BHP Australia iron ore train drivers to strike for 24 hours
Iron ore train drivers at BHP Group’s Pilbara operations in Western Australia have voted to strike on Friday in a bid to secure an improved employment agreement, the country’s Mining and Energy Union said on Monday.
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Biden’s electric car sales plan to strain critical mineral supplies
Mining News Pro - Stellantis NV and Toyota Motor Corp. blasted a Biden administration plan to squelch auto pollution, saying it would compel aggressive and unrealistic sales of electric vehicles that strain critical mineral supplies.
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Germany to prioritize coal trains over passenger services
Mining News Pro - Germany plans to give coal trains priority over passenger services on its rail network as it struggles with an energy crunch that’s threatening the economy, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported, citing a draft proposal.
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Indian aluminium producer NALCO faces coal scarcity due to train shortage
Mining News Pro - Indian state-run aluminium producer National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) is facing a coal supply shortfall, due to supplies being diverted to priority electricity generation and a shortage of trains to deliver fuel to NALCO’s power plants.
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Australia begins long road to retraining thousands of coal workers for clean energy roles
Mining News Pro - The sudden speed of the shift to clean power is forcing Australia, a global champion of coal and gas, to confront one of the energy industry’s biggest challenges — how to transition millions of fossil fuel workers to new roles in wind and solar.
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BHP to introduce electric trains at Pilbara mines
Mining News Pro - BHP is buying four battery electric trains to transport iron ore from its mines to ports in Western Australia, following in the footsteps of its main local rivals Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group.
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Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto is buying four battery-electric trains from US-based Wabtec for use at its Pilbara iron ore mines in Western Australia, as part of the miner’s ongoing efforts to halve its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.
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Lithium miner’s woes may exacerbate strain in EV supply chain
Mining News Pro - Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS), one of Australia’s top lithium miners, slashed its forecast for shipments, further exacerbating tight supply for the key ingredient in electric-vehicle batteries.
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Bravus and MacKellar to offer paid traineeships
Mining News Pro - Sixty regional Queenslanders will have the chance to get their foot in the door of a high-paid mining career as the Carmichael mine moves closer to exporting its first coal.
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Peru minister partly blames MMG for Las Bambas unrest, sees solution in train line
Mining News Pro - Peru’s mining minister said on Thursday that unrest at the huge Las Bambas copper mine was partly caused by MMG Ltd’s short-sighted decision to rely on a dirt road to transport the metal, and called for a train line to be built instead.
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Capital formation constraints could ultimately stunt EV revolution
Mining News Pro - The rapid onset of the green energy revolution could be stunted by pervasive structural issues in the finance sector spilling over to mining. It hinders capital formation, especially for junior mineral explorers, CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey Christian recently told The Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium.
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Moon mining robots to be trained for autonomy
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.
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BHP training program an investment in WA workforce
Mining News Pro - Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan has praised BHP’s new train driver training program as it decreases the state’s reliance on interstate fly-in, fly-out workers while enhancing local training and creating regional jobs.
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Komatsu training facility fights WA skills shortage
Mining News Pro - Komatsu has revealed plans to build a $6 million training facility in Perth, with completion scheduled before mid-2022 to help alleviate Western Australia’s skills shortage.
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Dana donates support and supplies to electric vehicle training
Mining News Pro - Dana Australia is backing the maintenance of electric mining vehicles at TAFE Queensland’s electrification facility by providing technical training support and Sandvik equipment.
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Newmont rises above Tanami constraints
Mining News Pro - Newmont has boosted production across its global gold portfolio, with an increase in grades and throughput at the Boddington mine in Western Australia contributing to the result.
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Kumba continues to perform well, despite rail constraints
Mining News Pro - Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore’s operations continued to perform well for the six months ended June 30, and production increased by 12% year-on-year, while sales increased by 3% year-on-year, reflecting the impact of rail constraints and periods of severe weather at the Saldanha Bay port.
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MinRes promotes diversity with training program
Mining News Pro - Mineral Resources (MinRes) has again contributed to the inclusion of women in mining, as a new, all-female cohort was welcomed through the mining company’s Entry Level Operator (ELO) program in Western Australia.
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Strike at Vale’s Sudbury operation strains battery nickel supply
Mining News Pro - A strike at Vale SA’s Sudbury operations in Canada is taxing a nickel market that’s key to powering electric vehicles.
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Rio Tinto to feature autonomous training solutions at Gudai-Darri
Mining News Pro - In a move that furthers its autonomous haulage footprint, Rio Tinto will operate trucks equipped with Cat MineStar Command for Hauling systems at the Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in Western Australia.
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Unmanned train to allow Vale to reopen iron ore plant at Xingu dam
Mining News Pro - Vale SA will be able to resume operations at its Timbopeba iron ore dry processing plant in up to two months thanks to the use of an unmanned train, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Weir Minerals to provide rubber lining training
Weir Minerals intends to collaborate with TAFE New South Wales to initiate Australia’s first training in the application of rubber lining.
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Liebherr, ThoroughTec ink training simulator agreement
Mining News Pro - Liebherr Mining has teamed up with ThoroughTec Simulation to provide operators with advanced training stimulators to safely enhance their skills with heavy mining equipment.
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Edenville warns of potential capital constraints
Mining News Pro - Edenville is nearing the maturity of a funding agreement it signed with Lind Partners in November 2018 for $580 000.
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Thiess hires Indigenous trainees at Prominent Hill
Mining News Pro - Thiess has strengthened its workforce at OZ Minerals’ Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia with the addition of three Aboriginal Australian trainees over the past 12 months.
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