by Gordon Barratt | Apr 26, 2021 | News
The Alberta government has bowed to public pressure and paused coal exploration in the most sensitive areas of the Rocky Mountains while it continues to gather public feedback about mines. “In response to concerns from Albertans, all coal exploration projects on...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 23, 2021 | News
An Australian state planner has approved the expansion of a metallurgical coal mine in New South Wales run by a unit of cash-strapped industrialist Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance. Planning body IPC said Thursday’s consent to develop an extension to the Tahmoor coal...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 23, 2021 | News
South Korea will halt state-backed financing of coal-fired power plants overseas and also plans to strengthen its emissions reduction commitment under the Paris agreement. President Moon Jae-in made the announcement at a virtual climate summit hosted by U.S. President...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 23, 2021 | News
India’s gold imports from Switzerland surged to highest in almost eight years in March, in a sign that Asian consumers are once again a key pillar of support for the precious metal. After a year on the sidelines — during which exchange-traded fund buying drove...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 23, 2021 | News
The Grosvenor operation in Queensland. Image: Anglo American Anglo American workers have started to re-enter the Grosvenor underground coal mine in Queensland for the first time since activities halted following an incident in May 2020. The company has undertaken a...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 23, 2021 | News
Australian Potash’s Lake Wells Project. Image: Australian Potash Australian Potash has awarded Pentium Hydro a $13 million contract for bore field drilling at the Lake Wells sulphate of potash (SOP) project near Laverton in Western Australia. The Vysarn...