by Gordon Barratt | Sep 1, 2020 | News
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has appointed Kim Pelletier CEO of its newly formed Get Diamonds business-to-business trading platform. The federation says Get Diamonds is the only nonprofit diamond trading platform with a focus on “by the industry, for...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 1, 2020 | News
The largest workers union at the Colombian coal mine Cerrejon walked out on strike on Monday, the group said, after its members voted overwhelmingly to support the move following a collapse in contract negotiations. Some 99% of members of the Sintracarbon union who...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 1, 2020 | News
Australia’s mineral exploration expenditure has risen by 11.9 per cent as Victoria achieved a record June quarter of investment. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that total mineral exploration expenditure in Australia reached $683.3 million during...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 1, 2020 | News
Tamer Eid. FLSmidth has elected regional presidents for Australia and South America and confirmed the start date of the incoming region president for India. Tamer Eid has been named as the new president for the Australia region, effective September 14. Over his...
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...