by Gordon Barratt | Aug 27, 2020 | News
Bobby Stevens’s backup plan encountered an obstacle a few months ago. In March the coronavirus pandemic closed the Kentucky government building where he was set to take his commercial driver’s license test, which he started studying for after he got dismissed by his...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 27, 2020 | News
Image: BCI Minerals/YouTube BCI Minerals has received Australian Government backing for its Mardie salt and potash project in Western Australia. The project has been granted major project status following confidence that it would help strengthen domestic supply chains...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 27, 2020 | News
Image: Galaxy Resources Galaxy Resources is anticipating that its Sal de Vida lithium mine in Argentina will enter production in time for a surge in lithium demand. The company has been battling weak lithium demand, which was exacerbated by COVID-19’s market impact,...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 27, 2020 | News
In order to ease the coal mining process for the upcoming commercial coal auction, the Centre is mulling to allow land acquisition under the Coal Bearing Areas Act, 1957. This would entail the Centre acquiring land and then giving it on lease to the miners. Speaking...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 26, 2020 | News
The Covid-19 crisis resulted in drilling company Master Drilling having to let go a third of its labour force globally, Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius said on Tuesday. Fochville-based Master Drilling provides drilling services to the mining,...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 26, 2020 | News
The Vickery coal mine. Image: Whitehaven Coal. Whitehaven Coal has struggled against low coal prices during the 2020 financial year, with a decrease in revenue of 31 per cent compared with last year. The company’s earnings reflected softening of Newcastle thermal coal...
