Australian-based coal miner Cokal will up metallurgical coal production at its Bumi Barito mine in Indonesia upon completion of an upgraded haul road. Cokal reported that while the current condition of the haul road can support initial hauling of coal, the company is...
Alamos Gold announced a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of TSX-V-listed Orford Mining Corporation. The acquisition will consolidate Alamos’ existing ownership of Orford shares through which the company will add the highly...
Lithium and nickel explorer Azure Minerals has confirmed the presence of a “major lithium mineralised system” at its Andover lithium project in the west Pilbara region of Western Australia. So far, Azure has completed 89,216.1m of drilling at Andover. This includes...
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is set to supply 34 surface drill rigs to replace Country Boy Supply’s (CBS) current contractor fleet in Georgia and Tennessee, US. The order is the largest single surface drills order Sandvik has seen, marking the start of strong...
Rio Tinto has ended 2023 with a mined copper production of 620,000 tonnes, a two per cent increase on 2022 production. The copper production reflects Rio’s first sustainable production from its Oyu Tolgoi underground copper mine in Mongolia, offsetting challenges...
Bulgaria’s Minister of Environment and Water, Julian Popov, has affirmed the country’s commitment to phasing out coal-fired power plants, emphasizing that the transition will be market-driven rather than state-mandated. Minister Popov stated that the...
