by Gordon Barratt | Feb 17, 2021 | News
Rare earths are among the most critical raw materials on the planet, yet few people can name them or know what they do. They are used to make so-called permanent magnets that create a field for motors to run in perpetuity. These are in everything from lithium-ion...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 17, 2021 | News
The falling coal prices in the first half of the 2021 financial year have seen ASX-listed Whitehaven Coal swing to a loss in the six months under review. Whitehaven on Wednesday reported a net loss after tax of A$94.5-million for the six months to December, compared...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 16, 2021 | News
Sasol Ltd.’s Secunda coal-to-liquids plant in Mpumalanga. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg , Bloomberg A photograph in the entrance hall at Komati Power Station shows the plant in better times, its nine generating units belching steam and smoke into the night...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 16, 2021 | News
When plans for a coal mine were recently given the go-ahead by Cumbria County Council, green campaigners, journalists and quangocrats were outraged. They demanded that MPs, ministers and the prime minister intervene, and overrule the decision. They complained that if...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 16, 2021 | News
Copper climbed to the highest level since 2012 as a risk-on mood across global markets helped to lift equities and put pressure on the dollar. Prices have soared on optimism that the use of coronavirus vaccines will aid a rebound in global growth. Prices climbed 5.3%...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 16, 2021 | News
Victoria’s gold industry production value has jumped by almost $1 billion in the past year, according to Earth Resources Regulation Statistical Report 2019-2020. The report found that gold mining is worth $1.84 billion in 2019-20, compared with $1.015 billion in...
