Earthmovers & Excavators

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Queensland mines minister Anthony Lynham says a new set of reforms of the Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 will strengthen Queensland’s mining sector and aid in the state’s economic recovery. “These reforms are ab

Earthmovers & Excavators

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Loadscan, specialists in load volume scanning technology, is opening up an office in NSW. Established in 2012, Loadscan’s headquarters is based in Hamilton, New Zealand, and the company has exported its load volume scanner (LVS) worldwide to a variet

Earthmovers & Excavators

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Global miner BHP is maintaining its standing as one of the world’s biggest companies by controlling the controllables, explained chief transformation officer Jonathan Price at the International Mining and Resources Conference. “In the two decades sin

Finweek - English

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consensus among economists is that South Africa is due for more of the same in 2020, unless the government can bring about urgent reform. While the narrative in SA’s mining sector takes its cue from the broad economic and political strokes, there are

Earthmovers & Excavators

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“Komatsu focuses on autonomous technology-driven job creation, with focus on safety, diversity, upskilling and an innovative flexible work force that marries our people’s needs with business goals. This is our blueprint for the future,” Komatsu Austr

Finweek - English

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the rehabilitation of the mining sector since the dark days of 2017 – when the industry had racked up a fifteenth straight year of underperformance – has been remarkable. It’s a recovery from overspend and subsequent chronic indebtedness no more clea

Finweek - English

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south African mining has recently suggested there are grounds for hope that the government will respond positively to reform proposals placed before it by Business Leadership SA’s B4SA. Roger Baxter, CEO of Minerals Council SA, which contributed the

Finweek - English

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Mines are starting to reopen, with coal and open-cast mines allowed to operate at 100% and the rest at 50%. This is subject to the mines being able to implement safety measures to manage the spread of Covid-19. The problem for the industry is demand.

Finweek - English

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Shares in the JSE’s Orion Minerals have nearly doubled in value since the start of August, which is timeous as the firm is thought to be in the final stages of equity financing the Prieska copper-zinc project. This followed the grant of a mining perm

Inc.

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FOR MORE than 40 years, Inc. has been the trusted voice for founders and business builders, with its mission to help them take their companies to greatness. During this span, our September issues have offered powerful accounts of the hard work and pe

City Press

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Stats SA has reported that mining production decreased by 28.2% in June. The mining production and sales report, released on Thursday, said the biggest drags in mining activity could be attributed to platinum group metals and gold. “Coal also dragged

Earthmovers & Excavators

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MineWare is in the process of installing 23 Argus hydraulic monitoring systems in Australian mining contractor Downer’s fleet. MineWare vice president marketing and sales Roy Pater says the adoption of Argus would deliver significant productivity and

India Today

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The Centre and the Rajasthan government are working to denotify 646.56 hectare (ha.) of the Bansi Paharpur forest and Bandh Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary in Bharatpur district to ensure a steady supply of pink sandstone for the upcoming Ram temple in Ay

New Internationalist

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Viginia Pinares is a woman with a mission. ‘I’m bringing a message from the forgotten rural women, from the most remote regions where the government has no presence. We must enter power and they have to see that we are coming!’ She does not mince her

Finweek - English

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admittedly there are some things women can’t do as well as their male counterparts in the mining industry, such as handling heavy machinery, for instance. Then again, women are better than men at arriving at work on time; and they don’t break the lar

India Today

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ON MAY 14, FINANCE MINISTER Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs 90,000 crore liquidity provisioning for distribution companies (discoms) to clear their dues with power generation companies (Rs 88,495 crore as of March 2020). The power ministry has unve

Farmer's Weekly

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Weekly quotes ‘[…] WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST [LIQUOR] SALES LEGISLATION IN THE WORLD, BUT IT’S NOT BEING ENFORCED’ – CEO of the Liquor Brand Owners’ Association Kurt Moore, speaking out about a call for stricter rules and enforcement of liquor sales

Sunday Independent

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BENCH Marks Foundation, the faith-based organisation which monitors corporate performance in the field of corporate social responsibility, has called on mining companies to open their health facilities to enable Covid-19 testing for mining communitie

Earthmovers & Excavators

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The $5.3 billion Big Housing Build program will see more than 12,000 new homes constructed throughout metro and regional Victoria, with 25 per cent of the funding to be allocated to the regions. The investment will deliver 9,300 new social housing ho

AQ: Australian Quarterly

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‘When they slaughtered Congress, we didn't wake up. When they blamed terrorists, and suspended the Constitution, we didn't wake up then either. … Nothing changes instantaneously. In a gradually heating bathtub, you'd be boiled to death before you kne

Finweek - English

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typically, the price of a product will go up over time – whether it is a tin of baked beans, a car or a home to live in. This is in part driven by inflation as input costs increase, but prices also increase via demand – especially with property where

Forbes Africa

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The coronavirus is causing havoc in China, killing hundreds of people and threatening to also wipe one per cent off the country’s growth rate – a born-again African mining nation must surely feel the bitter pain of this human and economic tragedy. Th

Country Life

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SMALL and medium-sized businesses are being urged to apply for grants to help them recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The grants, which will be between £1,000 and £5,000, will help businesses purchase new technology and equipment, as well as prof

Trade-A-Boat

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Industry heavyweight Brunswick Corporation have announced plans to increase production at three of its global manufacturing facilities to keep up with unprecedented demand. Boston Whaler manufacturing capacity will increase by 40 per cent, with the r

Shooting Times & Country

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Gamekeepers and shoot operators are being asked to buy British birds to support the nation’s struggling game farmers. Concerns over disposable income in the recession — which is widely expected to be caused by the COVID-19 outbreak — have led to stee

Farms and Farm Machinery

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Australia’s McIntosh Distribution has assured customers that local operations will be unaffected by Canadian manufacturer Morris Industries’ decision to seek creditor protection. Specifically, the company said the move would not affect the opener upd

Earthmovers & Excavators

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says $10 million in exploration grants will speed the development of new mines to take advantage of high domestic and international demand in the growing “green economy”. “This funding boost is part of the second stage o

Earthmovers & Excavators

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Technology and innovation are radically shifting performance for diversified mining company South 32, according to its chief technology officer Vanessa Torres. Speaking at the International Mining and Resources Conference, Torres said that the young

Sunday Tribune

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BENCH Marks Foundation, the faith-based organisation which monitors corporate performance in the field of corporate social responsibility, has called on mining companies to open their health facilities to enable Covid-19 testing for mining communitie

AQ: Australian Quarterly

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A victory has just been achieved on Queensland’s Darling Downs by the last man in Acland, Glen Beutel, which, the Court remarked, exceeded the fiction of The Castle.1 ARTICLE BY: STEPHEN KEIM SC AND ALEX MCKEAN As well as a significant win for this c