by Gordon Barratt | Mar 6, 2020 | News
Uranium exploration and development company Denison Mines’ confidence in the application of in-situ recovery (ISR) at the Wheeler River project’s Phoenix deposit, in the Athabasca basin, is growing. The results of test work completed in 2019 have “meaningfully”...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 6, 2020 | News
Canadian junior Star Diamond on Thursday started legal proceedings against Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (RTEC) to protect its interest in the Star-Orion South project, in Saskatchewan. Star Diamond last month flagged possible legal action over RTEC’s purported...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 6, 2020 | News
Cambodia’s construction and industry boom has forced it to move fast to meet energy demands, even if that scuppers climate mitigation efforts. Early February this year, Cambodia approved two coal-fired power plants in Oddar Meanchey and Koh Kong provinces. The...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 6, 2020 | News
Germany’s largest coal state, North Rhine-Westphalia, says it cannot accept the federal government’s proposed coal exit law without major amendments, arguing that the law treats hard coal power plants unfairly compared with lignite (brown coal) plants, the Frankfurter...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 5, 2020 | News
Image: Anglo American. Anglo American is taking steps to improve female representation in underground mine technician roles, with its Balancing the Team program at the Moranbah North mine in Queensland. The program has opened eight new entry-level trainee underground...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 5, 2020 | News
The New South Wales Government has been encouraged to support the repeal of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities Act to help lift Australia’s uranium mining ban. The New South Wales Legislative Council’s report into the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities...