by Gordon Barratt | May 15, 2020 | News
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA conducts mine rescue competitions every year to maintain life-saving skills.(ABC Goldfields: Jarrod Lucas) Western Australia’s mining industry has a bloody history — nearly 1,900 workers have died on the job in the past 130...
by Gordon Barratt | May 15, 2020 | News
Australian gold prices have climbed back up to three-year highs, hitting $2673.56, according to data from ABC Bullion.Prices last week slumped to a stagnant $2611.57 on May 9-10, rising minimally to $2618.50 on May 11 before taking off again on Thursday. This is...
by Gordon Barratt | May 15, 2020 | News
Pembroke Resources has received a mine approval from Australia’s environmental and government authorities for the Olive Downs coal project in Moranbah, Queensland. The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment provided Pembroke a clear pathway to...
by Gordon Barratt | May 15, 2020 | News
SolGold’s Alpala deposit at the Cascabel project in Ecuador. Image: SolGold. SolGold has signed a $US100 million ($155 million) agreement with Franco-Nevada Corp for the Alpala copper-gold project and the Cascabel license in northern Ecuador. The net smelter...
by Gordon Barratt | May 15, 2020 | News
Deng Yingtao presented a scathing critique of economic growth thirty years ago – finally we must listen.Deng Yingtao, a high-profile Chinese economist, called the world to action thirty years ago in his book A New Development Model and China’s Future: “We can no...
by Gordon Barratt | May 14, 2020 | News
Image: Metso Australia. The European Commission has approved the proposed combination of Metso’s minerals business and Outotec, with the merger on track for completion in June. The two companies plan to combine Metso’s minerals business with Outotec, a move that has...
