by Gordon Barratt | Aug 28, 2020 | News
In July, UK-based Vast Resources said it expects to start production of copper concentrate at Baita Plai in Romania in August, in preparation for sale to energy and commodity trading company Mercuria. Vast Resources recently announced that metallurgical tests at its...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 28, 2020 | News
The first modern commercial gold mine in Ireland could be established over the next three years in Co. Monaghan following an agreement between two mining companies. The mine is set to be located in Clontibret and once it gets up and running it could provide between...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 28, 2020 | News
WesTrac has opened an autonomous technology training centre near Collie in Western Australia – the second facility of its kind in the world. The training centre will focus on the technical skills required to operate autonomous equipment used in the resources sector....
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 28, 2020 | News
The coal-powered Gavin power plant in Cheshire, Ohio. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Last week, climate activists awoke to a shocking bit of news, delivered by Huffington Post reporter Alexander Kaufman: The Democratic National Committee had dropped an...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 28, 2020 | News
Mongolia planned to export 40 million tons of coal this year, but around 13 million tons of coal were exported due to COVID-19 pandemic. According to an information provided by the Cabinet Secretariat of the Mongolian government, the coal exports from Mongolia have...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 28, 2020 | News
The dirtiest electricity is on the rise again, with 62 per cent more coal burned to generate electricity in 2019, compared to the year before. However, University of Auckland renewable energy researcher Kiti Suomalainen said coal provides a small fraction of the...
