Australia

Australia has been a focus of Rema Tip Top’s growth aspirations in recent years, a direction the company plans to continue on with its latest solution for conveyor systems.

Managing editor Ben Creagh travelled through Europe with Liebherr ahead of Bauma 2019 in Germany to discover the origins and future direction of the equipment manufacturer.

The minerals processing company has debuted the eccentric roll crusher (ERC), an innovation for the primary reduction of hard rock and ore ideal for underground and surface mines.

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has announced that former federal cabinet minister Helen Coonan will replace Vanessa Guthrie as the organisation’s new chair.

Kal Tire is rolling out a tyre operations management system across Australia that will transform tyre management at mine sites into forward-looking operations.

Anglo American has reported a fall in production across its global operations during the March quarter, mainly due to planned longwall moves at metallurgical coal mines in Australia.

Australia and Canada share a lot of similarities as two of the world’s leading mining nations. Peter Diekmeyer tells Australian Mining of the links between the two countries at at the PDAC convention in Toronto earlier this month.

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has mentioned Australia positively in a statement about how the North American country can work to improve its mining investment strategy.

Western Australia is the only Australian state or territory to feature in the top 10 of the Fraser Institute’s annual survey of mining companies for the second straight year.

Ausdrill has reaped the benefits of last year’s Barminco acquisition, posting significant increased profit and revenue over the last half year.

World’s top copper producer Chile has experienced a climb in non-copper exports in recent years. With its longstanding mining history, the country is looking at bridging METS collaboration with international markets.

Technology advancement has a penchant for sparking new global commodity demand in the mining world, with lithium last year’s notable mover.

Newcrest Mining is further establishing its focus on digital technology through a partnership with services provider Interlate.

MICROMINE will be releasing new underground mining precision software to refine and enhance loading and haulage processes, as part of its Pitram solution, in early 2019.

An Australian Resources and Energy Group (AMMA) survey suggests Australia should adopt a less regulated approach in order to future proof its workforce.

Austmine recently completed its first ever mining mission to British Columbia, Canada, a province rich with minerals ranging from high-quality met coal to copper and gold.

Cat mining trucks working within the MineStar Command for hauling automation solution have reached one billion tonnes hauled.

Komatsu has launched its biggest ever recruitment drive to employ technicians in response to improving market conditions.

Metso has won orders for comminution and material handling technologies for three greenfield iron ore and copper projects in Australia and South America.

A new report from GlobalData predicts that electric vehicle (EV) demand will double global lithium production from 26,700 tonnes (t) in 20180 to 58,300t in 2022.