(IN BRIEF) Scania and Fortescue have partnered to develop an autonomous road train solution aimed at transforming the mining industry with increased efficiency and sustainability. The collaboration leverages Scania’s advanced truck automation technology and Fortescue’s mining expertise, focusing on reducing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Australia, Autonomous Road Train, Dino Otranto, Fortescue, Manfred Streit, mining, partnership, Peter Hafmar, Scania, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The University of Exeter is relaunching its undergraduate Mining Engineering degree programme at the Penryn Campus, starting in the 2025/26 academic year. The programme, part of the University’s Engineering 2030 Strategy, is reintroduced by the Camborne School of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Fulton, Camborne School of Mines, Education, Matt Daley, mining, Mining Engineering Degree Programme, Professor Lisa Roberts, Professor Pat Foster, University of Exeter
(IN BRIEF) Kumba Iron Ore Limited, a subsidiary of Anglo American plc, has announced that its Sishen and Kolomela mines in South Africa have attained the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance’s (IRMA) IRMA 75 level of performance. This achievement underscores … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Aimee Boulanger, Anglo American, Awards, IRMA 75 Performance Level, Kolomela, Kumba Iron Ore, mining, Mpumi Zikalala, Sishen, South Africa, sustainability, Themba Mkhwanazi
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, the Norwegian aluminum company, has celebrated a decade of investment in the Pará Biodiversity Research Consortium (BRC) in Brazil, amounting to approximately BRL 15 million. Over the years, the BRC has transformed from a formal agreement into … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Science
Tagged Biodiversity Research Consortium, Brazil, Eduardo Figueiredo, Hugo de Boer, Hydro, investment, Marlúcia Martins, mining, partnership, Professor Gracialda Ferreira, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) BBVA, a prominent financial institution, has made history by providing the first sustainable corporate loan to a mining company in Peru. The $200 million ‘Club Deal’ facility benefits mining companies Ares and Amarillo Mineraçao do Brasil. This groundbreaking … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Fergana Valley, a crucial agricultural region in Central Asia, faces a looming environmental crisis resulting from decades-old uranium mining activities. The aftermath of Soviet-era uranium mining, marked by abandoned mines, open tunnels, and improperly managed waste dumps, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon has partnered with MMG, a global base metals producer, to launch the HxGN MineProtect Operator Alertness System (OAS) in an underground mining context. This marks the first use of such technology in underground mines. Deployed in MMG’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Security & Safety, Sweden
Tagged base metals, fatigue risk, Hexagon, mining, MMG, operator safety, Simon Stone, Steve Scott, underground mining trucks
(IN BRIEF) Anglo American plc has appointed John Heasley as Finance Director, effective by the end of 2023. Heasley currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of The Weir Group PLC, a global engineering company. He will join Anglo American’s … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon, through its Mining division, has acquired HARD-LINE, a Canadian company specializing in mine automation and remote-control technology. HARD-LINE’s expertise lies in providing remote control solutions and network infrastructure for tele-remote operation of heavy machinery in mines. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Sweden, Technology
Tagged automation, HARD-LINE, Hexagon, HxGN Autonomous Mining, HxGN MineProtect, HxGN Underground Mining, mine automation, mine production optimization, mine safety, mining, Nick Hare, remote-control technology, tele-remote technology, Walter Siggelkow
(IN BRIEF) Sika, a global specialty chemicals company, has acquired Thiessen Team USA, a manufacturer of shotcrete and grouting products for the mining industry in the USA. Thiessen serves the Western US mining industry, which plays a crucial role in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, Christoph Ganz, mining, Sika, Thiessen Team USA
(IN BRIEF) Glencore plc has released its 2022 Sustainability Report, which is now available on its website. The report encompasses the company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives and aligns with global reporting standards and principles. It focuses on material … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has won a contract worth USD 60M to construct the Solitude buttress main civil works project at the Solitude Closure Tailings site in Arizona, USA. The project aims to improve the stabilization of a historic tailings embankment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Sweden
