by Gordon Barratt | Jan 14, 2021 | News
Weir Minerals operates a Total Asset Management plan at Tronox’s mineral sands mine in Western Australia. Image: Weir Minerals. Weir Minerals has implemented its total asset management plan at Tronox’s mineral sands mine in Cooljarloo, Western Australia to slash...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 14, 2021 | News
Australia’s largest independent coal producer, Whitehaven Coal, decided years ago to steer clear of exporting to China – a market that didn’t demand its particular brand of product. Fortuitous as Whitehaven’s decision appears today, there is no avoiding...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 14, 2021 | News
Florida Power & Light’s last coal-fired plant in that state has officially closed. The formal retirement of Indiantown Cogeneration Plant (pictured) came as the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31. FPL acquired the plant three years earlier for the sole purpose of...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 14, 2021 | News
Normally, China does not import coal from South Africa, but 2021 has seen a shift. Shipments to mainland China were reported on Monday by the African Source Markets’ Weekly Coal Index Report. “It could be a game-changer but we shouldn’t be too complacent,” African...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 13, 2021 | News
Members of the San Carlos Apache tribe in Arizona on Tuesday said they have sued the Trump Administration to block a pending land swap that would give Rio Tinto the land it needs to build its Resolution Copper project. Apache Stronghold, a non-profit organisation that...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 13, 2021 | News
BHP’s in-house capital unit, BHP Ventures, has participated in Boston Metal’s $US50 million ($64 million) funding to develop a technology that converts iron ore to steel with zero carbon emissions. Iron ore, an essential ingredient in steelmaking, makes up the highest...
