by Gordon Barratt | Jul 28, 2020 | News
Photo by Creamer Media Ivanhoe Mines co-chairperson Robert Friedland Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines says it has had and continues to have strategic discussions regarding its Western Forelands project, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and its...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 28, 2020 | News
Image: Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto has made a promising discovery two kilometres east of the Winu copper-gold deposit in Western Australia that enhances the project’s potential. The mining giant is targeting first production from Winu for 2023, subject to necessary...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 28, 2020 | News
Lynas’ Mt Weld rare earth mine. Image: Lynas Corporation. Lynas Corporation has overcome a political hurdle in the United States to secure a contract for a rare earth facility in Texas. This is key to Lynas’ 2025 growth plan as the facility will be the only...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 27, 2020 | News
Poland’s biggest coal producer, state-run PGG, is likely to announce within days deep cuts in coal output and the closure of a number mines as part of a restructuring plan that is expected to prompt protests by miners, industry sources said. Poland generates almost...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 27, 2020 | News
BHP Nickel West. Image: BHP. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is pushing miners to produce more nickel as an ingredient of lithium-ion batteries used in its electronic vehicles (EVs) with the incentive of a “giant” contract. Musk said in a second-quarter earnings call...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 27, 2020 | News
Fenner Dunlop plans to undertake a $23.5 million expansion at its Kwinana manufacturing facility in Western Australia to meet the increasing demand for conveyor belts in the state. The manufacturing plant also incorporates an innovative testing and research and...
