The popularity of autonomous haul trucks is gradually growing across surface mines, with miners taking advantage of improvements to productivity; reductions in accidents and operating costs; increased machine life and tyre life and lower fuel...
With Australia reportedly mulling a net-zero emissions target that could bring its climate goals in...
Cloud computing is a technology that provides a convenient model for computing and ubiquitous access...
Global iron ore production fell by 3% to 2.2bnt in 2020. Declines from Brazil and...
Production from the world’s eighth-largest gold producers decreased by 6.5% to 25 million ounces (Moz)...
With leading mining companies pledging to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and many targeting carbon neutrality by 2050, a switch from diesel-fuelled vehicles to battery-powered will be a critical step.
Australia’s trade surplus grew to A$8.5bn (US$6.55bn) in March 2021, driven primarily by an increase in demand for iron ore.
Global coal output, impacted by the COVID-19 related lockdowns and restrictions, is estimated to have declined by 2% in 2020, with significant reductions observed in the US (23.6%), Indonesia (13.1%), Russia (8.1%) and Australia (5.5%).
Coal production from the top ten companies fell from a collective 1,704Mt in 2019 to 1,633Mt in 2020 – a 4.2% decline. The most significant declines were observed from Arch Resources (28.6%), PT Bumi (24.9%),...
In line with global efforts to meet the Paris Agreement objective of reducing global warming, mining companies around the world are aiming to minimise carbon emissions over the next ten to 15 years, with the...
In 2020, Peru witnessed the highest fall in copper production in its history mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with an estimated decline of 13% to 2,137.6kt.
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