by Gordon Barratt | May 18, 2020 | News
The government opening coal mining for the private sector would ensure better availability of coal and attract foreign investment in the sector, industry experts said on Saturday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her fourth tranche of the economic package...
by Gordon Barratt | May 18, 2020 | News
Excavators operate at a coal mine owned by PT Berau Coal in Binungan, East Kalimantan. (JP/Indra Harsaputra ) United States chemical company Air Products & Chemicals will team up with two local companies, Bakrie Capital Indonesia and Ithaca Resources, to build a...
by Gordon Barratt | May 15, 2020 | News
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA conducts mine rescue competitions every year to maintain life-saving skills.(ABC Goldfields: Jarrod Lucas) Western Australia’s mining industry has a bloody history — nearly 1,900 workers have died on the job in the past 130...
by Gordon Barratt | May 15, 2020 | News
Australian gold prices have climbed back up to three-year highs, hitting $2673.56, according to data from ABC Bullion.Prices last week slumped to a stagnant $2611.57 on May 9-10, rising minimally to $2618.50 on May 11 before taking off again on Thursday. This is...
by Gordon Barratt | May 15, 2020 | News
Pembroke Resources has received a mine approval from Australia’s environmental and government authorities for the Olive Downs coal project in Moranbah, Queensland. The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment provided Pembroke a clear pathway to...
by Gordon Barratt | May 15, 2020 | News
SolGold’s Alpala deposit at the Cascabel project in Ecuador. Image: SolGold. SolGold has signed a $US100 million ($155 million) agreement with Franco-Nevada Corp for the Alpala copper-gold project and the Cascabel license in northern Ecuador. The net smelter...
