by Gordon Barratt | Mar 10, 2020 | News
The search is on to find a more reliable source of fuel for the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Like most heritage lines it needs coal to power the steam trains. Thirsk and Malton’s MP, Kevin Hollinrake, says he is working with ministers to plan ahead for when UK...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 9, 2020 | News
Li-Ion battery (CC) Potash mines may soon target the battery market, after Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) researchers created a potassium battery that closely mimics the performance of its lithium-ion counterparts. The new research discovered a way to prevent...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 9, 2020 | News
Development of TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines’ Kakula mine, the first of multiple planned mining areas at Kamoa-Kakula, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is said to be making “excellent progress”, with civil works advancing rapidly and initial copper...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 9, 2020 | News
TSX-listed Nevada Copper has appointed investment professional Ricardo De Armas, from Castlelake, to its board of directors. Castlelake is a significant shareholder of the company. “Our recent emergence as a US copper producer, and our continued advancement of the...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 9, 2020 | News
Coal India is upgrading transport facilities at mines as part of efforts to meet its target of producing 1 billion tonnes by 2024. It has hired Indian Port Rail Corp. (IPRCL) to build rail infrastructure, construct more sidings and improve connectivity with Indian...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 9, 2020 | News
Moves by some of the world’s biggest banks to end coal financing for the sake of the planet was supposed to create major headaches for companies like Whitehaven Coal Ltd.Yet there was the Australian miner on a conference call last month announcing the refinancing and...
