Mining robots are coming

Mining robots usher in a new direction

In November 2016, the Ministry of Land and Resources issued the “National Mineral Resources Planning (2016-2020)”, clearly proposing to vigorously promote scientific and technological innovation in the mining industry in the next five years, and accelerate the construction of digital, intelligent, informationized, automated mines and mining. The intelligent construction of the industry has begun to enter a new stage. In the positive situation of the accelerated explosion of robots and artificial intelligence, mining robots serving the mining industry are also welcoming opportunities.

The new direction of mining robots in the future

Underwater mining robot. Today, underwater mining robots used in flooded abandoned mines have been successfully developed and tested. In the later stage, if the performance is stable and large-scale commercial use, not only will many abandoned mines be restarted, but also the purpose of protecting the natural environment and making full use of natural resources will be promoted, and the product will be accelerated and popularized, and the underwater mining robot industry will be promoted.

Deep sea mining robots. However, due to the difficulty of deep-sea mining operations, it is impossible to carry out by hand, so it is naturally inseparable from the help of high-tech products. At present, in order to accelerate the development of the deep sea mining industry, many companies have begun to develop deep sea mining robots, and are ready to apply to actual operations in recent years.

Space mining robot. Today, China and the United States are actively promoting theoretical research and technology research and development and reserves related to planetary mining. It is reported that China may conduct an initial exploration mission between 2020 and 2025, and the United States is also coveted by the trillions of dollars of economic value of planetary mining, and is accelerating the development of space mining robots to accelerate the planetary mining program.

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Statistics: In early December the price of aluminum ingot chain fell 3.5%

On December 14, 2017, the Bureau of Statistics announced the market price statistics of 50 categories of 50 important production materials in the first ten days of December. The data showed that compared with the end of November, the price of aluminum ingots was 14147.3 yuan / ton, down 517.2 yuan, down 3.5% from the previous month. . In other non-ferrous metals, copper fell 2.4%; 1.0% zinc down; lead rose 1.3%.

Intelligent manufacturing industry policy has gradually landed

According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, after nearly half a year of selection, the list of smart manufacturing pilot demonstration projects in 2017 has been basically confirmed and entered the publicity session. It is reported that there were from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Xinjiang and other 25 provinces, municipalities, 97 pilot projects finalists, covering the field of petrochemicals, iron and steel, aviation, new energy and other manufacturing industries.

The National Atlas of Remote Sensing Monitoring Results of Green Mines was completed.

Recently, the Aviation Geophysical and Remote Sensing Center of the China Geological Survey completed the compilation of the National Atlas of Remote Sensing Monitoring Results of Green Mines. Using the national land and mineral resources data from 2015 and 2016 and the high-resolution domestic satellite data obtained from the supplementary, the Hangyao Center conducted remote sensing dynamic monitoring of non-oil and gas mines in 661 green mines, and mastered a total of 639 The mine development in the target mine for two years accounts for the current situation and changes of the damaged land, and the status and changes of the mine environment restoration and management.

The boundary of the “Huaxia Mineralization Province” was first determined

The results report for the first time determined the “Huaxia Mineralization Province” and its boundary area, and it is located in the strong composite zone between the ancient Huayang ore-forming and the Pacific Rim-forming ore-forming area, and is one of the most important metallogenic provinces in the Pacific Ocean. It is divided into three metallogenic areas of the Yangtze, Nanling and Zhejiang-Zhejiang (Asian provinces) and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the eastern section of the Yangtze River, the Hangzhou-Hangzhou and other important metallogenic belts, 17 metallogenic sub-zones and 77 important ore-concentrating areas (bands). The ore field has summarized the metallogenic conditions and metallogenic characteristics step by step.

Zambia's copper production in 2017 is expected to increase to 850,000 tons

Zambian mining minister said on Thursday that Zambia's copper production in 2017 is expected to increase to 80-85 million tons, up from 774,290 tons last year, due to stable electricity supply and rising copper prices. Zambia’s copper production is expected to increase further to 1 million tons next year, referring to the increase in power generation and the rise in copper prices.