Tagged Arizona, BHP Copper, dam, mining, natural disasters, partnership, Skanska, Solitude buttress project, USA
(IN BRIEF) Volvo Trucks and mining company Boliden are partnering to introduce electric truck transport in underground environments. The partnership will involve Boliden using two heavy, electric Volvo trucks in their Kankberg mine, outside Skellefteå in northern Sweden. The electric … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged battery-electric trucks, Boliden, climate goals, Dennis Forslund, electric truck, electrification, Jessica Lindholm, Kankberg mine, mining, Volvo FH Electric, Volvo Trucks
(IN BRIEF) Metso Outotec has announced that it will continue the operations of its Prerov foundry in the Czech Republic. The decision follows the completion of an evaluation process announced in November 2022. During the evaluation process, the foundry’s competitiveness … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Finland, Management, Metals and Minerals, News
Tagged Czech Republic, Finland, Heikki Metsälä, metallic wear, Metso Outotec, mining, Prerov foundry
(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 18-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — FLSmidth (CPH: FLS), a Danish multinational engineering company, announced today at its Capital Markets Day the introduction of new pure play strategies for mining and cement and new long-term financial targets for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Industrial, News
Tagged Capital Markets Day, Cement, financial targets, FLSmidth, Mikko Keto, mining, sustainability
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Anglo American plc (LON: AAL), a global mining company with a portfolio that spans diamonds, platinum, copper, iron ore & more, has announced that Anglo American Platinum Limited (JSE: AMS), the world’s largest … Read the full press release
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) LONDON, 8-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Anglo American plc (LON: AAL), ein globales Bergbauunternehmen mit einem Portfolio das Diamanten, Platin, Kupfer, Eisenerz & mehr, hat bekannt gegeben, dass Anglo American Platinum Limited (JSE: AMS), der weltweit größte Primärproduzent von Platin, … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 11-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Boliden AB (STO: BOL), a Swedish multinational active in exploring, extracting and processing base metals and precious metals, has announced that certain adjustments will be made to the dam construction in Aitik copper … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Sweden
Tagged Aitik, Boliden, dam construction, exploration, Klas Nilsson, metal recycling, metals, Mikael Staffas, mining, smelting, tailings
(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 23-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — FLSmidth (CPH: FLS), a Danish multinational engineering company, has announced that all regulatory clearances concerning its acquisition of the thyssenkrupp’s mining business have now been received. In addition to the approvals already in … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 9-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Anglo American plc (LON: AAL), a global mining company with a portfolio that spans diamonds, platinum, copper, iron ore & more, has announced that its managed copper operations in Chile – the Los … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Tagged Aaron Puna, Anglo American, Chagres smelter, Chile, Copper Mark, copper operations, copper supply chains, El Soldado, Los Bronces, Michèle Brülhart, mining, Peter Whitcutt, responsible copper production, The Copper Mark framework
(PRESS RELEASE) LEICESTER, 31-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Leicester, a public research university based in Leicester, England, has announced that a new international study led by researchers from its Centre for Sustainable Resource Extraction has discovered a new … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged battery storage, BHP, Cardiff University, copper, Dr David Holwell, Earth’s crust, ENERGY, environmental footprint, FAMOS project, Geology, gold, Goldilocks Zone, green energy revolution, green revolution, Green technology, metals, mining, Natural History Museum, NERC, Professor Jamie Wilkinson, RESEARCH, solar panels, tellurium, University of Leicester, wind turbines
(PRESS RELEASE) NOUMEA, New Caledonia, 20-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA: TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced a partnership with Prony Resources New Caledonia, major supplier of nickel and cobalt used in the batteries of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Adelie Garaud Ballande, Antonin Beurrier, carbon neutrality, CO2 emissions, cobalt, decarbonized electricity, electricity, Elodie Billerey, energy battery storage, energy storage, energy transition, Grand Sud, hydrometallurgical plant, Metallurgy, mining, net zero, New Caledonia, nickel, Photovoltaic, photovoltaic power plant, PPA, Prony Resources, Prony Resources New Caledonia, renewable electricity, renewable power purchase agreement, renewables, solar energy, sustainable energy, Thierry Muller, TotalEnergies, wind energy
