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FLSmidth to supply TMT’s Gabanintha vanadium mine

Technology Metals Australia Ltd (TMT) has chosen FLSmidth, under a binding Notice of Award, as the preferred supplier of the key roasting kiln section of their Gabanintha vanadium processing plant in Western Australia.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Mining industry collaborates to increase COVID-19 testing capacity

The South African mining industry, directly and under the auspices of the Minerals Council South Africa, is seeking to increase its COVID-19 testing capacity, both for companies themselves and in support of the country’s overall testing imperative.

 
 

Chuquicamata to stop smelting

Codelco has decided to stop smelting at Chuquicamata, decrease the refinery’s endowment to ensure sanity measures and will operate at one third of its capacity.

 
 
 

Australian support for CCUS grows

The broadening of political support for carbon capture, utilisation and storage is a big step along the path towards least-cost emissions reduction in Australia.

 

Caterpillar acquires Marble Robot expertise

Caterpillar Inc. has recently announced that they have acquired select assets and hired employees from San Francisco, USA, based robot and autonomy technology solutions company, Marble Robot Inc.

 

University of Sydney: how to make copper mines emission free

The Zero Emission Copper Mine of the Future by the University of Sydney’s Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering sets out how Australian copper mining can become emission free over the next 30 years through the use of emerging technologies.