by Gordon Barratt | Jun 15, 2021 | News
The Northern Territory government has approved US-based Vista Gold Corp’s mining management plan (MMP) for its Mt Todd gold project, marking the final major authorization required for the development of the gold mine. Vista Gold said this week that the receipt of this...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 15, 2021 | News
The demand for cobalt is a bubble that will burst as new battery technology reduces the need for the metal, according to the head of the chamber of mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo holds more than half the world’s cobalt reserves, but the market’s...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 15, 2021 | News
A new measuring system for the restoration of river systems in post-mining environments has been developed by a United States-based research team. The long-term research project studied results from four mining-impacted watersheds over a span of 20-29 years, in...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 15, 2021 | News
The University of Queensland has installed a BHP-backed experimental chamber to deliver more efficient underground blasting for mining applications. The enclosed chamber uses hydrostatic pressure to simulate underground rock blasting. A team of researchers led by...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 14, 2021 | News
Pressure is mounting on Chinese mining company Afrochine Smelting (Private) Limited to abort plans to conduct coal mining activities near Sinamatela National Park in Hwange. Local residents have petitioned the company’s consultancy, SustiGlobal in a bid to stop...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 14, 2021 | News
The Canadian government will no longer approve thermal-coal mining projects because of their contribution to the climate crisis. “New thermal coal mining projects or expansions are not in line with the ambition Canadians want to see on climate, or with Canada’s...
