Supporting mines in aiming for zero harm
Rock-related accidents have reduced significantly in recent decades, due in large part to incremental improvements in rock engineering practice.
Special reports
GlobalData: Global nickel output to reduce by 7.4% in 2020
According to GlobalData, COVID-19 and the advancement of Indonesia’s export ban means global nickel production is expected to decline by 7.4% in 2020.
Changes in the mining industry
Suresh Nagarowth, Vice President and Global Head of Delivery, Energy and Utilities, Cyient, gives an overview of changes in the mining industry and their drivers.
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Crusher backing materials market to reach US$33 million by 2030
A new Fact.MR study reveals how he need for heavy crushers is proliferating, leading to constant maintenance and up-gradation of the same, heightening the growth prospects of the crusher backing materials market.
COVID-19 triggers mining industry’s use of eLearning
COVID-19 has triggered a greater update of eLearning to meet strict safety, health, environment and quality standards and compliance.
Gold ETFs surpass 1000 t of new demand in 2020
According to new World Gold Council data, gold-backed ETFs and similar products (gold ETFs) recorded their tenth consecutive month of net inflows during September 2020, matching equivalent stretches in 2008 and 2016.
GlobalData: Global lithium demand to more than double by 2024
According to GlobalData, demand for lithium is expected to rise from a forecasted 47 300 t in 2020 to 117 400 t in 2024.
Virtual witness testing amid COVID-19
Adams Baker and Marc Elliot, Eaton, provide a Q&A on the advantages of witness testing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
EXANTE: Gold price could double in next 3 years
EXANTE's senior analyst, Victor Argonov, has said that the Gold price could double in the next 3 years.
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Scaling new safety heights with fixed-wing drone technology
Ames Construction has improved the safety and accuracy of its surveying at a copper mining site in Arizona with senseFly’s fixed-wing drones.
Tailings a harbinger for what is to come
K2fly has said that the executive fallout from the Juukan cave disaster in the Pilbara of Western Australia is the turning point in the mining industry’s ongoing battle to maintain social licence.
LME issues discussion paper on sustainability plans
The London Metal Exchange has recently issued a discussion paper on plans to drive forward its sustainability agenda.
Goodby miners!
Hearing the traditional German miners’ greeting ‘Glückauf’ (roughly equivalent to Godspeed or simply good luck) will soon be a thing of the past.
Go With The Workflow
Jaume Cazorla Milla, Microdrones, UAE, provides an inside look at the workflow for drone-based LiDAR at a coal mine.
World Gold Council and members highlight commitment to UN Sustainable Development Goals
The World Gold Council has published a report entitled ‘Gold Mining’s Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals’.