by Gordon Barratt | Sep 22, 2020 | News
Image: New Hope Group New Hope Group forecasts that 500 jobs could be created, and a further 125 jobs saved, if the New Acland coal mine in Queensland finally wins a stage three approval. New Acland made 150 workers redundant in September following legal disputes that...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 22, 2020 | News
The Montana Coal Council has announced that coal production across the state fell during the coronavirus pandemic, wearing on an already declining market. Montana mines produced 15.1 million tons of coal in the first seven months of the year, 21% down compared to the...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 22, 2020 | News
General Electric Company said on Monday it plans to stop making new coal-fired power plants, as the U.S. industrial conglomerate focuses more on renewable sources of power generation.GE said it would continue to invest in in its core renewable energy and power...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 21, 2020 | News
Alltype Engineering has won a contract to build an iron ore mining plant at Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri project in the Pilbara, Western Australia, via managing contractor Laing O’Rourke. Under the $6 million contract, Alltype Engineering will complete the phase one...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 21, 2020 | News
Sandvik has updated its operator training simulator Digital Driller to safely train underground drill operators and maintenance teams. The upgraded Digital Driller family now includes DS422i to provide advanced simulator trainig to improve operator and drilling...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 21, 2020 | News
Skyrocketing gold is providing a welcome windfall to the mining industry, but it’s also attracting a broader base of investors who are demanding greater attention to environmental, social and governance topics. Interest in ESG issues has moved to the forefront in...