by Gordon Barratt | Dec 4, 2020 | News
Lighthouse Resources Inc., a coal company with mines in Wyoming and Montana, and White Stallion Energy LLC, a miner that operates in Indiana and Illinois, both filed for bankruptcy after the Covid-19 pandemic dropped coal prices. Coal companies have struggled amid an...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 4, 2020 | News
Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited (PIBTL) has planned expansion of annual cargo handling capacity to around 19 million tons from existing 16 million tons as the company foresees higher demand with coal-based power plants coming up.“It may take 15-18 months...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 3, 2020 | News
The cost of battery cells used for electric vehicles has fallen to an average of $110/kWh, making such cars competitive with those using internal combustion engines (ICE), according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (BMI). One barrier to a higher take up of electric...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 3, 2020 | News
Keep up with the latest executive movements across the mining sector, headlined by former Adani Mining chief executive Lucas Dow taking leadership of Adani Australia. Adani Australia has welcomed previous Adani chief executive officer and Bravus Mining and Resources...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 3, 2020 | News
Cosmos open-pit. Image: Western Areas Western Areas has progressed construction at the Odysseus nickel mine in Western Australia and expects to mine the first tonnes from the site in the 2021 September quarter. The Odysseus mine is part of the Cosmos nickel project...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 3, 2020 | News
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the costs of excessive coal dependence at Poland’s largest energy company, Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE), highlighting the need for more renewables and greater detail on coal power plant closures under the company’s new strategy,...