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 24-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has announced that its metallurgical laboratory in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada celebrates 80 Years since inception. For 80 years the Lakefield laboratory in Ontario, Canada … Read the full press release
mtu hybrid haul truck concept reduces emissions by up to 30% Technologies for cutting CO2 emissions take centre stage Microgrids, sustainable fuels, fuel cells and hydrogen engines all part of net zero vision (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 13-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged climate-friendly microgrid solutions, CO2 emissions, combustion engines, cut CO2 emissions, fuel cells, hybrid haul truck, hybrid mining truck, hydrogen, microgrid solutions, MINExpo 2021, mining, mining companies, mining customers, mtu battery storage systems, mtu concept, mtu diesel, net zero-carbon mining, Power Systems, Rolls-Royce, Scott Woodruff, sustainable fuels
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 24-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall announce that they are now advancing on their plan to make fossil-free steel for the global market. The partners establish the world’s first production plant for fossil-free sponge iron … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Anna Borg, fossil free electricity, fossil-free pellet plant, fossil-free sponge iron, fossil-free steel, fossil-free steel production, fossil-free value chain, Gällivare, HYBRIT, hydrogen gas, industrialization, iron ore, Jan Moström, LKAB, Luleå, Martin Lindqvist, mining, Net zero emissions, Oxelösund, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, sponge iron, sponge iron plant, SSAB, Steel Industry, steelmaking, Vattenfall
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 16-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — British multinational mining company Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces the appointment of Elisabeth Brinton as a non-executive director, effective 1 March 2021. Elisabeth Brinton is EVP of Global Renewables & Energy Solutions … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Anglo American, Anne Stevens, appointment, Board of Directors, Byron Grote, clean energy strategies, Elisabeth Brinton, Hilary Maxson, Hixonia Nyasulu, Ian Ashby Marcelo Bastos, Mark Cutifani, mining, Nonkululeko Nyembezi, Royal Dutch Shell plc, Stephen Pearce, Stuart Chambers, Tony O’Neill
(PRESS RELEASE) BAAR, 3-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Sika (SWX: SIKA), a Swiss multinational specialty chemical company, has announced it has further expanded additive production for shotcrete at Spånga, near Stockholm in Sweden, and upscaled to the latest-generation technology. The new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Sweden, Switzerland
Tagged additive production, construction, COVID-19, infrastructure, investments, Ivo Schädler, mining, mining projects, shotcrete, Sika, Spånga, Stockholm, Sweden
(PRESS RELEASE) HEERBRUGG, Switzerland, 15-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announces Leica Cyclone ENTERPRISE. The new, user-managed, enterprise-level platform provides a central tool for managing, collaborating and accessing reality capture projects to view, share and analyse rich … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3D, autonomous, autonomous solutions, CAD, collaboration, construction, Faheem Khan, geospatial, Hexagon, infrastructure, JetStream Enterprise, Joseph Romano, LANGAN Engineering, Leica CloudWorx, Leica Cyclone ENTERPRISE, Leica Geosystems, Leica TruView LIVE, mapping, mining, project management platform, reality capture, sensor, software, surveying
(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 13-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — FLSmidth (CPH: FLS), a Danish multinational engineering company serving the global mining and cement industries, has announced the appointment of Carsten Riisberg Lund as new Cement Industry President and member of Group Executive … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Denmark, Industrial, Management
Tagged appointment, Carsten Riisberg Lund, Cement, FLSmidth, Jan Kjaersgaard, mining, Nicolai Mauritzen, Rasmus Windfeld, Thomas Schulz
