2020 November in Review

AMERICAS

• S. Steel loses $589million
• BHB betrays international safety efforts
• Mid-season shipping update amidst the current pandemic
• Council of Ely allows IRRR funding for Piragis
• Copper rally could prompt Mount Polley to restart
• What Does Steel Megadeal Mean For Minnesota?
• US bank to provide £19.3m in funding for UK’s TechMet
• Researchers produce magnetic ‘Fool’s gold’
• Fatigue Science launches 14-Day Fatigue Forecasting solution

EQUIPMENT

• ABB and UWA join to realize the future of digital mines
• BHP finalizes its first blockchain iron-ore trade with China Baowu
• Epiroc reports successful winter trial for EVs
• Mining efficiencies via a range of digitalization solutions
• Chile demands protection for its mineworkers in light of Covid-19
• South Africa’s COSATU leads union protests over coronavirus impact
• Future-proof wireless connectivity can improve digitalized mining
• Vale CFO confirms iron ore production target
• Zyfra does a trial of 5G on autonomous mining dump trucks in Russian territory
• Laser Mining the light at the end of the tunnel?

GLOBAL

• 350 retrenched due to closing of Alabama mine
• First Energy Metal will obtain control over gold exploration territory in Canada
• Clear information on Poland’s coal mine closures by 2049: two-state thermal coal companies only
• Gauging the mining industries response to the Covid-19 disaster
• Dalian iron ore futures set for 6th monthly gain amid strong steel demand
• Emesent achieves ‘industry first’ flight with DJI drone
• Don’t Worry the world is a long, long way from running out of gold
• Equatorial Guinea and Russia kick off a historic geological mapping project
• Britain cancels proposals for new coal mine in the Northeast of England
• Mining county asks lawmakers for open meetings law exemption
• Worley aims to assist miners on their aims to create underground mining change

STATISTICS

• September 2020 crude steel production
• The 11th Steelie Award winners announced