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After an average annual decline of 16.6% from 2013 to 2017, total capital expenditure of the world’s 20 leading mining companies recovered by 16.9%, to reach US$50.7 billion in 2018.
While there is now a degree of stability at Arconic, challenges which could prohibit a successful one-year turnaround still lie ahead.
After a substantial increase in 2015, following the 2014 strike, South Africa’s annual platinum output has been relatively flat at 4.4 to 4.5 million ounces, held back by a global...
Breakthroughs such as the development of the switched-reluctance motor could soon do away with the need for rare earth materials in electric motors altogether.
M&A accounted for 50.9% of the global deal value while capital raising activities accounted for the remaining 49.1%.
The gap between demand and supply is expected to narrow and eventually the zinc market will move into a surplus in 2022.
In the first nine months of 2018, global zinc mine output (metal content) fared well with an increase of 1.2% over the same period in 2017.
Global lead production is expected to recover in 2019 with growth of 2.1% after consecutive declines in 2017 and 2018.
When it comes to the penetration of mine-site technologies, mines in Australia are in the lead compared with other major mining regions.
While miners are starting to trial and make small investments in technologies such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and cloud computing, the traditionally conservative mining sector remains focused...
