by Gordon Barratt | Mar 24, 2020 | News
Rio Tinto plans to slow down its international operations in Canada and South Africa as a response to government measures to mitigate the coronavirus spread. Rio Tinto is set to halt the Richards Bay Minerals titanium dioxide operations for 21 days as of midnight on...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 24, 2020 | News
Image: Metro Mining Metro Mining is set to recommence mining and shipping in April, with an estimated one million tonnes of bauxite to be produced and dispatched by the end of June. From the start of next month, Metro’s mining operations will recommence at the Bauxite...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 24, 2020 | News
From working on site all day to sleeping at camp or a nearby town, coal miners are being exposed to more harmful dust than previously thought, according to new analysis. Key points: New research finds that as coal production increases, levels of harmful dust particles...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 24, 2020 | News
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite has reiterated the federal government’s desire to make the mining sector the mainstay of the country’s economy. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the commencement of Thor Exploration’s...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 24, 2020 | News
Mongolia has resumed coal exports to China, the country’s Finance Minister Chimed Khurelbaatar said here on Monday. The resumption started on Monday via Gashuun Sukhait border port after the Mongolian government lifted a ban that was imposed in February to curb...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 24, 2020 | News
Australian coal producer New Hope Corp said that attributable profit after tax fell 46% in the first half as it flagged slimmer second-half profits on the back of weaker coal prices and lower production. New Hope posted attributable profit after tax of $69.8 million...
