The changing global economy is impacting the demand for steel. Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, highlights the challenges steel producers currently face. Last week in our blog post, China and its impact in iron ore prices...
Infrastructure spending rates have an impact on the raw materials prices that go into these projects. Emerson's Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy and metals and mining industry teams, highlights the relationship between government infrastructure spending in...
In a prior post, Mongolia's Mining Boom-Location Location Location, we highlighted how Mongolia's proximity to China along with China's demand for raw materials had led to a boom in mining projects and the need for process automation expertise. Emerson's Douglas...
Seeing a pit crew in action at a Formula One race is seeing optimized maintenance in action. Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, highlights an Automining Conference presentation comparing these pit crews to how mining...
Last week members of the Emerson metals and mining industry team were at the National Mining Association's MINExpo 2012. At this event, two Emerson news items were shared, Emerson broadens online machinery monitoring to identify vibration issues on P&H mining...
As global economies come under increasing changes, industries are impacted in their future investment profiles. Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, highlights changes in Australia and how the mining industry is responding to...
Economic uncertainty and pressure on global currencies continue to impact the price of precious metals including gold. Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, explores the performance of gold mining stocks and the role automation...
Will slowing global economic conditions impact copper miners? Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, explores the forces impacting both supply and demand of this important metal. You may have seen the news of the slowing of...
The economics for mining gold and other precious metals is in flux. Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, looks at its impact on the Latin American country of Colombia. Colombia is the world's tenth-largest coal producer and it...
Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, looks at the changing landscape of mining investments in Canada. Many investors are shifting their sights away from China due their slowing economy. Conversely, Chinese businesses are...
An industry commitment and new technologies are contributing to cleaner metals and mining operations. Emerson's Michael Pearson, a member of the Rosemount Measurement team and metals and mining industry team, shares examples of the progress being made. Mining and...
In an earlier post, we highlighted mining companies exploring the depths of the ocean for metals and minerals. In today's guest post, Emerson's Dan Nower, a member of the machinery health and metals and mining industry team shares the efforts of some to explore the...
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