Mining Blogs

This article was written by Waddah Khair, Blasting, excavation, and material handling generate significant dust emissions, varying based on site geology and extraction methods. Some operations rely more on explosives, while others use mechanical excavation, but all involve large-scale equipment—excavators, dump trucks, and loaders—contributing to airborne dust. Mist cannons are commonly used for suppression. Dust […]

Anglo American’s sale of its Brazilian nickel business to China’s MMG Ltd is a corporate win-win. Anglo gets to deliver on its promise to shareholders to simplify its portfolio and pockets up to $500m. MMG, which is already a major producer of copper, cobalt and zinc, gets to diversify into another metal and expand its geographic footprint into […]

The mining and aggregate industries are continuously evolving, with businesses striving to maximize efficiency while reducing costs. One significant development that has contributed to cost savings in these industries is the mobile stone crusher plant. This innovative piece of equipment has become essential for many quarry operators. But how much money can a mobile stone […]

Gold prices hovered near an all-time-high on Tuesday, as fears of a trade war and instability amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans drove safe-haven flows. Spot gold fell 0.4% to $2,940.03 an ounce by 0916 GMT, after reaching $2,956.15 on Monday — its eleventh record high this year. U.S. gold futures declined 0.3% to […]

Feb 20 (Reuters) – Newmont beat analysts’ estimate for fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as the world’s biggest gold miner benefited from a rally in bullion prices and higher production. Average price of gold has been rising over the past few quarters and hit multiple all-time highs during the October to December period, as uncertainties surrounding the […]

Canadian miner Teck Resources  beat analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher copper production volumes at its Chile mine. Total copper output in the quarter came in at 122,100 tonnes, a 19% jump from a year earlier, with 60,700 tonnes from its Quebrada Blanca (QB) mine in Chile. “Our copper production in the […]

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Anglo American posted an annual loss of $3.1 billion on Thursday after taking an impairment of $3.8 billion, mostly due to its ailing diamond unit, as it races to restructure into a major copper producer following a bruising takeover battle with BHP last year. Last year’s loss attributable to shareholders […]

Feb 18 (Reuters) – Gold prices rose for a second straight session on Tuesday, but traded below the recent all-time highs, as uncertainty around U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans continued to fuel economic growth concerns and safe haven flows into bullion. Spot gold gained 0.6% at $2,913.79 an ounce as of 0714 GMT. It […]

SAO PAULO, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Brazilian mining giant Vale  is in advanced talks to sell a majority stake in a renewable energy unit and a solar plant to U.S.-based investment firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), two people familiar with the matter said. The deal for 70% of both Vale’s Alianca Energia and the solar plant […]

Feb 14 (Reuters) – Gold prices gained on Friday and were poised for a seventh consecutive weekly gain, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on every country taxing U.S. imports fuelled concerns of a global trade war. Spot gold was up 0.1% at $2,932.81 per ounce, as of 0706 GMT, moving […]