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BHP, Caterpillar, and Finning to replace haul truck fleet at world’s largest copper mine with 798 AC electric-drive trucks

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BHP Group, Caterpillar, and Finning International announced an agreement to replace BHP’s entire haul truck fleet at the Escondida mine —the world’s largest producer of copper concentrates and cathodes located in the Antofagasta Region, northern Chile.

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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”

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Geophones are commonly used in the oil and gas industry for seismic surveying, where the seismic waves are artificially generated to probe the ground below. quake took place in Chile. The problem is that the DIY seismometer designs I was seeing were large and ungainly contraptions. On land, special trucks—called “thumpers” —do the job.

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Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall

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While future demand from the automotive industry is significant, the real game changer for the lithium industry may be electrical grid storage. Southwest is becoming a new hotbed for the lithium industry. one of the ambitious new explorers shaking up the lithium mining scene in Nevada. Electrical Grid Connections.

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