by Gordon Barratt | Mar 7, 2022 | News
The Western Australian mining industry has welcomed the opening of the state’s borders as an opportunity to relieve the sector’s skills shortage. Western Australia officially opened its borders with upgraded public health and social measures introduced state-wide from...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 7, 2022 | News
Australia has produced its lowest annual gold volume since 2017, totalling 315 tonnes in 2021 after the first half saw the country momentarily overtake China. Australia had produced records of 325 and 327 tonnes of gold in 2019 and 2020, respectively, but the...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 4, 2022 | News
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to hurt Africa’s coronavirus-ravaged and fragile economies through fiscal constraints, weaker investment flows and higher commodity costs. The most pronounced challenge will be the surge in prices, particularly of oil and...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 4, 2022 | News
Flush with cash after bumper earnings, mining companies straddle a delicate balancing act as they benefit from soaring commodity prices amid the Ukraine-Russia crisis but also potentially face high inflation that could hit short-term demand and slow down...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 4, 2022 | News
Wiluna Mining Corporation announced that it would immediately suspend gold concentrate shipments from its Wiluna mining center, in Western Australia, to Russia, given the current military action in Ukraine. Wiluna told shareholders that it had arrangements in place to...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 4, 2022 | News
Baralaba north coal mine. NRW Holdings subsidiary Golding Contractors has signed a letter of intent to perform mining services for Wonbindi Coal at the Baralaba North mine in Queensland. Golding has provided contract mining services to Wonbindi for the last four years...
