by Gordon Barratt | Nov 3, 2020 | News
Scientists at Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have improved the properties of available biofuels. According to the authors, they could obtain environmentally friendly fuel from peat and bran, which is comparable in its characteristics to brown coal. The study was...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 2, 2020 | News
Zambia launched its Export Diversification Strategy in Gold and Gemstone Mining, to guide the formalization of the sector and stop illegal trading of the commodities in the country. The strategy was developed with support from the European Union through the COMESA...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 2, 2020 | News
Bidding for coal mines under the commercial mining regime began on Monday morning. The Chakla, Marki Mangli-II, Radhikapur (West), Takli-Jena-Bellora (North) & Takli-Jena-Bellora (South), and the Urtan coal mines are under auction. Adani Enterprises Limited,...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 2, 2020 | News
Part shells of the 36-foot SAG mill being loaded for transport. Image: Red 5 MACA has won a $129 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract and bulk earthworks at Red 5’s King of the Hills gold project in Western Australia. The EPC contract and...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 2, 2020 | News
Australia’s mining industry has delivered a 10.4 per cent share of the Australian economy in 2019-20, making it the largest economic contributor with a $202 billion GDP, according to The Australian Bureau of Statistics. The ABS saw 4.9 per cent growth in 2019-20,...
by Gordon Barratt | Nov 2, 2020 | News
Mining for nickel at Western Area’s Flying Fox underground mine Western Areas has cut its nickel production target for the 2021 financial year due to seismic activity at the Flying Fox underground mine in Western Australia. The seismic activity occurred in the lower...