by Gordon Barratt | Apr 20, 2022 | News
Diversified major Rio Tinto has reported another quarter of falling iron-ore production and shipments. The miner on Wednesday reported that iron-ore shipments from the Pilbara operations had reached 71.5-million tonnes, down 8% on the previous corresponding period,...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 20, 2022 | News
Balkan nations in southeast Europe are turning to coal as they try to tackle a global surge in energy prices, raising fears among environmentalists that countries are rowing back on commitments to phase out the most polluting fossil fuel. North Macedonia, once a...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 20, 2022 | News
A new training facility designed for intricate mine rescue challenges has officially opened in the Central Highlands of Queensland to boost miner safety. The new Queensland Mines Rescue Service (QMRS) station at Stewarton, will help to ensure safety in the resources...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 20, 2022 | News
Originally developed to identify locations to drill for gold, a new technology for detecting seismic energy has been developed by researchers from Curtin University which can now be used for any commodity using salt-tolerant fibre optic cable. The distributed acoustic...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 20, 2022 | News
A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting of the concerned department on power situation, the Congress on Wednesday attacked the Centre and alleged that only eight days of coal was left in the country.”8 years of big talk has resulted in India...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 20, 2022 | News
China more than doubled imports of steel-making coal from Russia in March, procuring the fuel at a discount as other nations move to ban deliveries due to the war in Ukraine. Coking coal imports from Russia jumped to 1.4 million tons in March, compared to...