First Quantum Minerals is seeking compensation from Panama for a stockpile of semi-processed copper ore stranded at the company’s flagship mine as part of wider arbitration over the shuttered operations. The material, worth between $225-million and $340-million at...
Sibanye-Stillwater has executed a €500-million green loan financing facility for its Keliber lithium project, in Finland, through its subsidiary Keliber Technology Oy. The company explained that the green loan secures the final capital expenditure...
The Western Australian Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) is set to launch a new online system for the state’s mine approvals. The new platform, Resources Online, aims to improve assessment efficiency and customer experience...
US coal producer Arch Resources Inc. agreed to merge with rival Consol Energy in a $2.3-billion deal aimed at creating a North American mining heavyweight to deliver the fuel around the world. The companies announced the transaction in a statement Wednesday after the...
Despite China’s renewables push, coal power is expanding to ensure reliable energy, operational flexibility, and heat, write three experts Qingshan coal-fired power plant in Wuhan, south-east China (Image: Wirestock / Alamy) Wu Di, Zhou Feng, Yang Lei August...
Diversified major BHP has reported a milestone in its decarbonisation strategy with the introduction of its first electric excavator at the Yandi iron-ore mine in Pilbara, Western Australia. The R9400 E Liebherr electric excavator, which replaces...