by Gordon Barratt | Dec 7, 2020 | News
Glecnore’s Goedgevonden coal mine in South Africa | Credit: Glencore Mining giant announces it will achieve target by ramping up ‘transition metals’ business while delivering ‘responsible stewardship’ of its coal assets Mining giant...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 4, 2020 | News
The US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) has approved the bipartisan Bill that includes a yearly programme for a national strategic uranium reserve. EPW Senate committee chairperson Senator John Barrasso stated on Thursday that the American...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 4, 2020 | News
Resources exports are guiding Australia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with iron ore continuing to set new highs as prices reach lucrative levels. Australia recorded a trade surplus of $7.5 billion in October, following a jump of $1.6 billion on September....
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 4, 2020 | News
Scotland’s former mining communities need more support to address issues such as poor health and high unemployment following COVID-19, the Coalfields Regeneration Trust has said. Sunday, November 29, marked National Coalfields Day, which is of added significance this...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 4, 2020 | News
Lighthouse Resources Inc., a coal company with mines in Wyoming and Montana, and White Stallion Energy LLC, a miner that operates in Indiana and Illinois, both filed for bankruptcy after the Covid-19 pandemic dropped coal prices. Coal companies have struggled amid an...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 4, 2020 | News
Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited (PIBTL) has planned expansion of annual cargo handling capacity to around 19 million tons from existing 16 million tons as the company foresees higher demand with coal-based power plants coming up.“It may take 15-18 months...