by Gordon Barratt | Oct 1, 2021 | News
The Russian government has submitted proposed changes to mineral extraction taxes (MET) for Russian metals firms from 2022 to the lower house of parliament, according to the draft proposals published on Thursday. The state budget is expected to get a boost of up to...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 30, 2021 | News
It’s not just extra natural gas that Europe’s struggling energy markets are finding tough to get from Russia. Power producers in the continent are being forced to ask Russia for more coal to ease an energy crunch with winter approaching and record-high gas prices...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 30, 2021 | News
South32 CEO Graham Kerr South32 has exercised its pre-emptive rights to acquire up to an additional 25% shareholding and related rights in Mozal Aluminium, from Mitsubishi’s MCA Metals. In doing so, the Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed diversified mining company will...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 30, 2021 | News
Gold, platinum and green metals company Sibanye-Stillwater is moving towards the embrace of radical transparency when it comes to public disclosure on matters relating to tailings facilities against the backdrop of 230 significant tailings failures having...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 30, 2021 | News
Glencore has begun using its autonomous longwall technology at the Oaky Creek underground metallurgical coal mine in Queensland following successful trials. Developed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s (CSIRO) Centre for Advanced...