Mining Technology • Mar 25, 2021
Authorities warn of brewing space mining wa (1)
Experts warn that a brewing war to build a mining base in space would be likely to see China and Russia combining forces to keep the…
Mo Shine
Mo Shine covers the geopolitics, logistics and diplomacy of critical-mineral extraction in the Global South, with a focus on how African statecraft shapes what investors and operators can actually build. He spent more than a decade in newspaper journalism, as sub-editor and executive editor, and has worked with Skillings since 2009. His current work tracks the Lobito Corridor and other Western-backed rail routes, and what they change for working capital, regional diplomacy and operator resilience across the Central African Copperbelt.
Coal • Mar 25, 2021
Covid Impact: Coal India to diversify into
Coal India Limited (CIL) is all punched up to step into non-coal mining areas as well as make considerable clean technology investments in 2021 after dry…
Mining Technology • Mar 9, 2021
Putting technology to work
Increasing use of digitisation and automation technology has great potential to increase performance and productivity; but the real challenges are ensuring that these technologies help resolve…
Blog • Mar 3, 2021
Alicanto Minerals Secures Tenure at Sweden’s Sala Silver Mine
Once drilling permits have been approved, the company's ongoing drilling program at the Greater Falun Project will extend to include Sala. After securing the tenure of…
Iron Ore • Mar 2, 2021
Could steel prices soon hit $1,000/ton in the new year?
Flat-rolled steel prices ended at an unprecedented high in 2020, an almost unlikely turnaround which was an incredible low seen in the spring when the U.S.…
Iron Ore • Feb 16, 2021
Rio iron ore industry is in a healthy state
With the miners signaling that it could capitalize on stratospheric iron ore prices by shipping record volumes of the steel-making commodity this year, Rio Tinto's biggest…
Base Metals • Feb 9, 2021
Copper Options Hit 240,000 Tonnes Open Interest — Bull Rally Ignites
Copper from the London Metal Exchange (LME) reached a year-to-date peak on Monday of $7,708.50 per tonne, a volume not traded since March 2013. At the…
Gold • Feb 1, 2021
Blanket Mine Central Shaft to Boost 2021 Gold Output
Central Shaft Commissioning and Production Goals The Gwanda-based gold mining company, Blanket Mine, plans to commission its Central Shaft this quarter. This move will boost the…
Iron Ore • Feb 1, 2021
2020 year was a great year for iron ore mining
2020 was topsy-turvy for the Minnesota iron mining industry. The industry was hard hit by plant idlings, employee furloughs and a slowdown in demand. Mega consolidations…
Blog • Feb 1, 2021
Trump officials are rushing to mine in a
San Carlos Apache tribal member Wendsler Nosie Sr has been camping in a teepee since January at a campground in the Oak Flat of south-eastern Arizona,…
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