New ATSE report highlights pathway to diesel reduction

A new research report by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) in partnership with Fortescue highlights the urgent need for Australia to reduce reliance on diesel in mining, road freight, agriculture, fisheries and forestry. “There is an urgent need to decarbonise Australia’s most emissions-intensive sectors,” Dr. Kylie Walker, ASTE chief executive, said. “By encouraging the application of…

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Caterpillar to help power Utah data center campus

Caterpillar, its Utah dealer Wheeler Machinery Co., and Joule Capital Partners announced an agreement to power the latter’s High Performance Compute Data Center Campus in Utah. The initiative will provide four gigawatts of total energy to the center of the Intermountain West. Powered by a fleet of Caterpillar’s latest G3520K generator sets and support equipment, the distributed generation system produces…

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Vox Royalty purchases Wyloo North iron ore royalty

Vox Royalty Corp., a returns-focused mining royalty company, has executed a binding agreement to acquire an iron ore royalty over Wyloo North project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, currently operated by Fortescue Metals Group, from an Australian company for A$1.5 million.  The royalty is a 1.5% Gross Revenue Royalty payable on the first 15 million tonnes of iron…

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Fatal accident at Rio Tinto Simandou project

Rio Tinto said an employee of a contracting company has died following an incident at the SimFer mine site in Nzérékoré, Guinea, on August 22. “We extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues impacted by this tragic event as well as the wider community. We will offer all the support we can at this very difficult time…

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Indonesia creates new mineral industry agency

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has set up a new mineral industry agency that will oversee the development of rare earths and radioactive materials, reported Reuters. “This agency will manage the strategic materials industry that relates to the defence industry, because strategic materials are quite important for the sovereignty of the nation, as well as important for the improvement of our…

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Hindustan Zinc may enter uranium market

Indian zinc-silver producer Hindustan Zinc will aim to expand into uranium mining if the government opens up the sector to private players, CEO Arun Misra told Reuters. Government sources told the news agency that India wants to allow private firms to mine, import and process uranium as part of plans to end a decades-old state monopoly over the nuclear sector…

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Weir signs strategic collaboration agreement with MINEXXT

Weir has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with MINEXXT Inc., to strengthen its global leadership in thickened and paste tailings solutions. Weir will integrate MINEXXT’s cutting-edge thickening technology into its global tailings portfolio. This technology is engineered to deliver high-performance thickened and paste tailings solutions, enhancing Weir’s ability to collaboratively meet the evolving needs of its customers with precision…

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