Portugal’s mining strategy may favour copper over lithium
Portugal already has the largest copper mine in the European Union, operated by Lundin Mining.
Natural gas powered high horsepower engine specialist GFS Corp has brought its first major commerical offering to the open-pit mining sector. The company’s EVO-MT 7930 System is specifically designed for the Caterpillar 793 series of mine haul trucks. The company states that the EVO-MT system allows mining companies to substantially reduce operating costs without major modification of either the chassis or drive engine of the Caterpillar 793 haul truck. (more…)