by Gordon Barratt | Aug 3, 2020 | News
Image: Komatsu. Komatsu senior mining engineer Melinda Court has commended the company’s efforts to diversify its work environment, helping women to overcome the challenges of male-dominated industries. Court joined the company’s application engineering team two years...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 3, 2020 | News
Gold has traded above $US2000 ($2805), another record high for the precious metal, before settling just below this peak. CNBC listed a price high of $US2009.50 for the day, while the low was $US1987.80, before prices settled at $US1992.20. Australian mid-tier...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 3, 2020 | News
Copyright © 2018 Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto has pledged almost $60 million to accelerate the development of automation skills in Western Australia’s mining workforce. Automation qualifications are considered “critical skills” by Rio Tinto, as the mining industry expands its...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 3, 2020 | News
Zimbabwe has granted coal bed methane (CBM) special grants to six investors in Matabeleland North province as it seeks to tap into cleaner fuel for electricity generation, a move which has been cheered by climate advocates who view the development critical in efforts...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 3, 2020 | News
THE Zambia Chamber of Mines says the country’s mining companies have suffered an alarming drop in revenue over the three months from February-April 2020, illustrating the financial impact of COVID-19. According to the World Bank forecast, economic growth in...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 31, 2020 | News
A pile of coal sits at the Sahiwal coal power plant, owned by China’s state-owned Huaneng Shandong Rui Group, at sunset in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan, on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Pakistan is racing to bridge its power supply gap before national elections next...