The Western Australian Government has been expediting mining exploration approvals in a bid to streamline the process and provide incentives to explorers. The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) finalised 313 ‘Program of Work’...
In a surprising turn of events, Glencore has reversed its 2023 decision to spin off its newly expanded coal business. The lure of continued coal profits, particularly coking coal from the Elk Valley Resources acquisition, proved too strong for shareholders and...
South Africa’s ports — ranked among the world’s worst — are improving and State-owned operator Transnet will fix them within the next 12 to 14 months, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said. The new multi-party...
The UK Royal Mint has unveiled a new factory that processes e-waste to produce gold, which it is marketing as a more sustainable gold recovery method. The company aims to process up to 4 000 t/y of printed circuit boards at the 3 700 m2 site. The...
Ukraine’s largest coking coal producer, PrJSC Pokrovske Coal (Donetsk region), part of the Metinvest Group under Metinvest-Pokrovske Coal, is preparing to launch a new coalface with 1.5 million tonnes of coal reserves. According to the company, the 2nd northern...
Tanzania has agreed to pay $90-million in settlement of an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) dispute with Indiana Resources. The dispute was the subject of arbitration at the ICSID, which is a division of the World Bank. Indiana is the...
