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07.12.2021 (346 Clicks)

Decarbonizing Steel Production: Metso Outotec launches next Generation of the 100% hydrogen-based Circored Process for fine Ore Reduction

Finding new solutions to decarbonize the steelmaking value chain is a must for the industry to become fossil-free and to help limit global warming to 1.5°C. To support the efforts, Metso Outotec is introducing the next generation of its CircoredTM process for the direct reduction of iron ore fines. The game-changing process uses hydrogen as a reducing agent instead of CO produced from fossil fuels, allowing the iron and steel industry to efficiently tackle the decarbonization challenge. Circored is part of Metso Outotec’s Planet Positive portfolio.

06.12.2021 (346 Clicks)

Hexagon and Mineral Resources partner on the World’s first automated Road-Train Solution

Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning and Mining divisions today announced the development of an automated road-train solution with leading mining services company, Mineral Resources Limited (MRL). To be deployed on MRL’s haulage fleet, the solution integrates drive by-wire technology with an autonomous management system to orchestrate vehicle movement in road-train haulage. The automated road-train solution focuses on safety, productivity and sustainability for MRL operations and will be phased in over the next two years.

06.12.2021 (326 Clicks)

Solmax completes Propex Acquisition, expanding its Position as the World’s leading Geosynthetics Provider

Solmax is pleased to announce that it has completed its acquisition of Propex, a leading North American geosynthetics manufacturer with a strong track record in the construction, transportation, flood protection, and automotive industries. With the closing of this transaction, Solmax further reinforces its position as a leading geosynthetics-solutions provider.

03.12.2021 (374 Clicks)

Cimic's CPB awarded Road Projects in South Australia

Cimic Group’s CPB Contractors has been selected by the South Australian Government, as part of the Fleurieu Connections Alliance with the Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Aurecon and GHD, to deliver duplication works on the Main South Road and the Victor Harbor Road in South Australia.

03.12.2021 (337 Clicks)

Qld Students to play leading Role in the Future of Resources

An intensive 12-month focus on attracting more Queensland school students to work in the state’s resources sector is starting to reap results, Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said.

Speaking via video link at a Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) event in Brisbane today - also attended by Training and Skills Development Minister Di Farmer - Mr Macfarlane said the QMEA had introduced a record 5000-plus students to the benefits of working in resources over the past 12 months.

“The QMEA is playing a vital role in addressing our sector’s chronic skills shortage by making sure students are aware of the broad range of innovative, well-paid jobs on offer,” Mr Macfarlane said. We want young people to know about the incredible VET and STEM-related job opportunities in the resources sector, so they can make an informed choice about their future career paths. As our sector transitions to a greener, decarbonised future, we need highly educated and skilled young people to bring their ideas and innovations to our workplaces. We want more students and their families to know what a career in resources looks like, whether it’s through a tertiary or trade pathway, and to be aware of the excellent training, high incomes and global career opportunities we can offer.”

In 2021, the QMEA delivered a record 200-plus workshops, programs and camps in 90 Queensland schools, up from 46 schools only four years ago. The program involves 200-plus industry mentors from QRC member companies who work with the QMEA to provide students with hands-on, real-world experiences. Mr Macfarlane said the latest data shows students who attend QMEA schools are more likely to consider a VET or STEM career pathway into the resources sector.

'The resources industry is worth $84.3 billion to the Queensland economy, with one in every six jobs supported by our sector,” he said. “Behind each of those billions of dollars are highly skilled teams of people, so our industry’s future depends on our ability to attract the best emerging talent in Queensland schools.”

QRC Director of Skills, Education and Diversity, Katrina-Lee Jones said the academy’s 90 partner schools are located throughout Queensland, reflecting the importance of resources to every Queensland community.

“This year QMEA students participated in a range of new activities - from navigating a LEGO robotic mine truck from pit to port, to modelling the use of hydrogen in a fuel cell,” Ms Jones said. “Each activity challenges students to think creatively and work as a team, and the outstanding results speak for themselves.”

The latest program data (prepared for the State Government’s Next Step Destination Survey) shows:

• 24% of QMEA students following a post-school study pathway did so in the Engineering and Related Technologies field, compared to 15% of students from non-QMEA schools;
• 4% of QMEA students entering an apprenticeship, traineeship and other employment did so in the mining industry, compared to 0.4% of students from non-QMEA schools;
• 8% of QMEA Indigenous students entering an apprenticeship, traineeship and other employment did so in the mining industry, compared to 0.5% of students from non-QMEA schools;
• 8% of QMEA female students entering an apprenticeship, traineeship and other employment did so in the mining industry, compared to 1% of students from non-QMEA schools.

20 QMEA student ambassadors for 2022 were also named at today’s event, including first time representatives from St Joseph's Nudgee College, St Laurence's College, Mackay Northern Beaches State High School, Kawana Waters State College and Tec-NQ in Townsville.

“We encourage ambassadors to share the skills and knowledge they’ve gained about the resources sector with fellow students, and we hope to seem them working in our sector in the future,” Mr Macfarlane said.

As Australia’s largest and most successful industry-led education and pathways initiative, the QMEA seeks to broaden student and teacher knowledge of career opportunities in resources.  The academy encourages a talent pipeline of employees into VET and STEM-related careers, with a focus on female and Indigenous participation. The QMEA currently engages with 90 schools and is a partnership between the QRC and the Queensland Government under its Gateway to Industry Schools program.

Source: QRC

                     

02.12.2021 (419 Clicks)

Hudson Tunnel Project clears final Regulatory Hurdle with Army Corps of Engineers Permit

Permit allows Construction of First Rail Tunnel Under the Hudson since 1910 Once Full Funding in Place

02.12.2021 (341 Clicks)

Water Flows into the Irish Tara Mine stopped

The efforts carried out to stop the increased water inflow to the Irish Tara mine have been successful. Work is now beginning to restore the mine, which includes pumping and mapping of any damage as a result of the water inflow.

01.12.2021 (437 Clicks)

SNC-Lavalin wins pre-project Engineering Services Contract for potential CANDU new Build in Romania

Candu Energy Inc., a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group (TSX: SNC), has won a 12-month, $8.4 million contract from Romanian firm, EnergoNuclear S.A., to provide engineering services during the preparatory stage of a precursor project to complete CANDU Units 3 & 4 in Romania.

01.12.2021 (333 Clicks)

Webuild: Fabriano-Matelica Section of Marche-Umbria Quadrilateral Highway network open to Traffic

Mega project 74% complete with supply chain of 450 businesses to improve connections in Central Italy

01.12.2021 (380 Clicks)

SNC-Lavalin-led Joint Venture selected to provide Flood Mitigation Support for FEMA

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, announced that its STARR II Joint Venture (JV) has been awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, valued at up to $300 million USD to perform engineering and technical services for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The JV, which has been providing services since 2014, will support FEMA’s Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) program.