by Gordon Barratt | Jun 25, 2020 | News
Canada-based project partners Novagold and Barrick Gold have reopened the Donlin camp, in Alaska, and are remobilising drilling rigs at project, following a two-month hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic. Novagold reports that four drill rigs are turning at its...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 25, 2020 | News
Kalkaroo copper-gold project area The University of Sydney has released a report that maps out how Australia’s copper mining operations can target zero emissions within the next 30 years. The report, created by the university’s Warren Centre for advanced engineering...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 25, 2020 | News
Source: Porgera Joint Venture. Barrick Gold has flagged massive job losses at the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea after the country’s government refused to extend a mining lease at the site in April. An expected 2650 PNG nationals will have their jobs cut at...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 25, 2020 | News
Drilling at Lorraine will start immediately after the current program at the Alotta Project.No objections were lodged by First Nations people for the drilling permit Chase Mining Corporation Ltd has received a permit for its planned drilling at the Lorraine Project...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 25, 2020 | News
The NSW government’s new strategic statement on coal exploration and mining has been unveiled, just as COVID-19 accelerates the energy transition away from fossil fuels. The statement optimistically maintains that global demand for thermal coal will only drop by...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 24, 2020 | News
Advisory firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have urged miners to adopt strategies to mitigate against further economic and social risks post the Covid-19 crisis. PwC’s forecast for 2020 suggests the global top 40 miners would take a modest hit to earnings before...
