by Gordon Barratt | May 16, 2022 | News
Bumper contributions from the Western Australian mining and resources sector have again been highlighted, helping lift the State’s Budget to an expected $5.7 billion surplus for the 2021-22 financial year. WA Premier and Treasurer Mark McGowan noted the sector’s...
by Gordon Barratt | May 13, 2022 | News
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is bringing a groundbreaking electric concept drill rig for surface drilling to the Vei og Anlegg 2022 exhibition, one of Scandinavia’s largest construction trade shows, May 11–14 2022. The new concept rig demonstrates some of the...
by Gordon Barratt | May 13, 2022 | News
”They can’t mine it fast enough,” said Benwood Economic Development Director Frank Longwell. “That’s how we pay our bills here in the community.” Longwell remembers when coal mines were so popular, they were turning away job applicants. You can...
by Gordon Barratt | May 13, 2022 | News
Investment manager Vanguard says coal giant Adani has revealed that its Carmichael mine would be closed in order for the company to “fit within the parameters of a 1.5 degree warming scenario”.John McCarthyPrint article Adani protesters in Brisbane. (Photo: ABC News:...
by Gordon Barratt | May 13, 2022 | News
Demand for metals used in everything from wind-turbine blades to batteries will surge for decades to come, driven by efforts to de-carbonize the global economy and shift away from fossil fuels, according to the World Bank. Even as consumption growth for other...
by Gordon Barratt | May 13, 2022 | News
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is fracturing a billion-dollar trade that spans the permafrost-laden diamond mines of Siberia, secretive trade houses in Antwerp, dusty polishing powerhouses in India and New York’s glittering designer jewellery stores. Russian mining...
