by Gordon Barratt | Oct 13, 2020 | News
The Australian Government has approached Chinese authorities for confirmation on speculation that the nation is banning Australian coal imports. Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham said the federal government was “taking action and...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 12, 2020 | News
Rare earth elements University of Exeter researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered a hypothesis to predict where rare earth elements neodymium and dysprosium can be found. Led by Frances Wall, who is from the university’s Camborne School of Mines, the...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 12, 2020 | News
Image: Shutterstock CR has launched GRIPAssist, a device capable of removing and repositioning ground engagement tools safely and efficiently. By reducing human interaction with ground engagement tools, GRIPAssist can fit onto a tracked skid steer or equivalent small...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 12, 2020 | News
Padenga Holdings Limited, has diversified into gold mining following the successful acquisition of a 50,01 percent shareholding in Dallaglio Investments (Private) Limited. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed firm has delayed publishing its financial results for...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 12, 2020 | News
Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co Ltd plans to sell its remaining stakes in coal-fired power stations by the end of the decade as it shifts to gas from coal to help achieve its 2050 net zero emission target, its chief executive told Reuters. “We still own stakes...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 12, 2020 | News
South Korea’s coal consumption for electricity generation decreased 7 percent in 2019 from a year earlier due to its efforts to cut carbon emissions, a report said Monday. Asia’s fourth-largest economy consumed 94 million tons of coal to generate...