by Gordon Barratt | Feb 22, 2022 | News
The United States and European Union countries are unlikely to impose blanket sanctions on Rusal if Russia invades Ukraine as that would exacerbate aluminium shortages, propel prices to new records and damage manufacturing, analysts say. Russia has repeatedly denied...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 22, 2022 | News
The group’s metallurgical coal production guidance for 2022 is now expected to fall between 20mln and 22mln metric tonnes, with unit cost guidance of $85 a tonne Anglo American has resumed operations at its Grosvenor metallurgical coal mine in Queensland,...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 22, 2022 | News
Abandoned collieries are coming back to life as geothermal heat sources for homes and businesses As coal mines closed around the UK, they filled with water. Due to the depth of the mine shafts, the water is naturally heated by the Earth. In general, the temperatures...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 21, 2022 | News
Canadian junior Star Diamond and Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (RTEC) are set to meet on March 4 to review data collected from the last two field seasons and to approve an interim expenditures budget for their Fort a la Corne (FalCon) joint venture (JV) project. The JV...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 21, 2022 | News
Micromine has further expanded its suite of digital mining products with Micromine Nexus, a web-based platform that offers a central, secure and streamlined data storage solution for mining projects. The company developed Nexus in response to customer feedback and...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 21, 2022 | News
Rio Tinto’s Bell Bay aluminium smelter in Tasmania. Rio Tinto has partnered with the Tasmanian Government to investigate the development of new industries and boost the resources sector’s contribution to the state’s economy. A Memorandum of understanding (MoU)...