by Gordon Barratt | Aug 23, 2021 | News
Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest The race to supply automakers with nickel to power their batteries is pitting two of the biggest names in mining against each other. A company owned by Australian iron-ore billionaire Andrew Forrest signaled its refusal to...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 23, 2021 | News
The Blair Athol site. Image: TerraCom TerraCom has extended the life of its Blair Athol coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin by approximately 10 years. The announcement comes after TerraCom engaged Deswik Mining Consultants to complete an updated assessment of the...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 23, 2021 | News
The Kwinana lithium plant in Western Australia. Image: Tianqi Lithium IGO has helped to produce the first lithium hydroxide chemical product from the Kwinana Lithium Hydroxide Refinery, as part of its joint venture (Lithium JV) with Tianqi Lithium Corporation. Next...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 23, 2021 | News
Ampcontrol, LAVO and Boundary Power have created a strategic partnership to develop power storage solutions for data centres as well as industrial and mining applications. The agreement will combine Ampcontrol’s electric engineering, LAVO’s hydrogen storage patents...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 20, 2021 | News
U.S. thermal coal producers watched their domestic customer base shrink in 2020 as utilities continued to announce coal-fired power plant closures and transition to less expensive renewable and natural gas sources. Companies delivered about 33.4% of the total coal...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 20, 2021 | News
Modern civilisation was built on fossil fuels, with the invention and commercialisation of the internal combustion engine during the 1800s setting the stage for petroleum-based vehicles to be dominant worldwide for the next 150 years. Various oil majors...
