European mining news
Why Electrification? Why Now?
Vedrana Spudic, ABB, Switzerland, delves into the mining industry’s journey towards electrification, considering both the benefits and challenges of the energy transition.
Vulcan receives commercial lithium extraction plant permit
Vulcan Energy has secured the permit to build its upstream lithium extraction plant for the Phase One Lionheart Project in Landau, Germany, with all major construction permits now received.
New collaboration promotes responsible sourcing of platinum group metals
The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) and the London Platinum and Palladium Market (LPPM) have announced a new, non-exclusive collaboration to advance responsible sourcing in the platinum group metals (PGM) value chain.
Stabilising mining’s clean transition with synchronous condensers
The mining industry’s shift to renewables demands grid stability; Kristina Carlquist, General Manager, Synchronous Condensers, ABB, explains that synchronous condensers provide essential inertia and reliability for resilient, low-emission power at remote mining operations.
Metso introduces a groundbreaking Life Cycle Services model for minerals processing
Metso is strengthening its position as the number one service partner from pit to port for the minerals processing industry by introducing a groundbreaking Life Cycle Services (LCS) framework.
Digging Deep: How Drones Are Moving Into Underground Mining
Eloise McMinn Mitchell, Flyability, Switzerland, explores the applications of drones in underground mining.
World’s Deepest Marathon makes history as runners complete the deepest marathon ever in an underground zinc mine
History has been made deep beneath the earth’s surface, in one of the world’s most modern mines, as 55 runners from 18 countries have completed the World’s Deepest Marathon.
Metso to deliver an iron ore sintering plant to India
Metso has received an order to deliver the third iron ore sintering plant to be built at Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in Asansol, West Bengal, India.
Cornish Lithium becomes the first company to produce lithium hydroxide mined and refined here in the UK
Cornish Lithium, the innovative mineral development company, today announced that, in a first for the UK, it had started production of refined LHM from lithium extracted from granite in Cornwall.
Epiroc and Hancock Iron Ore reach milestone as Roy Hill becomes world’s largest fully agnostic autonomous mine
Epiroc AB, a leading partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has successfully converted – from manual to fully driverless – all 78 mining haul trucks at Hancock Iron Ore’s Roy Hill mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.