Aurubis will invest $375 million in new smelters in Europe

On the 13th, copper producer Aurubis said it will invest 320 million euros in smelters in Germany and Belgium to increase metal production of complex raw materials. Aurubis said in its annual report that the company's supervisory board has approved the project and the construction project is expected to take more than four years.

INSG: Global nickel market supply gap widened to 9,700 tons in October

According to data released by the International Nickel Research Organization, the global nickel market supply gap widened to 9,700 tons in October this year, which was revised to 7,500 tons last month. A few days ago, the International Nickel Research Organization (INSG) released data on Thursday showed that the global nickel market supply gap widened to 9,700 tons in October this year, and revised to 7,500 tons last month.

De Copper: Daily copper 500 ton sprint annual mission

In the past few days, German copper has seized the favorable opportunity after the annual inspection of the equipment, and has been fully equipped to produce and fully sprint the annual production tasks. From November 29th to December 13th, the copper content of copper concentrate was 7611 tons, and the daily average volume reached more than 500 tons; the copper concentrate grade was 24.75%, and the copper recovery rate was 85.88%, which was 0.45 higher than the monthly plan. % and 0.16%.

Fujian carried out mine geological environment treatment recovery inspection

The Fujian Provincial Department of Land and Resources issued a notice recently requesting the provincial, municipal, and county land and resources departments to link the three levels, in the form of “county inspection, city review, and provincial spot check”, all levels except the mineral water and geothermal heat in the province. Full coverage inspection of the restoration of geological environment management of the mine. The focus of this inspection is whether the mines issued at all levels have compiled plans for mine development and utilization, restoration of geological environment and land reclamation in accordance with relevant norms, and whether or not they have implemented “edge mining, side management, and reclamation” according to the plan. .

Mining industry added value fell by 1.7% year-on-year in November

In November 2017, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.1% year-on-year, down 0.1 percentage point from October. From a ring comparison, in November, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 0.48% compared with the previous month. From January to November, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.6% year-on-year. In three categories, in November, the added value of the mining industry fell by 1.7% year-on-year, the manufacturing industry grew by 6.8%, and the electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply industries grew by 4.5%.

Iron ore import warning report for December 2017

In November 2017, the number of iron ore import licenses issued was 152,258,800 tons, an increase of 6.16% from the previous month, with an amount of US$7.333 billion, with an average price of US$65.16/ton; the customs clearance amount was 56.57 million tons, with an amount of US$3.656 billion; 17.37 US dollars / ton, a decrease of 1.28 US dollars / ton. In November, the cumulative issuance of 132,025,700 tons, the amount of 93.835 billion US dollars, the average price of 71.07 US dollars / ton; the cumulative customs clearance of 93,442,200 tons, the amount of 66.142 billion US dollars; the average sea freight price of 16.56 US dollars / ton.

Global demand for rare earths continues to grow

China is currently the world's leading producer of rare earths. In recent years, China's rare earths have accounted for more than 80% of global production. According to the “Analysis Report on China's Rare Earth Industry Market Prospects and Investment Strategic Planning for 2018-2023” issued by Prospective Industry Research Institute, the output of China's rare earth ore in 2016 was 105,000 tons, accounting for 88.91% of the global total. Since the price of rare earths has fallen to the bottom of history since 2013, and the long-term low level, the overseas rare earth mine projects are not profitable.

Minmetals colored and creative space passed the national preliminary review

Recently, the first non-ferrous metal specialization space in Hunan Province--the Minmetals Nonferrous Creation Space won the recognition of the provincial-level mass creation space, and the Science and Technology Department of Hunan Province announced the results of the preliminary review of the national-level mass creation space in 2017. The colored space created by the people has passed the preliminary examination. It is reported that during the pre-trial examination period of the province, there were more than 60 public creation spaces participating in the province. The provincial science and technology department screened through the application materials inspection, on-site defense, field visits and other aspects, and selected more than 30 to recommend to the Ministry of Science and Technology for the record.