by Gordon Barratt | Sep 4, 2020 | News
The government wants to overhaul the working of private mine developers and operators (MDOs) ahead of the first coal mining auctions with private company participation next month and wider plans for a massive increase in coal production. The Prime Minister’s Office...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 4, 2020 | News
The above ground workings of the former Hebburn Colliery on Tyneseide, now home to a new geothermal energy district heating scheme. Image used by permission of the Coal Authority ©, 2020, All rights reserved Earlier this summer, one of England’s last remaining coal...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 3, 2020 | News
The New South Wales Government has released its Illawarra-Shoalhaven regional plan 2036, which factors in the challenges coal developments face in the future. The region is home to five underground colliery holdings, with three having planning approvals beyond 2030,...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 3, 2020 | News
Russian-Zimbabwean platinum venture Great Dyke Investments (GDI) expects to raise up to $500-million in funding it needs for the first phase of its mining project by the end of this year after the coronavirus delayed talks with lenders, its CEO said on Tuesday. GDI is...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 3, 2020 | News
Global mining consultancy MEC Mining has established a geotechnical services arm to fill the shortage of geotechnical engineers in the market. The division will be led by an internationally experienced geotechnical engineer, Erin Sweeney, who is also MEC Mining...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 3, 2020 | News
Brazil’s Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that tightens the safety rules and inspection for dams in the mining industry, setting fines of up to 1 billion reais ($187 million) for failure to comply. The legislation reinforces the prohibition of the use of upstream...
