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Screening experts Polydeck tell why injection-molding matters
Polydeck asks, “What makes Rubberdex and Polydex stand out from the competition?” In the mining, aggregate and coal industries, screen media performance directly impacts operational efficiency and cost management. Injection molding is used to manufacture Rubberdex and Polydex screen panels, ensuring consistent quality and durability. Understanding why injection molding matters can help producers and plant…
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Boliden purchases Lundin mines in Europe
Swedish miner Boliden has entered into a definitive agreement with Lunding Mining to acquire the Neves-Corvo mine in Portugal and the Zinkgruvan mine in Sweden for up to US$1.5 billion in total consideration. “The addition of two cash flow generative zinc and copper mines in Portugal and Sweden has a strong industrial logic as well…
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Rio Tinto investing big in Rincon
Rio Tinto has approved an earmark of $2.5 billion to expand the capacity of its Rincon lithium project in Argentina to 60,000 tonnes per year. Rincon is the company’s first commercial-scale lithium operation; that capacity is comprised of the 3,000-tonne starter plant and 57,000-tonne expansion plant. Rincon’s mine life is expected to be 40 years,…
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Liontown sends first Kathleen Valley cargo to long-term offtaker
Liontown has shipped its first cargo of spodumene concentrate, and also its largest load so far from Kathleen Valley in Western Australia, to LG Energy Solution under the pair’s long-term offtake agreement. The miner said the shipment left the Port of Geraldton on 10 December aboard the MV Bunun Queen. The shipment comprised of two…
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First coal leaves Peabody’s Centurion
Peabody Energy, which is working on redevelop its Centurion mine in the Bowen Basin region of Queensland, has shipped first product from the hard coking coal property. The inaugural shipment was delivered to the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal and loaded for export to a customer in Asia the week of 9 December. Centurion is undergoing…
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Evolution Mining granted approval for Cowal extension
Gold miner Evolution Mining has received approval from the New South Wales Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure on the Cowal gold operations’ open pit continuation. A development consent was granted for the continuation of open-pit mining with extension of the E42 pit and subsequent development of three new open pits, and continuation of ore…
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BHP, Rio Tinto allowed sexual harassment at mine sites: Lawsuits
Two class action lawsuits filed in the Federal Court of Australia, accuse BHP and Rio Tinto of knowingly placing female staff into environments where they faced systemic sexual harassment and gender discrimination, reported Bloomberg. Under the Anti-Discrimination Act an employer is liable if they “permit” a woman to work in an environment where they will…
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Hardox celebrates 50 Years, goes emission free
The year 1974 saw a breakthrough in steelmaking when steelmaker SSAB introduced the world’s first bendable wear plate. A unique combination of hardness and toughness helped to solve the issue of brittleness in conventional abrasion-resistant steels, which were nearly impossible to bend and could not withstand heavy impact in use. In 1983, SSAB’s mill in…
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ICMM commits to diesel exposure reductions with new guidelines
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has introduced new measures it said will be able to product those working underground against diesel particulate matter (DPM) exposure, and to fast-track that, it has released a guide of those outlines. “Diesel-powered vehicles and equipment generate airborne DPM emissions, which, with exposure to high concentrations over…
