by Gordon Barratt | Mar 31, 2020 | News
Hwange Colliery Company Limited COAL miners have been exempted from the 21-day lockdown that the country embarked on yesterday as their operations are critical in supplying coal required in generating electricity by thermal power stations. Last week, President...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 31, 2020 | News
US coal producer Consol Energy will idle its Bailey thermal coal mine in western Pennsylvania for two weeks after two miners tested positive for the coronavirus, the company said. Both miners have been asked to self-quarantine for 14 days, the company said, adding it...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 30, 2020 | News
As the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic shows no sign of slowing down, Mining Technology looks at some of the mining economies that will suffer from major virus outbreaks domestically, and the impact this could have on the global mining industry. Government-mandated...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 30, 2020 | News
Numerous ASX explorers and miners have had to suspend or scale back operations as a result of COVID-19.While the newspaper headlines and television news cameras have focused on the thousands of workers in retail and services industries losing their jobs, the effects...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 30, 2020 | News
The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has observed that Mineral commodity prices have plummeted in recent days due to a growing global social panic over the coronavirus disease. In the case of copper, prices have plummeted from US$ 6,165 in January 2020...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 30, 2020 | News
Caledonia has built up a strong inventory of spares to sustain it during the coronavirus uncertainty Caledonia Mining Corporation has said that the lockdown in South Africa declared by President Ramaphosa is likely to have knock-on effects for operations at the...
