by Gordon Barratt | Oct 6, 2020 | News
There is much less coal in the ports than a year or two ago this time of year. Hard coal imports are significantly decreasing, but Polish inventories are not shrinking in any particular way – the state of the mine heaps at the end of August is 7,9 million tonnes,...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 5, 2020 | News
An example ConSite Mine dashboard. Image: Hitachi. Hitachi and Wenco International Mining Systems have developed ConSite Mine, which remotely monitors mining machines on a 24/7 basis using IoT and AI-based analysis. The technology allows Hitachi’s customers to predict...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 5, 2020 | News
Caledonia Mining Corporation PLC said its Blanket mine produced 15,164 ounces of gold during the quarter ended September 30, 2020, an increase of 11.1% on the 13,646 ounces produced in the corresponding quarter of 2019. It takes the total amount of gold produced in...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 5, 2020 | News
Cumbria County Council has approved the planning application for the £165M Woodhouse coal mine in Cumbria. The green light from the council – announced on Friday – comes despite campaigns from environmental activists who fear that the facility could hinder the UK’s...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 5, 2020 | News
Korea Power Corp. on Monday held a board meeting and decided to proceed with the Vung Ang 2 coal power plant project in Vietnam, according to the company. The South Korean state-run utility will build two 600-megawatt coal power plants in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam....