2020 December in Review

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AMERICAS

• S. Steel eyes Keetac re-start
• Iron ore rises on China demand hopes but set for monthly losses
• US bank to provide £19.3m in funding for UK’s TechMet
• Komatsu Ltd sees AHS as a major focus to increase mining customer productivity in the Covid-19 era
• Freeport does a balancing act as the world’s biggest gold mine grapples with covid-19
• Covid-19 triggers the mining industry’s use of eLearning
• Iron ore miners make hay while the sun shines

EQUIPMENT

• Nevada Copper says More funding needed for ramp-up
• Rockwell Automation releases DCS for plant operations
• New Jumbo and bolter use a similar system
• Covid-19 hits drilling contractor’s bottom line

GLOBAL

• Covid crimps Caterpillar sales
• Africa’s mining industry calls chrome export tax ‘blunt instrument’
• The evolution of remote mine professions
• Kaz Minerals suspends operations at Kyrgyz
• Emesent achieves ‘industry first’ flight with DJI drone
• Miners speed up automation as covid-19 impacts linger
• S. Miners Are Trying to Get Out of the Thermal Coal Business
• Don’t worry, the world is a long, long way from running out of gold
• Search and USA Rare Earth are working on minerals development
• South Africa’s mining industry weathered Covid-19
• Mining cutback would hit Vancouver hardest
• Dalian iron ore futures set for 6th monthly gain amid strong steel demand

STATISTICS

• October 2020 crude steel production
• Sustainable steel – Indicators 2020 and steel applications