BHP says 2017 a ‘tipping point’ for electric cars

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Suppliers & Equipment Digest Friday 29 September 2017 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium BHP says 2017 a 'tipping point' for electric cars Arnoud Balhuizen, head of marketing at BHP, said the impact of the looming electric vehicle boom for raw materials producers would be felt first in the metals markets and only later in oil. read » Petra Diamonds' shares sparkle as its solves labour disputes in South Africa Company reached wage agreement with the main union at two of its mines in South Africa. Workers will return to work on Friday. read » World's 'most beautiful diamond' to go under Christie's hammer Discovered in February last year in eastern Angola, the 404.20-carat rough diamond was also the largest found so far in the southern African country. read » Petra jumps on Tanzania letting it resume diamond exports Stock closed 12.2% higher at 64.80p, after it had fallen on Tuesday to its lowest since late 2015. read » PotashCorp hires banks to lead sale of stake in Chilean lithium producer Rumours point at US chemical company Albenarle Corporation as the first potential buyer for PotashCorp interest in SQM, worth about $4.5 billion. read » Canada's Cenovus to sell Suffield assets in Alberta for $512m The sale of the Suffield assets to to International Petroleum Corporation is expected to close before the end of the year. read » Drone footage of Bingham Canyon copper mine Key says two of the biggest advantages of flying drones at Kennecott are safety and maintenance. read » Anglo's plan to further expand vast iron ore mine in Brazil hits roadblock Public prosecutor for the state of Minas Gerais, where the iron ore mine is located, ordered the company to reschedule two public meetings as it had failed to inform of it to all communities potentially affected by the planned expansion. read » ABB teams up with Northvolt on Europe's biggest battery plant Swedish project, envisioned on scale of Tesla's Gigafactory, aims to cater to auto industry, compete with Asian suppliers. read » Caterpillar and Fortescue moving forward with expansion of autonomous truck fleet in Australia Companies have reached agreement for the expansion of Cat® Command for Hauling at Fortescue's iron ore mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. read » Innovation & Collaboration at IMARC 2017 MICROMINE will be exhibiting at the annual International Mining and Resource Conference 2017 in Melbourne. read » Caterpillar advances latest machines and technology at AusIMM underground operators' conference Caterpillar Global Mining is participating in the AusIMM Underground Operators' Conference as an exhibitor, conference sponsor and presenter. read » Thuthukani Engineering installs turn key gland service water system for Grootegeluk Pretoria based engineering firm, Thuthukani Engineering was contracted by Exxaro to supply a gland water service system for their largest mine, Grootegeluk mine in Limpopo. read » Announcement of ISR Symposium at ALTA 2018 ALTA are pleased to announce a focussed one-day ISR Symposium, organised in cooperation with CSIRO Minerals, will be included in ALTA 2018 read » Rio Tinto adopts global paid parental leave standard The new standard was announced Sept. 21 and will provide employees with job security, 18 weeks' leave for primary caregivers, and more. read » Laying the foundations for gender equality Katie Fergusson: "As Head of Social Impact, I feel privileged to be leading De Beers Group's work on women and girls empowerment, including on diversity and inclusion." read » Improving safety and productivity with the world's first wireless electronic blasting system Orica's Chief Commercial Officer described the technology as being a game-changer for the industry. read » Metso Makes Screening Media Change-Outs Safer and Faster with a New Attachment System Metso is introducing a new attachment system for its Trellex™ screening media that offers increased productivity and makes media change-outs safer and faster than with traditional systems. read » Sandvik LH202 improves narrow-vein loading safety and productivity Sandvik is introducing a new 3-tonne narrow-vein loader (LHD) that offers reliability, productivity and increased safety that has not previously been seen in its size class globally. read » Kal Tire Invests in Customised Price Models In a bid to help a long-standing customer remain competitive amidst severe market pressures, Kal Tire Ghana went to the drawing board to customise a completely new price model that flexes with mining activity. read » Hon. Barnaby Joyce confirmed for IMARC Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Barnaby Joyce has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at this year's International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Melbourne. read » Global Mining Investment Conference Series to debut in Argentina, the only stop in South America The global mining conference will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 15 – 16 February 2018. read » Metso to accelerate its strategy implementation with a new operating model and organization Metso's Board of Directors has decided on the Group's new operating model and organization, effective from January 1, 2018. read » Read more Suppliers & Equipment news on MINING.com » Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. 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