November 3, 2017 Thailand faces arbitration over decision to shut only active gold mine Owner, Australian Kingsgate Consolidated, will begin arbitration under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) to try to recover “the substantial losses” it has incurred.
November 2, 2017 BHP aims for more copper, oil; steers away from EV minerals BHP CCO Balhuizen says while 2017 marks "tipping point" for EVs entering mainstream of metals demand forecasting, in terms of sales mass move is further off.
November 1, 2017 Stratex shareholders block Crusader mining deal Shareholders of miner Stratex International blocked reverse takeover of Australian-listed Crusader Resources and voted CEO Marcus Engelbrecht out of office.
November 1, 2017 Australia’s Capricorn copper mine set to start production in Nov A joint venture between EMR and mining group Lighthouse Minerals, the operation is expected to produce 25,000-35,000 tonnes of copper concentrate a year.
November 1, 2017 BHP to step up copper exploration, expansions to meet electric vehicles sector’s rising demand World's biggest miner is getting ready to provide enough copper for the 140 million electric cars forecast by 2035.
November 1, 2017 Metso acquires WEARX to strengthen its position in mining services in Australia WEARX has their headquarters in Newcastle, with operations also in Ballina, Orange and Perth.
October 31, 2017 MICROMINE is pleased to announce the release of Pitram 4.9 Pitram 4.9 enables improved control over operation, allowing sites to increase their real-time data and business intelligence.
October 30, 2017 Qteq Board Welcomes Mining Professional Perth-based mining and corporate governance specialist Mark Donovan has been appointed to the Board of Qteq Pty Ltd as a non-executive director.
October 30, 2017 Innovation & Collaboration at IMARC 2017 MICROMINE will be exhibiting at the annual International Mining and Resource Conference 2017 in Melbourne. Running from the 30th of October – November 2nd
October 27, 2017 Unit of Austria’s Voestalpine seeks year-long cobalt deal in race for supply Demand for cobalt is expected to soar in coming years as governments battle pollution and more electric cars are built.
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