Author: Juan Carlos Bravo This weekend, the movie named "The 33" opened in theaters. It depicts the story of the 33 miners trapped for 69 days in a gold mine in Copiapo, in Chile. I think this movie provides a glimpse of how the mining operations are a serious but...
metals and mining
Helping Miners Validate Water Balance Plans
Author: Juan Carlos Bravo In previous blog posts we have talk extensively about water problems in mining and how water is one of top issues miners are dealing with today. The reason I come back to this topic is because I recently read an interview with professor Dirk...
Mining Innovation in Chile
Author: Douglas Morris Chile is the global leader in copper mining and, as such, this industry is very strategic to the economic performance of the country. Even though Chile leads in production, its copper companies import about three quarters of the technology...
Mining Trends for 2015-Back to Basics and Embrace Innovation
Author: Juan Carlos Bravo It is the beginning of a new year and it has been already full of surprises in the mining industry: oil prices below $50 USD a barrel, affecting some oil sands produces and helping other miners on transportation costs; Copper prices going...
Water Still at Center Stage of Mining
Author: Juan Carlos Bravo Here in the US, we hear in the news how the drought in the western states is affecting the water supply for agriculture and for human consumption. Miners are also feeling the heat. Water continues to be one of the biggest topics among all...
Aluminum Coming After Steel in Automobiles?
Automobiles and steel have gone hand in hand over the decades. Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo of the Metals and Mining industry team shares news of aluminum ascendency. Every January the North America International Auto Show is celebrated in Detroit, where the leaders of...
Successful Miners are Efficient Miners
Efficiency projects benefit process manufacturers across many industries. This is particularly true in the mining industry as Emerson's Douglas Morris describes in today's post. It's well known that the mining industry has hit a small rough patch; the lowering demand...
Condition Monitoring of Critical Mining Conveyors
In the equipment-intensive mining industry, monitoring the health of conveyors is critical to overall productivity, as Emerson's Douglas Morris highlights in today's post. In mining, there are two ways to move material from the pit to the processing plant: trucks or...
Mexico Hitting Miners with New Taxes
How are government tax policies for mining companies impacting production? Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo of the Metals and Mining industry, analyses this question for the country of Mexico. Under the leadership of President Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico is pushing through...
Resource Nationalization-Impact More than a Bigger Piece of the Pie
Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the power and metal & mining industry teams, looks at the impact of when politics and business mix in the Mongolian mining industry. Last year I wrote about my trip to Mongolia and discussed the ongoing struggle for royalties...
Will Australia Continue to Lead the World Iron Ore Market?
Location and distance between suppliers and users plays a large role in industries such as metals and mining. Emerson's Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy and metals & mining industry teams, shares his analysis on the global iron ore market. Brazil is...
China’s Move into Gold
Emerson's Douglas Morris looks at China's growing interest in the acquisition of gold producing mines throughout the world. China’s interest in acquiring gold assets seems to be continuing as China National Gold recently looked at purchasing 74 percent of Barrick...
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