Mining News Pro - After having implemented autonomous drills, Glencore’s (LON: GLEN) Lomas Lab introduced a full set of autonomous haul trucks at the Lomas Bayas copper mine, located in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile.

Monday, December 11, 2023 - 22:15:03

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Mining News Pro - The Biden administration’s requirements for electric vehicle tax credits will reduce the number of models eligible for incentives until tens of billions of new investment in US manufacturing by automakers and suppliers kick in.

Saturday, April 1, 2023 - 12:57:00

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Mining News Pro - The merry-go-round of private meetings at an annual mining industry conference at Florida’s Hollywood Beach had a cast of new faces this year: auto sector executives increasingly anxious about surging prices and tighter supply of metals used in electric vehicle batteries.

Monday, March 6, 2023 - 22:42:49

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Mining News Pro -lowdown in export markets, global recessionary pressures steer the shift

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 11:28:18

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Mining News Pro - On average, 900 kg of steel is used per vehicle.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 11:19:59

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Mining News Pro - On average, 900 kg of steel is used per vehicle.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 11:19:59

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Mining News Pro - New technologies in battery electric and hybrid vehicles and autonomous driving systems are expected to add an annual 344,000 tonnes of demand over the next decade.

Sunday, October 16, 2022 - 14:31:24

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Mining News Pro - A proposed flat-rate tax on lithium produced in California’s Salton Sea region will delay deliveries of the electric vehicle battery metal to General Motors Co and Stellantis NV and may push some mining companies to exit the state entirely, industry executives told Reuters.

Friday, July 1, 2022 - 18:59:40

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Mining News Pro - The world’s biggest miner, BHP (NYSE: BHP), this week began testing two new automated shiploaders at its Port Hedland export facility in Western Australia’s Pilbara.

Friday, June 3, 2022 - 15:24:34

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Mining News Pro - If global automakers think they can extend their dominance in China into the electric era, they may be in for a shock.

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 - 13:38:07

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Mining News Pro - The number of autonomous haul trucks in operation globally reached 1,068 by May 2022, representing an annual increase of 39%, according to figures tallied by GlobalData. The UK-based data analytics firm also expects this total to exceed 1,800 (a 70% increase on current levels) by the end of 2025.

Thursday, May 19, 2022 - 14:36:28

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Mining News Pro - Dust control specialist Global Road Technology (GRT) is launching an industry-first platform developed specifically to support the optimal usage of autonomous vehicles and equipment across the mining sector.

Monday, May 9, 2022 - 14:07:04

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Mining News Pro - Henry Ford was right all along, it turns out.

Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 14:31:46

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Mining News Pro - State Farm said Thursday that metal thieves in search of platinum, rhodium and palladium are stealing catalytic converters in ever-greater numbers, sending auto-insurance claims soaring across the U.S.

Friday, March 11, 2022 - 13:15:30

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Mining News Pro - Tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine are exacerbating a shakeout in the aluminum sector, which has been hammered by rising power prices over the past year.

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - 10:29:29

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Mining News Pro - Tin prices have nearly doubled from a year ago and are on course for their biggest annual rise in over 30 years, stinging big users of the soldering agent such as electronics firms, utilities, solar panel makers and appliance manufacturers.

Friday, December 3, 2021 - 13:42:39

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Mining News Pro - Tin prices have nearly doubled from a year ago and are on course for their biggest annual rise in over 30 years, stinging big users of the soldering agent such as electronics firms, utilities, solar panel makers and appliance manufacturers.

Friday, December 3, 2021 - 13:09:14

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto announced Tuesday it is investing in European battery technology and manufacturing company InoBat Auto.

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 - 13:04:49

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Mining News Pro - Technological advancements like automation, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and robotics taking place in parallel with the growing attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are the factors that will likely have the biggest impact on mine workers and the mining industry in the coming years.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - 10:03:56

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Mining News Pro - Minexpo 2021 in Las Vegas was five years in the making, and like other industry gatherings taking place at the beginning of the end of a pandemic, it was a rather subdued affair.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - 09:41:37

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Mining News Pro - Technological advancements like automation, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and robotics taking place in parallel with the growing attention to environmental, social and governance issues are the factors that will likely have the biggest impact on mine workers and the mining industry in the coming years.

Monday, October 25, 2021 - 10:15:42

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has set a target of 80 per cent autonomous haul trucks in 2022, as it seeks to reduce costs while satisfying demand for materials.

Friday, October 22, 2021 - 13:50:55

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Mining News Pro - Liebherr has premiered its new Mining Technology Product portfolio at MINExpo 2021, comprising new autonomous haulage solutions and excavator automation with a focus on safety and productivity.

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 13:30:53

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Mining News Pro - More than four billion tonnes of material has been moved by Komatsu’s FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System, marking a significant milestone for the company and the mining industry.

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 13:49:42

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Mining News Pro - A research team from the University of Arizona has received $US500,000 ($679,217) from NASA for a Moon mining technique using swarms of autonomous robots to unearth important mineral resources.

Monday, September 13, 2021 - 12:24:23

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