During your prospecting projects, you may reach a certain point where you have the need to complete a feasibility study. If you’ve never been to this stage of the mineral exploration process before, you may be wondering what, exactly, a ...
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Rio Tinto to invest $1.8 billion to develop Brockman iron ore mine in Pilbara
Rio Tinto said on Thursday it will invest $1.8 billion to develop its Brockman Syncline 1 iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The world’s largest iron ore producer said the project has obtained the required approvals ...
Global aluminium producer seeks Q2 premium of $260/T from Japan buyers, sources say
A global aluminium producer has sought a premium of $260 per metric ton from Japanese buyers for April-June primary metal shipments, up 14% from the current quarter, two sources directly involved in pricing talks said this week. Japan is a ...
Understanding the Factor of Safety (FoS) in soil and rock mechanics
Introduction Factor of Safety (FoS) is the most common quantitative measure of a slope’s stability. The most widely used definition for slope stability FoS is that it is the ratio of the shear strength of the soil to the shear ...
Critical minerals take centre stage in world politics
LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump today to sign a critical minerals deal as a way of securing continued U.S. backing in the war against Russia. It initially ...