November 22, 2018

Brazil steelmaker Gerdau cannot find US workers to expand production

"Our main difficulty is finding workers," said Gustavo Werneck, the chief executive officer, referring to its U.S. plants.

November 22, 2018

Indonesia to settle Freeport environment issues in weeks – ministry official

That deal is expected to end years of wrangling over ownership rights to Grasberg, the world's second-biggest copper mine.

November 22, 2018

Copper benchmark deal signals shifting supply dynamics in 2019: Andy Home

It was supposed to be a year of mine disruptions, with the market anticipating that multiple labour contract expiries would result in at least one strike.

November 22, 2018

Weddings boost Indian demand; activity muted in other hubs

Local gold prices were trading near their lowest since Oct. 1, as an appreciation in the rupee made buying overseas cheaper.

November 22, 2018

Zimbabwe targets government wage bill to rein in state spending

Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube cut civil servants’ pay and announced a series of other steps to reduce the government’s bloated wage bill.

November 22, 2018

Kitagawa launches Promano range of robotic grippers

Kitagawa are renowned as designing and manufacturing the finest power chucks available. Their unique innovations in work-holding solutions supported by highly specialised design teams and a proven history of excellence,…

November 22, 2018

Northern Star reaping the benefits of new drill & blast technology

A newly released case-study, co-authored with leading gold producer Northern Star Resources, reports how in just two months at one operation, Minnovare’s Production Optimiser technology increased drilled metres by 17%…

November 22, 2018

BPI provides electric system for world-first Manitou telehandler

Battery Power Industries (BPI) is the driving force behind Manitou’s new 100% battery operated telehandler – the first of its kind.

November 22, 2018

Innovations should become a point of growth of India-Russia relations

India and Russia are looking not just to expand defence partnership but attempting to put in place partnership in areas of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation. India is of great interest…

November 21, 2018

Silicon eyed as way to boost electric car battery potential

About 500,000 electric vehicles (EVs) were sold globally in 2016, a figure that is expected to jump sevenfold by 2022 - U.S. Energy Information Administration