Coming clean

Canadian-based Movex talks material cleanup with its new technology, removing the complexities and safety issues of under-conveyor and crushing maintenance and optimizing cleaning conditions. By William Nicholls In the mining sector, efficiency in material cleanup during the crushing and conveyor processes is critical. It inevitably impacts a mine’s output, number of downtimes, resource allocation, worker safety and operational costs. Use…

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Vale selects Pimenta as CEO

Vale recently announced Gustavo Pimenta as the company’s next CEO. The executive was unanimously elected by the board of directors, after a rigorous selection process supported by an international headhunting company, in compliance with Vale’s bylaws, corporate policies, the board’s internal regulations and applicable legislation.  Pimenta is an executive with global experience in the financial, energy and mining sectors, and…

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Canada to invest $10M in critical minerals mining

Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources has announced two investments of C$5 million each to the Mining Innovation Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corp (MIRARCO) and Electra Battery Materials to support the country’s critical minerals sector. “Today’s total investment of $10 million to Electra and MIRARCO will help to advance the development of dynamic and competitive critical minerals value chains…

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Vale, Caterpillar collaborate on BE trucks, ethanol studies

Vale and Caterpillar have signed an agreement to test large battery electric trucks and energy transfer systems, as well as conduct studies on ethanol-powered trucks – initiatives aimed at the decarbonization of Vale’s mine operations. The studies, which will be conducted at Vale’s mines in Brazil, will help the miner achieve its goals to reduce scope 1 and 2 (direct…

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Tesla getting nickel supply from Vale’s Canadian mines

Brazilian producer Vale reportedly signed a new long-term agreement in May with Tesla that will send nickel from its mines in Canada to the vehicle maker for EV production. According to a Reuters report, Vale said in a securities filing that it would supply low-carbon Class 1 nickel under its mission to increase its presence in the EV industry, though…

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Rosenbauer, Volvo Penta put fire suppression to work

Emergency response vehicle producer Rosenbauer and engine maker Volvo Penta have confirmed the Rosenbauer Panther aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicle equipped with the Volvo Penta D16 700-HP engine has been selected by Vale to serve as its front-line fire truck at the Voisey’s Bay project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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