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New approach will see every major element of the viaduct prefabricated before being assembled on site, cutting its carbon footprint by two-thirds and simplifying construction. Crossing the flood plain of the River Thame, just outside Aylesbury, the viaduct will carry HS2 trains at speeds of up to 360km/h between London, Birmingham and the North.

GHH delivered first electric Tembo ELV to India

On May 19 and 20, 2022, the 16^th international MiningForum and trade exhibition takes place in Berlin. Every two years, this dialog platform initiated by the DMT GROUP brings together key decision-makers, experts, and specialists from the industry for an intensive exchange on relevant topics along the mineral resources value chain.

Australia’s resources and energy export earnings are forecast to surge to a record high $425 billion for 2021-22. 

Anglo American has successfully completed a sea trial using biofuel blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), reducing carbon emissions by approximately 10%. The trial further demonstrates the potential for sustainable biofuel to be used as a ‘drop-in’ fuel, improving its viability to help reduce emissions in the shipping sector. The fuel was blended and bunkered in Singapore, marking an important step in establishing a local supply chain and a cost-efficient, low-carbon biofuel offer for the region.

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed the Australian Government’s commitment to support new investment in critical minerals projects, which is a key growth area for Queensland’s resources sector.

The age of "survival of the fittest" is over - the future will be won by companies that cooperate with each other, according to the trend monitor of the German Future Institute. The international engineering and consulting company DMT GmbH und Co. KG has been working on this since 1737, enabling joint progress in complex engineering assignments across the world. A new milestone is the recently signed strategic cooperation with MUTAG, the leading specialist in the field of biological wastewater treatment from Chemnitz, by signing a cooperation agreement. The aim of the cooperation is to jointly implement turnkey wastewater treatment projects for the industrial sector worldwide. To this end, both companies offer individual, customised solutions that are particularly suitable for technologically demanding applications.

The ERA-MIN 3 Project, FUTURE, will shape high-tech mineral exploration solutions through a focused European and South African partnership. 

Business Finland has granted Keliber Technology Oy investment funding of a maximum of EUR 7 million. The funds are designated for the acquisition of technology that significantly improves environmental protection in lithium hydroxide production and also enables the utilisation of a side stream from production.

Anglo American plc notes the announcement by Vale S.A. on 28 December and confirms that Anglo American and Vale have had preliminary discussions about the potential to jointly develop Vale’s Serpentina iron ore resource that is contiguous to Anglo American’s integrated Minas-Rio iron ore operation in Brazil.

Global platinum production is expected to recover by 21.9% in 2021 after a steep decline in 2020, says GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that recovery in the automotive and jewelry sectors has led to a rise in demand for platinum production, which will reach 6.03 million ounces (moz).

Queensland’s economic recovery from Covid-19 received a boost today, with the news the state’s minerals exploration sector is on the verge of a significant new era of investment.

Thiess today announced it has secured two mining services contracts in Queensland, Australia with a combined revenue of approximately $200 million.

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.

The latest exploration data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is out, and it’s great news for Queensland. Exploration expenditure in the Sunshine State for the September 2021 quarter has risen by 7 percent on the previous quarter to reach $196 million.

Vanadium is a key metal for sustainable development around the world. It is used to reduce the CO₂ footprint of steelmaking and applied as electrolyte in vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs), which are set to play a leading role in long duration energy storage.

BHP Group (BHP) and Woodside Petroleum Ltd (Woodside) have today signed a binding share sale agreement (SSA) for the merger of BHP’s oil and gas portfolio with Woodside (Merger). Woodside will acquire the entire share capital of BHP Petroleum International Pty Ltd (BHP Petroleum) in exchange for new Woodside shares. 

• Gesamtkonzernleistung im Vergleich zum Vorjahr um 4,7 % auf 1.149,6 Mio. EUR gestiegen; EBIT mit 24,1 Mio. EUR jedoch unter
• Vorjahr (29,8 Mio. EUR)
• Auftragsbestand gegenüber Vorjahr um 5,9 % auf 1.270,9 Mio. EUR angewachsen
• Segment Resources mit starker Ergebnisentwicklung
• Konsortialkreditvertrag vorzeitig verlängert
• Prognose 2021 aufgrund der Folgen der Covid-19-Pandemie angepasst

BHP announced it has signed a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement to divest its 80 per cent interest in BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC), an operated metallurgical coal joint venture in Queensland.