Mining Blogs

Stationary concrete batch plants are long-term assets in the construction industry, designed to deliver consistent and high-volume concrete production over many years. Their longevity, reliability, and overall performance depend heavily on manufacturing quality—from material selection and design precision to assembly, testing, and quality control procedures. Understanding how these factors influence a plant’s lifespan helps both […]

Latin America’s mining and construction sectors face unique environmental challenges that can significantly affect equipment performance. From high-altitude mining regions in Peru and Bolivia to humid coastal zones in Colombia and Brazil, a stone crusher plant must be designed and maintained to withstand diverse conditions. Understanding how these environments impact machinery is critical for maximizing […]

Drone mining services are revolutionizing the way mines and quarries operate. For years, the mining industry has faced the same challenges of high risk, heavy staffing, and limited visibility, which have slowed projects and increased costs. Manual stockpile measurement, manual mining surveys, and paper-heavy compliance workflows made it hard to see what was really happening […]

Gold extended its rally to a new record high on Thursday, as investors turned to the safe-haven asset due to U.S.-China trade tensions and the U.S. government shutdown, with prospects of interest rate cuts further boosting demand. Spot gold was up 0.7% at $4,235.41 per ounce, as of 1012 GMT. Earlier, bullion touched a record […]

Gold smuggling into India has spiked ahead of key festivals, government and industry officials told Reuters, in response to record-high prices and a supply crunch. Smuggling of gold into the world’s second biggest buyer of the precious metal had fallen after the government slashed import taxes on it to 6% from 15% last year. However, […]

Namibia’s central bank governor Johannes! Gawaxab called on Wednesday for an extension to a royalty discount granted to Namdeb to help the diamond miner through a protracted global market downturn, marked by falling demand and a supply glut. The rising popularity of lab-grown diamonds and a shift away from the precious stone among younger consumers […]

ANZ on Thursday forecast gold would reach $4,400 per ounce by the end of 2025, driven by mounting geopolitical, economic, and financial uncertainties alongside expectations of Federal Reserve monetary easing. ANZ anticipates gold will peak near $4,600 per ounce by June 2026, followed by a gradual decline in the second half of 2026 as the […]