(PRESS RELEASE) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 17-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a leading global professional services company, has announced it has extended its IT services agreement with Anglo American (LON: AAL), a multinational mining company, until 2023. The new … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) UTRECHT, Netherlands, 2-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Solidaridad announces cooperation with Dutch-based gold company Aunexum Precious Metals Group on artisanal and small-scale (ASM) gold mining. The investment will look into suitable methods for mercury-free gold mining in Ghana and … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Netherlands, News, Society
Tagged ASM gold mines, ASM gold mining, Aunexum Precious Metals Group, female miners, GHANA, gold, gold mining, Golden Line programme, Healthy Entrepreneurs, Heske Verburg, mercury-free gold mining, mining, responsible gold, Simavi, Solidaridad, Stephen Kithuka, Tanzania, Vincent Kersten
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 30-Dec-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto started the process of resuming operations at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) in South Africa. Following discussions led by the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Sihle Zikalala, with all stakeholders about securing stability to … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 24-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Anglo American plc appoints Nolitha Fakude as Chairman of Anglo American’s Management Board in South Africa, effective 1 September 2019. In order to take up this new executive role, Ms Fakude will step … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Metals and Minerals, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Anglo American, appointment, Mark Cutifani, metals, minerals, mining, Nolitha Fakude, South Africa, Themba Mkhwanazi
(PRESS RELEASE) BAAR, 28-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore‘s subsidiary Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) is not connected to the incidents and the fatalities of illegal artisanal miners across its industrial mining concessions in the Kolwezi area, Democratic Republic of the Congo. … Read the full press release
Posted in Commodities, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Security & Safety, Society, Switzerland
Tagged agriculture, Commodities, concessions, Congo, copper mine, Glencore, human rights, illegal artisanal miners, illegal miners, illegal trespassing, Kamoto Copper Company, KCC, Kolwezi, Metallurgy, miners, mining, mining concessions, natural resource, oil, rescue operations, safety
BASEL, 12-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore refers to the announcement on 4 May 2018 concerning the Consortium’s agreement to sell a 14.16% stake in Rosneft to a wholly owned subsidiary of QIA. This transaction has now completed. As a result of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Switzerland
Tagged Commodities, equity, Glencore, mining, oil, QIA, Rosneft, stake
LONDON, 09-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces completion of the sale, by its 73%-held subsidiary Anglo American Inyosi Coal (Proprietary) Limited, of the New Largo thermal coal project and Old New Largo closed colliery in South Africa … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, United Kingdom
Tagged Anglo American plc, closed colliery, coal, mining, New Largo, Norman Mbazima, South Africa, thermal coal
• QME Mining Equipment Ltd will take delivery of the helicopter in early 2019 • Leonardo and official distributor in UK and Ireland Sloane Helicopters have delivered 15 aircraft in the last 18 months confirming Leonardo’s dominance in the regional … Read the full press release
Hydro has appointed John Thuestad as new Executive Vice President for the business area Bauxite & Alumina effective June 1. Thuestad has more than 30 years of international experience from the metal and mining industry OSLO, 16-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged aluminium, Bauxite & Alumina, Hydro, John Thuestad, metal, mining, Svein Richard Brandtzæg
LUXEMBOURG, 08-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ArcelorMittal (‘the Company’) announces that it has been granted merger clearance by the European Commission (‘EC’ or ‘the Commission’) for AM Investco Italy Srl (AM Investco)’s proposed acquisition of Ilva S.p.A (Ilva). EC merger clearance … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals
Tagged acquisition, AM Investco Italy Srl, ArcelorMittal, EU, European Commission, Ilva S.p.A, merger clearance, mining, STEEL
COPENHAGEN, 26-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Effective from 1 July 2018, FLSmidth’s organisation will consist of two industries – Cement and Mining – supported by a regional setup to strengthen customer focus and life-cycle solutions – combined with a new central digital … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Cement, FLSmidth, Management, mining, Thomas Schulz
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