Stay up to date on industry-related news with Hard Hat Hunter. Here are 5 stories to check out today.
1. Here Are The Biggest Risks Facing Mining In 2018
Digital effectiveness, cyber, and new world commodities have made the Top 10 risks to the mining sector for 2017-2018. Check out the Top 10 list, and compare it to the drastically different list from 2008.
2. How Asia’s Oil Hub is Going Green
Singapore might be a major hub for oil refining and trading, but they want to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. Given the lack of available land for solar panels and wind turbines, they are testing floating solar grids.
3. Gold miners still looking at mega-projects, says BMO
The price of metals is stabilizing, and companies are reviving shelved mega-projects which were deemed to costly and risky in the last five years. Some of the projects being given a second look are the Blackwater project in B.C., the Donlin and Pebble projects in Alaska.
4. North Korea making millions from construction projects in Africa: report
The UN Security Council has discovered that State-owned Mansudae is making tens of millions of dollars from construction projects in at least 14 African countries.
5. Elon Musk’s Hawthorne-based Boring Co. digging bicoastal mass transit tunnels
An exciting project begins for the Boring Company. Work is beginning on a hyperloop tunnel from Baltimore to Washington D.C. The hyperloop tunnel would move cars and passenger pods at speeks of 700 mph.
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