by Gordon Barratt | Jul 9, 2020 | News
The latest figures on the consumption of hard coal in the European Union (EU) show a further annual decline, down to 176 million tonnes in 2019. Inland consumption of hard coal in the EU decreased steadily during the 1990s and then stabilised at around 300 million...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 9, 2020 | News
South Africa’s July Ndlovu has been appointed the chairperson of the World Coal Association (WCA), Mining Weekly can today report. Ndlovu, who heads Anglo American’s coal business in South Africa, takes up the position at a time when, in his words, “the role of...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 9, 2020 | News
The world’s biggest publicly traded copper company is navigating the pandemic better than it thought. Freeport-McMoRan expects to report about 8% more copper sales volume and 10% more gold in the second quarter than it forecast in April when it was first coming to...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 9, 2020 | News
Image: Venture Minerals Venture Minerals has signed a port access agreement with TasPorts, signalling the possibility of immediate commencement of mining at the Riley iron ore project on the west coast of Tasmania. The agreement with TasPorts, the owner of the wharf...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 9, 2020 | News
Image: Adani.Adani has awarded G&S Engineering with a contract to design and build its coal handling plant at the Carmichael coal project in Queensland. As a subsidiary of DRA Global, G&S Engineering is based in Mackay, where the contract is expected to...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 8, 2020 | News
Image: Thiess Thiess has rebuilt a Caterpillar D10T bulldozer, spearheading a focus on rebuilds and refurbishments for the remainder of the year. The Hazelmere maintenance team reconstructed the bulldozer in approximately eight weeks out of its Perth-based facility,...
