by Gordon Barratt | Mar 4, 2020 | News
Coal-to-liquid (CTL) technology, which is the conversion of coal to liquid fuels, is a viable solution to Botswana’s fuel woes. With the country’s estimated 212 billion tonnes of coal reserves, CTL technology will turn this black gold into a valuable natural resource....
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 4, 2020 | News
Port Qasim Authority’s (PQA) cargo-handling revenues, in terms of royalty payments, reached $10 million for the first half of this fiscal year, mainly on a boost in coal-handling business, officials said on Tuesday. During last fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, the...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 4, 2020 | News
PT Bukit Asam, Indonesia’s state-owned coal miner, said on Wednesday its output in 2019 rose 10.2% to 29.1 million tonnes. * Coal sales in 2019 were at 27.8 million tonnes, up 13% from the previous year, as sales to Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Taiwan and Philippines...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 3, 2020 | News
The Savannah nickel mine. Image: Barminco Panoramic Resources has handed underground operational management of the Savannah nickel mine in Western Australia to Barminco. The contractor expects additional underground fleet to arrive on site over coming weeks to improve...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 3, 2020 | News
Exploration budgets in the Australian mining industry have risen by 15 per cent to a seven-year high last year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The budget increased for the third consecutive year from 2018 to 2019 by almost $US200 million ($306...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 3, 2020 | News
Australia has strengthened its bilateral cooperation agreement with the US to improve the resilience and diversity of global critical minerals supply chains, with officials from the two nations agreeing to the next steps to progress a joint action plan. Federal...
