by Gordon Barratt | Oct 7, 2021 | News
South Africa must manage its transition away from coal-fired power generation systematically and not rush a switch to renewable energy sources, Mining and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday. “I am not saying coal for ever, … I am saying...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 7, 2021 | News
Mineral exploration company Forty Pillars Mining has entered into an agreement with Origen Resources to acquire a 100% interest in its Wishbone property located in the heart of the Golden Triangle, in Canada. Forty Pillars will pay Origen $3-million for its interest...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 7, 2021 | News
Thiess has been awarded a three-year mining services contract by Austral Resources at its Anthill copper project near Mount Isa in Queensland. The contract will see Thiess operate and maintain two mining fleets, while also being responsible for mining services to...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 7, 2021 | News
Sprint Robotics Roadshow in Perth, Western Australia. Image: Chaos Theory for Nexxis Nexxis has been awarded a $675,000 grant as part of Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre’s (AMGC) Commercialisation Fund to assist the company market its Magneto robot. Nexxis’...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 6, 2021 | News
Hyperion Metals has reported a maiden mineral resource estimate of 431-million tonnes, grading 2.2% total heavy mineral (THM), for 9.5-million tonnes of THM for its Titan rare earths project, in Tennessee. The resource estimate included a high-grade core of...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 6, 2021 | News
Australian Environment Minister Sussan Ley has approved a third coal mine extension in the space of a month. The extension at Glencore’s Mangoola thermal coal mine in New South Wales follows extensions at the Whitehaven coal mine and the Wollongong coal mine in...