by Gordon Barratt | Mar 7, 2025 | News
A Moroccan government committee on recently approved green hydrogen projects aiming to produce ammonia, steel and industrial fuel worth a total of 319-billion dirhams ($32.5-billion). The Moroccan committee picked the United States’ Ortus, Spain’s Acciona...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 7, 2025 | News
Macmahon Holdings has been appointed as the underground mining services contractor at the Poboya gold project in Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the interim contract taking effect immediately. Poboya is owned by PT Citra Palu Minerals (CPM), a PT Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 7, 2025 | News
Caterpillar has unveiled its Cat 395 long reach excavator (LRE), the latest long-reach excavator built for high-performance dredging, ditch cleaning and canal maintenance. With a maximum digging depth of nearly 22m and ground-level reach of up to 28m, Caterpillar says...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 7, 2025 | News
The coal industry of the DPRK strives to secure much more deposits of coal. As of now this year, more than 450 reserve coal faces have been secured throughout the Ministry of Coal Industry. The Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex made progress in securing deposits...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 6, 2025 | News
Mali is suspending the granting of new artisanal mining permits to foreigners, after a couple of accidents in recent weeks left dozens dead. The collapse on February 15 of an artisanal gold mine killed 43 people, mostly women, in the gold-rich Kayes region. On January...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 6, 2025 | News
Diversified mining major Rio Tinto recently committed to the $1.8-billion development of the Brockman Syncline 1 project (BS1) in the Pilbara, extending the life of the Brockman region and sustaining production from its iron-ore operations. BS1, located about 8 km...
