by Gordon Barratt | Feb 3, 2021 | News
Copper has been forecast to outdo the performance of other mining commodities this year, according to a White & Case 2021 survey. The survey found that 36 per cent of respondents expect copper to outperform other commodities, including gold (18 per cent), lithium...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 2, 2021 | News
Greece has received six initial bids for the lease of a smelting plant operated by debt-laden Larco, one the world’s biggest nicker producers, the country’s privatisation agency HRADF said on Monday. The deadline for the submission of non-binding bids for...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 2, 2021 | News
Photo by Orion Minerals The Okiep Copper Complex that Orion Minerals has an option to acquire. The copper strength of Orion Minerals is intensifying with Tuesday’s announcement of the company’s exclusive option to acquire the Okiep Copper Complex in South Africa’s...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 2, 2021 | News
Jarosite. Image: Rob Lavinsky, Wikimedia Commons. Researchers in Antarctica have stumbled upon traces of jarosite, a mineral commonly found on Mars, which might confirm theories suggesting there is water on the red planet. According to the study which was published in...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 2, 2021 | News
In January 2021, Ukrainian mining enterprises produced 2,576,551 tonnes of coal, which is 106% of the production plan, the Coal Miners Union of Ukraine reported with a reference to the Energy Ministry. In Donetsk region, 1.104 million tonnes of coal were produced by...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 2, 2021 | News
General Electric has started up commercial operations at the Junliangcheng 661-MW combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Tianjin City, mainland China, it said February 1. The plant, replaces a coal-fired plant. Following the coal-to-gas transition, Junliangcheng plant...
