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BY CAMERON DRUMMOND   GLOBAL March quarter copper production decreased 4.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter as only one-third of the top 15 producers reporting an increase in output, according to S&P Global.   Production from the top 15 producers in the 2018 March quarter fell by 136,548 tonnes (t), or 4.8 per cent, compared the December 2017 quarter. However, output rose by 14.8 per cent, or 345,725t, on an annual basis in the March quarter. MMG, Grupo México and Vale sustained the bulk of those losses, with Vale recording the biggest fall – down 20.3 per cent – due to unscheduled mine maintenance and lower processed ore grades across some of its operations. MMG reported a loss in production of 31,799t,...

This article includes a list of resources for mental healthcare and suicide prevention. Australian government statistics show that one-in-two Australians will experience a diagnosable mental health issue in their lifetime. From anxiety to bipolar to ADHD, we all either have something or know someone who does, which is why mental health awareness and suicide prevention is so important to the community — perhaps even more so in mining. R U OK? Is an Australian suicide prevention charity, and R U OK? Day 2021 falls on September 9th. The aim is to start conversations about mental health. On this day, millions in the country are still in lockdown, experiencing unprecedented isolation and profound economic hardship. In the mining industry, mental health...

WA invests $4m for carbon capture hub The WA State Government will invest more than $4m to establish a carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) industry in the state. CCUS involves capturing and storing carbon dioxide to reduce emissions from industrial-scale processes and projects, and it will play an important role in decarbonising hard-to-abate industries across the world. Commissioned and co-funded by the WA LNG Jobs Taskforce and undertaken by CSIRO and the Global CCS Institute, the study found WA is capable of storing its own carbon and turning existing infrastructure into CCUS hubs. To help progress CCUS in WA, the State Government will invest $4.3m towards a CCUS action...

Fortescue’s hydrogen-powered truck operates off hydrogen for first time Fortescue’s (ASX: FMG) hydrogen-powered haul truck prototype — Europa — has operated off hydrogen for the first time. This development marks a major step in Fortescue’s mission to decarbonise heavy industry as well as its partnership with Liebherr Mining. In partnership with Liebherr, Europa is a T 264 Liebherr haul truck that contains a 1.6MWh battery and 500KW of fuel cells. The prototype can store over 380kg of liquid hydrogen. Fortescue chief executive Dino Otranto says the company is excited to have Europa operating. “Following the success of our battery electric...