by Gordon Barratt | May 26, 2021 | News
Browns Range pilot plant. Image: Northern Minerals Northern Minerals has installed and commissioned an ore sorting system at its Browns Range pilot plant which has the potential to double the feed grade to its mill while reducing costs. In the coming months the heavy...
by Gordon Barratt | May 25, 2021 | News
Coal hopeful Atrum Coal has launched an information offensive around its Elan project, in Alberta, in the hopes of swaying opinions on the proposed hard coking coal project. The ASX-listed company earlier this year announced that it would pause prefeasibility studies...
by Gordon Barratt | May 25, 2021 | News
Research agency Fitch Solutions has published a new lithium price forecast for this year. The agency expects both lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices to trend higher this year and next, owing to accelerating demand for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and a tight...
by Gordon Barratt | May 25, 2021 | News
Researchers from Aalto University in Finland have found a new environmentally-friendly method for increasing mineral recovery in minerals processing. The researchers created a cellulose-based compound that improves mineral separation processes without using additional...
by Gordon Barratt | May 25, 2021 | News
New Hope Group has flagged that the monthly average thermal coal price at its New South Wales operations has increased by 78 per cent since September 2020. The company aimed to establish demand in new markets following China’s ban of Australian coal last year. The...
by Gordon Barratt | May 24, 2021 | News
Coal futures were trading around $102 per tonne, a level not seen since December of 2018, as miners struggle to meet robust demand, particularly from China and supply remains constrained. Electricity consumption in China, a key barometer of economic activity, grew...
