Middle East
Ancient Australian rock arrives in London
A 2.6 billion-year-old rock has made a journey of almost 14,000 kilometres from Australia’s Pilbara region to London and will go on display at a new exhibition at the Natural History Museum (NHM), opened by HRH The Duchess of...
Europe
Rio Tinto reconfirms Yancoal as the preferred buyer of its thermal coal assets in Australia
The Rio Tinto board has reconfirmed its recommendation that shareholders vote in favour of the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Coal & Allied Industries Limited to Yancoal Australia Limited . The recommendation follows consideration by the board of a...
Asia Pacific
Dubai’s hardware and tools trade valued at AED5.07 billion in 2016 – Dubai Customs
Dubai’s hardware and tools trade was valued at AED5.07 billion in 2016, with the USA, China, Italy, Germany, and India, the Emirate’s top five trading partner countries of construction-related equipment and machinery for the year. According to figures released...
Middle East
Inaugural Tool It! Challenge hits nail on the head at Hardware + Tools Middle East 2017
The UAE’s finest carpenters, technicians, and expert operators stole the spotlight at the Middle East’s dedicated trade fair for hardware, tools, machinery, and materials in Dubai this week. The Tool It! Challengeat Hardware + Tools Middle East 2017 invited...
Asia Pacific
Managing rapid change indispensable for tomorrow’s miners
Change management skills will be in high demand in the coming decade,according to General Manager of Operations Services at Newmont Asia Pacific Lara Bruhns. Speaking ahead of her presentation at Austmine 2017: Mining’s Innovation Imperative, Ms Bruhns said turning...
News
Silver Standard Resources signs option to gain 60% of SIB project, Canada
Canada-based precious metals producer Silver Standard Resources has signed an option agreement with Eskay Mining to acquire up to a 60% undivided interest in the SIB project in British Columbia, Canada. Spread over a land package of 4,400ha,...
Asia Pacific
UAE tool operators drill, cut, and grind to glory at Tool It! Challenge
The UAE’s finest tool operatorswill have a live platform to showcase their skills, as they lay down the gauntlet in acompetition dedicated tothe hard working men behind the country’s iconic landmarks. ...
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