The death toll from coal mining accidents in China’s top coal producing region has surged to 100 people so far this year, according to a notice issued by China’s cabinet on Monday that said safety checks would be ramped up. The figure represents a more...
Protesters attacked workers leaving the Cobre Panama mine early Sunday in an incident that left about eight people injured, a union leader said. A group of protesters in a pickup truck threw stones at buses carrying staff from the First Quantum-operated...
The amount of mining and energy sector workers in the greater Mackay region of Queensland has increased by five per cent over the 2022–23 financial year. The Queensland Resources Council’s (QRC) latest economic contribution report has revealed that the Mackay...
Ivan Vella, former chief executive aluminium at Rio Tinto, will join the IGO leadership team as managing director and chief executive officer. Vella stepped down from his position at Rio in June, but remained with the company throughout the transition process....
From Pennsylvania to the north of England, coal mines helped to power the Industrial Revolution, turbocharging the economic growth of countries around the world. Today, however, the production and use of coal has become a thorny issue, with critics slamming the fossil...
First Quantum’s copper mine in Panama is winding down operations as a blockade of small boats at a port restricts key supplies such as coal for energy, a union leader said. Workers continued to leave the site early Thursday, Michael Camacho from the...
