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15.10.2021 (371 Clicks)

Epiroc wins large Equipment Order for Greenfield Mine in Canada

Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a large order for surface mining equipment from Iamgold Corp. in Canada that will optimize safety and productivity through advanced automation. The machines will be used in production at a greenfield gold mine currently under construction.

15.10.2021 (385 Clicks)

Metso Outotec to deliver modular Cobalt Solvent Extraction Technology to Canada

Metso Outotec has signed an agreement with the Canadian battery materials company First Cobalt Corporation to deliver Planet Positive solvent extraction technology to their cobalt refinery expansion in Ontario.

14.10.2021 (512 Clicks)

Strabag awarded Contract to produce 36,000 Concrete Segments for London Tunnels Section of HS2

• Expansion and conversion of production site in Hartlepool, northeast England
• Production of 36,000 precast concrete segments for HS2’s Northolt Tunnel East
• Start of construction: January 2022; start of production: end of 2022

14.10.2021 (403 Clicks)

Brokk increases Safety and Productivity in confined Spaces with Shaft and Tunneling Tools

Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, offers a range of attachments ideally suited for shaft and tunneling applications. The attachments are perfectly matched with Brokk’s remote-controlled demolition robots to provide the best possible performance, allowing contractors to excel in underground and confined space operations. The range of attachments includes Brokk’s BHB hydraulic breaker series, as well as drum cutters, buckets, TEI Rock Drill series and the C20 Rock Splitter series.

14.10.2021 (381 Clicks)

Proposed Sale of Glencore’s Bolivian Zinc Assets

Glencore announced that it has reached agreement with Santa Cruz Silver Mining, Ltd for it to acquire the holding companies which own Glencore’s Bolivian zinc assets, comprising of Sinchi Wayra and Illapa.

Glencore will receive an initial amount of USD20 million (subject to customary working capital adjustments) (the “Initial Consideration Amount”) on the completion date and a further USD90million (the “Deferred Consideration Amount”) to be paid within 4 years or less (depending on certain market standard mandatory and early prepayment provisions) from completion.

Completion of the sale is conditional on, without limitation, receipt of certain regulatory approvals in Canada and is expected to occur within the next three months.

At completion, Glencore will enter into a number of net smelter royalty agreements each at 1.5% in respect of the Bolivian mining business with Santa Cruz which provide for continued life of mine payments based on the performance of the relevant mines. Glencore will also retain offtake rights for life of mine in respect of the production from the relevant mines.

BMO Capital Markets is acting as financial advisor to Glencore in connection with the transaction.

Source: Glencore

                     

13.10.2021 (374 Clicks)

Fire-retardant TenCate Polyfelt non-woven Geotextile for several Tunnels in Croatia

The TenCate Polyfelt® P006A non-woven, which is treated with fire retardant additives, is an integral part of the tunnel sealing system and thus essential for the success of this major project involving one of Europe’s future largest bridges. The non-woven geotextile was manufactured and installed according to the project requirements.

13.10.2021 (375 Clicks)

Berco to reduce the Environmental Impact at its Italian Copparo Plant

Berco, a global leader in the production and supply of undercarriages and components for the world's leading manufacturers of heavy machinery and for the Aftermarket, is aiming to reduce the environmental impact of its production. This has resulted in the initiation of an optimization of its Copparo plant, to meet the environmentally sustainable standards of the coming years.

12.10.2021 (746 Clicks)

New Technology brings significant Drop in Cement Production Emissions

Together with its business partners, VTT has developed a solution that can bring a significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in the production of cement and quicklime. As one of the ingredients for concrete, cement is the world's most used building material and is responsible for around 7% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.

12.10.2021 (399 Clicks)

Cimic's UGL secures Contracts in Resources and Utilities

Cimic Group’s UGL has been awarded contracts in the resources and utilities sectors with a total revenue of $135 million.

12.10.2021 (437 Clicks)

Saipem selects Fugro for precise Pile Positioning Contract Offshore Senegal

Fugro has been awarded by Saipem a monitoring contract to support the construction of a liquid natural gas (LNG) jetty for BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim field offshore Senegal/Mauritania.