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With the ever-growing data that needs to be managed, the increasing demand to do more with limited resources and the current global pandemic, the natural resources sector has a lot to deal with. Siloed devices and systems that don’t communicate with each other only add more to the demand. Frontline workers require crucial technology to … Continue reading “Motorola Unveils Next-Gen Radio for the Mining Sector”

GlobalData’s Influencer Platform recently revealed that batteries are among the top terms tweeted in trending mining industry discussions by influencers on Twitter. Below are the top five terms tweeted with regard to battery minerals this year. Batteries In the third quarter of this year, the launch of a zero-carbon lithium project in Germany, the need … Continue reading “Batteries Among Top Twitter Mentions in 2020’s Third Quarter”

Speakers at the annual general meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development discussed the challenges that faced the mining sector during the virtual event. They also discussed opportunities that would facilitate the transition into a mining sector that was more sustainable and how to achieve the sustainable development goals. Participants … Continue reading “Mining Forum Takes Stock of Covid-19 Effects on Gender Equality, Climate Action”

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it hard for companies to negotiate deals, as evidenced by the Freeport-McMoRan copper benchmark deal. Instead of personally receiving key customers during the London Metal Exchange Week, miners have resorted to using virtual meetings, whose progress is slower than traditional face-to-face meetings, to hammer out deals. Apart from impacting gatherings, … Continue reading “Important Copper Negotiations Reveal Limited Supply”

Troilus Gold Corp. recently reported that its 2020 summer regional exploration program, which was centered on the generation of high-priority targets within the Frôtet-Evans Greenstone Belt, yielded the highest gold grades ever. These grades were recovered on the Troilus Project, which is found in the northeast area of Chibougamau, Quebec. The news comes after Troilus … Continue reading “Mining Company Records Highest In-Situ Gold Grades in Quebec”

In a bid to make the mining industry more sustainable, Codelco, Chile’s state copper miner and the world’s largest copper producer, is incorporating electro-mobility into its operations. However, major challenges lie ahead. In a webcast, Codelco’s innovation management specialist, Gonzalo Ramirez, stated that greater electro-mobility adoptions inside the mines would be dependent on the availability … Continue reading “Challenges of Incorporating Electro-Mobility in Mining”

If you are planning to buy some mining industry stocks, it is wise to do your due diligence so that you don’t fall for clever marketing hype geared at luring unsuspecting investors into pouring money into a risky company. Here are some specific issues to investigate with respect to a company’s mineral exploration activities. Geological … Continue reading “4 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing Mining Stocks”

As society begins to accept that the current COVID-19 pandemic is going to be around for quite a while, mining companies have started paying more attention to e-learning for their managers and employees on matters of occupational safety and other pertinent issues. Several factors account for this increasing attention to online training. Convenient The ongoing … Continue reading “eLearning Gains Ground in Mining as COVID-19 Bites”

The World Economic Forum estimates that robotics and automation can avert about 10,000 injuries within the metals and mining industries in just a decade, and that autonomous hauling could improve productivity by at least 15-30%. These figures are realistic and they highlight why autonomous mining should be pursued with urgency. Here are some of the … Continue reading “How Autonomous Mining Can Become a Reality”

Statistics show that the U.S. gets 80% of its rare earth elements from China, and now that there is tension with China, there are fears that the Asian country could “weaponize” rare earth elements in its trade war with the U.S. by cutting off supplies to starve U.S. industries that need these elements. The industries … Continue reading “Rare Earth Elements: Why the US Shouldn’t Panic Just Yet”