by Gordon Barratt | Apr 7, 2020 | News
Set of train cars with coal transport by rail – countryside view: GETTY 1. How big is the US coal industry, and what is its growth trajectory? US coal employment peaked in the 1920s and the whole sector (mining, transport, and power plants) currently...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 6, 2020 | News
Battery minerals developer Australian Mines has set itself the target of becoming certified Carbon Neutral under the Australian government’s Climate Active program by the end of the year. Australian Mines aims to have its Sconi operation in Queensland, Australia,...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 6, 2020 | News
Kalkaroo copper-gold project area The South Australian Government has cut all exploration and licence fees in the minerals sector to soften the blow of the industry’s coronavirus containment procedures. The fee relief will extend the due date for licenses until the 31...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 6, 2020 | News
Rio Tinto has introduced strict measures at its Pilbara operations in Western Australia to combat the coronavirus, including redesigned rosters, social distancing and airport health checks. The mining giant has introduced these measures to protect its employees and...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 6, 2020 | News
Investors with nearly $200 billion in assets holding shares in Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group say they plan to back a shareholder motion urging the bank to cut its lending for coal and other fossil fuels, they told Reuters on Friday. In an unusual showing of hands...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 6, 2020 | News
Poland’s state-run JSW, the European Union’s biggest coking coal producer, has announced force majeure due to the spread of coronavirus, it said on Thursday evening. “The decision has been taken due to the spread of (the) virus and the related restrictions, and...
