by Gordon Barratt | May 22, 2020 | News
Victoria is set to defer the collection of $3.5 million in rent and annual fees until January next year to give an immediate boost to mining and exploration companies. This follows the Victorian Government’s decision to freeze all fee increases that were due to come...
by Gordon Barratt | May 22, 2020 | News
BHP’s iron ore boss Edgar Basto has been promoted to run the company’s full suite of Australian mines, filling the role vacated by BHP’s new chief executive, Mike Henry. Colombian-born Mr Basto has been acting in the role of Minerals Australia...
by Gordon Barratt | May 22, 2020 | News
China’s instruction to state power-plants to use local coal is worrying for Australian exporters. Australia is concerned coal exporters could face trouble sending the valuable commodity to China as icy diplomatic relations threaten another market. The Chinese...
by Gordon Barratt | May 22, 2020 | News
The Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) has laid off eight salaried employees and furloughed 93 hourly employees at its Antelope Mine. The move comes about a month after the company laid off 130 employees between its Spring Creek, in southern Montana, and...
by Gordon Barratt | May 21, 2020 | News
CSIRO research scientist Dr Nathan Reid taking field measurements on site. Image: CSIRO Mining and exploration companies may soon pinpoint reserves of valuable minerals using a new water-tasting approach developed by the CSIRO. The new method incorporates research...
by Gordon Barratt | May 21, 2020 | News
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is launching an entirely new product for their bench drilling Top Hammer customers: the Guide Adapter. It enables customers to reduce hole deviation in challenging conditions by up to 50% and achieve considerable cost savings....
