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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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I housed the unit in a waterproof enclosure , in which I had installed one bulkhead connector for 5-volt power and a second one for USB , so I could plug in a Wi-Fi dongle that was physically separated from the Raspberry Pi. quake took place in Chile. This consists of a geophone and a sensor board that plugs into a Raspberry Pi.

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Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall

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Up until two years ago, the so-called “big three” —Albermarle (NYSE:ALB) in Chile and Nevada; SQM (NYSE:SQM) in Chile; FMC (NYSE:FMC) in Argentina—controlled 89% of the world’s lithium production. Demand Response: A Wild Ride.

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