The board of directors for Barrick Mining has raised the possibility of splitting the company into two separate entities, one focused on North America and the other on Africa and Asia, according to Reuters sources. A split could also include the outright sale of Barrick’s African assets as well as of the Reko Diq mine in Pakistan, once it has…
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The first brand-new, purpose-built battery-electric locomotives (BELs) in Australia have arrived in Port Hedland. Delivered in partnership with Wabtec, the two are fully battery-powered heavy-haul units that will be trialled on BHP’s iron ore rail routes between its Pilbara mines and Port Hedland operations. Purpose-built to withstand the region’s extreme heat and demanding conditions, the locomotives have been designed to…
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Rio Tinto has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Australian environmental technology company Calix to support the construction of Calix’s Zero Emissions Steel Technology, or Zesty, demonstration plant in Western Australia. The move, which could enable Pilbara iron ores to be used in lower-emissions steel making, will be located at a site in Kwinana, south of Perth. That property…
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The Rio Tinto Kennecott operation, in its effort to meet corporate decarbonization objectives, has signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with TerraGen for renewable energy from a newly completed wind farm in Texas. Full story.
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BHP has been ordered by Australia’s Federal Court to compensate 85 coal mine workers employed by its labour hire arm in Queensland for unlawfully requiring them to work Christmas and Boxing Day holidays without providing a reasonable right of refusal. The workers have been compensated between A$800 and A$2400 each for being required to work the public holidays in 2019…
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Tervuren, the digital hazard awareness training platform for mine sites, announced it is rebranding to Shepherd. Company officials said he name Shepherd better reflects what the platform does, including guiding, protecting, and keeping people safe on-site. Users can continue to access the same features they have come to trust, including immersive video training, site visitor management, and secure record keeping.…
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Canadian-based MineHub Technologies, which provides digital supply chain solutions for the commodity markets, is integrating with Railinc, a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the central data exchange for the North American rail industry. The integration enhances MineHub’s rail tracking capabilities, providing customers with unprecedented visibility and insights into their rail shipments from the moment an organization…
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Ohio-based Kodiak has confirmed its seventh and eighth acquisitions since 2023 with the incorporation of Crown Carbon Reduction Technologies and US Chemical into its growing platform. Full story.
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NioCorp Developments has completed the acquisition of additional land in Johnson County, Neb., associated with its Elk Creek critical minerals project. The company now owns a full square mile of land in Nebraska where it plans to site both its underground mine and its integrated surface processing facility. Full story.
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Alpha Metallurgical Resources confirmed that a section foreman at its Rolling Thunder mine in Nicholas County, W.Va., lost his life following a flooding incident that occurred on November 8. Full story.
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