the industry has been strong this year.
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