by Gordon Barratt | Jul 31, 2020 | News
A pile of coal sits at the Sahiwal coal power plant, owned by China’s state-owned Huaneng Shandong Rui Group, at sunset in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan, on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Pakistan is racing to bridge its power supply gap before national elections next...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 31, 2020 | News
Ottawa will re-examine a major expansion planned for the Vista coal mine in Alberta, saying Thursday a federal environmental assessment is necessary given how much the project would increase the site’s size and production. The existing Vista coal mine is nestled in...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 31, 2020 | News
Image: Metro Mining Metro Mining may shut down the Bauxite Hills mine in Queensland for the wet season early if sales don’t pick up over the next month. The company has not sold bauxite for this year outside of its foundation Xinfa contract, which amounts to 2.3...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 31, 2020 | News
Rio Tinto has invested nearly $US200 million ($277 million) to progress the Jadar lithium-borate project in Serbia to the next stage of development. The funding will primarily cover the feasibility study and detailed engineering designs, as well as permitting and land...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 30, 2020 | News
Australia became the largest exporter of coking coal to China in the first half of the year due to a strong rebound in steel production used to supply the country’s post-Coronavirus infrastructure and property building boom. Pandemic restrictions during the spring...
