Work starts on $17bn iron ore rail-and-port scheme in Guinea

A consortium of companies including mining giant Rio Tinto has broken ground on a 650km railway in the West African state of Guinea to ship iron ore. The “Trans-Guinean Railway”… The post Work starts on $17bn iron ore rail-and-port scheme in Guinea appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Komatsu charts the future of construction equipment

Drawing on more than 25 years of experience in the mining and construction sectors, David Small has assumed the position … The post Komatsu charts the future of construction equipment appeared first on Inside Construction.

Administration Blocks Alaska Mining Road, Boosts Protections for Other Federal Lands

The pair of actions halt major projects to develop mining and energy resources in Alaska's interior.

Biden Administration Blocks Alaska Mining Road, Boosts Environmental Protections

The pair of actions halt major projects to develop mining and energy resources in Alaska's interior.

Sarah Brunton: Tradie trailblazer

With years of hands‐on experience across the construction, mining and oil and gas industries, Sarah Brunton now dedicates herself to … The post Sarah Brunton: Tradie trailblazer appeared first on Inside Construction.

Just Have a Think - Humans reach a new low. Literally 09072023

Our modern way of life is largely dependent on land-based mining to extract minerals & other raw materials required for construction & for components in many technologies. Some suggest we may not have enough of these materials to see us through the transition away from fossil fuels & that we now need to go down to the deep ocean to extract even more. Others argue that as we have only discovered < 0.001% of the biodiversity at those depths, mining down there might not be such a smart idea

Just have a Think - A climate solution you might not think of, 17072022

Climate solutions are desperately needed right now. You might not immediately think of going to the mining industry to find one of them though. But research shows shows that the unwanted by-product of the mining industry, rock dust, could be a transformational supplement to agricultural soils all over the world.

DW Planet A - Rare earths crunch? Why we need them and who has them, 01052022

The 17 metallic elements known as rare earths are essential to modern life. They’re in our smartphones, computers, TVs and just about every other electronic device. They also play a major part in plans to create a carbon-free future. However, extracting them can be highly environmentally destructive and there’s concern over China’s dominance of the market. In the latest edition of Business Beyond DWPA look at the race to secure enough rare earths to power the present and create a greener future

Tom Scott - It's a pile of mining waste. Want to go skiing on it? 13062022

Monte Kaolino, in Bavaria, Germany, has 35 million tonnes of quartz sand piled up over the years from a nearby Kaolin mine. In the 1960s, one guy just turned up with skis, and now half a century later it's a theme-park destination for sandboarders and skiiers. [More: https://www.montekaolino.eu/]

DW News - Rare earths crunch? Why we need them and who has them, 01052022

The 17 metallic elements known as "rare earths" are essential to modern life. They’re in our smartphones, computers, TVs and just about every other electronic device. They also play a major part in plans to create a carbon-free future. However extracting them can be highly environmentally destructive and there’s concern over China’s dominance of the market. This video look at the race to secure enough rare earths to power the present and create a greener future

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