by Gordon Barratt | Feb 18, 2021 | News
Photo by Bloomberg Glencore heading for a future without any coal production. The export of South African coal to China is poised to continue while China decides not to buy Australian coal, Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg said during this week’s Glencore media...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 18, 2021 | News
Some resource-rich developing countries are seeking to rewrite mining contracts and accelerate dividend payouts, which can take years to materialize under deals that experts said are tilted in companies’ favor. Any move to renegotiate agreements will trigger...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 18, 2021 | News
Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm. Rio Tinto chief executive officer Jakob Stausholm has flagged greening the company’s operations and repairing relationships with Traditional Owners as key priorities for 2021. The company has set its first scope 3 goals to reduce...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 18, 2021 | News
The Bellevue Gold operation in Western Australia. Image: Bellevue Gold Bellevue Gold has completed a stage one feasibility study (FS) for its namesake project in Western Australia, with the first gold pour targeted towards the end of 2022. The company aims to produce...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 17, 2021 | News
Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange have reached their highest point since September 2014 off the back of battery demand predictions in 2021. The battery metal reached $US18,612 ($24,057) per tonne this week, the highest price since it hit $US19,380 on ...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 17, 2021 | News
Liebherr Mining has teamed up with ThoroughTec Simulation to provide operators with advanced training stimulators to safely enhance their skills with heavy mining equipment. The heavy mining equipment training includes both simulation and instructor-led sessions,...