by Gordon Barratt | May 18, 2020 | News
Kangala Colliery in South Africa. Image: Universal Coal. TerraCom has tightened its hold on Universal Coal as it moves to acquire all of the shares it does not already own in the company. After receiving more than 92 per cent of Universal Coal shareholders’ votes on...
by Gordon Barratt | May 18, 2020 | News
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has awarded scholarships to three women in the minerals industry to help them secure company board positions. The $12,000 scholarships will be used toward completing the company directors course at the Australian Institute of...
by Gordon Barratt | May 18, 2020 | News
The government opening coal mining for the private sector would ensure better availability of coal and attract foreign investment in the sector, industry experts said on Saturday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her fourth tranche of the economic package...
by Gordon Barratt | May 18, 2020 | News
Excavators operate at a coal mine owned by PT Berau Coal in Binungan, East Kalimantan. (JP/Indra Harsaputra ) United States chemical company Air Products & Chemicals will team up with two local companies, Bakrie Capital Indonesia and Ithaca Resources, to build a...
by Gordon Barratt | May 15, 2020 | News
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA conducts mine rescue competitions every year to maintain life-saving skills.(ABC Goldfields: Jarrod Lucas) Western Australia’s mining industry has a bloody history — nearly 1,900 workers have died on the job in the past 130...
by Gordon Barratt | May 15, 2020 | News
Australian gold prices have climbed back up to three-year highs, hitting $2673.56, according to data from ABC Bullion.Prices last week slumped to a stagnant $2611.57 on May 9-10, rising minimally to $2618.50 on May 11 before taking off again on Thursday. This is...
