by Gordon Barratt | May 29, 2020 | News
Albemarle Corp said recently it wants to take control of Australia’s Greenbushes, the world’s largest lithium mine, signaling it intends to block any rival from buying Tianqi Lithium Corp’s controlling stake. Tianqi, which owns 51% of Greenbushes to...
by Gordon Barratt | May 29, 2020 | News
The Mabilo copper/gold project, in the Philippines, has been granted a mining licence, ASX- and TSX-listed RTG Mining reported on Friday. The company told shareholders that it had received written confirmation that the Mines and Geosciences Bureau had approved the...
by Gordon Barratt | May 29, 2020 | News
Tin mine developer Tin One Mining JSC has released its Feasibility Study for the Syrymbet project in Kazakhstan. The report indicates that the mine could operate for 14 years, producing an average of 6,500 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate annually. The new Feasibility...
by Gordon Barratt | May 29, 2020 | News
With Illinois Basin thermal coal output expected to decline by up to 30% on an annualized basin in order to better meet 2020 demand, it will require adjustments and restructuring from regional producers, according to analysts and executives. “In our opinion,...
by Gordon Barratt | May 29, 2020 | News
America is continuing its exodus from coal. Alliant Energy Corp. announced it will close its coal-fired Edgewater power plant outside Sheboygan, Wis., in 2022. A few weeks earlier, Great River Energy said it plans to shut its Coal Creek Station north of Bismarck,...
by Gordon Barratt | May 29, 2020 | News
BlackRock Inc. has challenged Korea Electric Power Corp. over plans to invest in new coal-fired power plants in Vietnam and Indonesia. The world’s top asset manager raised concerns over “several controversial coal projects” with a South Korean utility, including in...
