by Gordon Barratt | Dec 6, 2021 | News
Diversified miner Teck Resources has reduced its fourth-quarter coking sales guidance by up to 1.2-million tonnes and has warned that 4 500 t of contained copper in concentrate sales are also at risk of being delayed into the first quarter, owing to severe weather...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 6, 2021 | News
Investor Fidelity International has taken a 9.9% stake in ASX-listed American Rare Earths, subscribing for 41.1-million in the junior company, for an investment of A$6.1-million. The share placement will be conducted at a price of 14.8c a share, representing a 4.5%...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 6, 2021 | News
The Mount Arthur coal mine. Image: BHP BHP has had its vaccine mandate overturned by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) at the Mt Arthur coal mine in New South Wales, with a recommendation to consult the workforce before reconsidering. On October 6, the major miner...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 3, 2021 | News
A Siberian mining region began three days of mourning on Friday after officials said 52 people died in a coal mine accident and a rescue effort ended in tragedy. Police in Siberia arrested two safety inspectors suspected of criminal negligence as Russia’s coal...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 3, 2021 | News
Copper mining giant Freeport-McMoRan is converting its fleet of diesel trucks and other machinery to electric or hydrogen power, a transition required to fight climate change even though the costs are not yet known, CEO Richard Adkerson said in an interview at the...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 3, 2021 | News
Image: Sandvik Sandvik has agreed to acquire Deswik for digital mine planning software and announced a new Digital Mining Technologies business area within its Mining and Rock Solutions business. Deswik is an Australian developer of mobile applications to enable more...