by Gordon Barratt | Dec 21, 2020 | News
The Federal Government has forecast a massive downturn in export revenue from the coal sector with the potential for high-cost mines to close as global demand for steel shrinks. In its December quarter report, the chief economist of the Department of Industry,...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 18, 2020 | News
Netherlands-based Dunlop Conveyor Belting have become the first major conveyor belt manufacturer in the world to launch a unique App specifically designed to enable users to quickly and easily access technical guidance and calculation tools. Dunlop Belt Buddy enables...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 18, 2020 | News
The Australian resources and energy sector will need 24,400-plus new workers by 2026 to support its pipeline of 98 new and expansion projects, according to the Australian Resources and Energy Group (AMMA). AMMA outlined this need in Thursday’s release of the Resources...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 18, 2020 | News
Photo by:Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Diversified major Rio Tinto has announced a $8.4-million investment to expand the recycling capacity of its aluminium operations in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. The expansion would offer rolled product customers in North America a...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 18, 2020 | News
Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals has acquire 187 mining claims, including 87 privately owned past producing lode-mining claims central to the Yerington copper district, in Nevada, and adjacent to its Mason deposit. Exploration company GRG International sold the land...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 18, 2020 | News
Gold prices retreated on Friday after rising sharply for the past three sessions as the dollar rebounded, but the metal was on track to post a third straight weekly gain on stimulus hopes in the US. Spot gold fell 0.3% to $1,880.20/oz by 3.23am GMT. For the week, it...
