by Gordon Barratt | Jan 19, 2021 | News
Czech Health Minister Jan Blatny in Prague, Czech Republic, 29 October 2020. [EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK] Czech health minister Jan Blatný is aware of the negative impacts of coal mining on the environment and human health. “Personally, I am in favour of a coal mining...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 19, 2021 | News
In response to growing backlash against the United Conservative Party government decision to open previously protected areas of Alberta’s Rockies and foothills to open-pit coal mining, Energy Minister Sonya Savage said the province has paused all future coal leases in...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 19, 2021 | News
Image: Port Augusta Operations. The South Australian Government has given Port Augusta Operations the go-ahead to build a port facility in the Upper Spencer Gulf that will service mining operations. The approval will see the former Port Augusta power station...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 19, 2021 | News
RTDrill has unveiled its latest down-the-hole hammer drill rig, the RTD32, which is now available across Australia through CRAM. The latest in the range of RTDrill’s surface crawler drill rigs is suitable for drilling diameters of 105 to 203 millimetres and a net...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 18, 2021 | News
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, output at the Blanket Mine in Zimbabwe was at the top end of the company’s guidance range Caledonia Mining Corporation PLC has said its Blanket Mine in Zimbabwe knocked out a record amount of gold in 2020. Production in 2020 of...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 18, 2021 | News
Mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP are continuing to engage with Native American tribes as they seek permission to develop the Resolution copper project in Arizona, the United States. Gaining permissions, including from Native American tribes, is a key step in the two...
