by Gordon Barratt | Sep 10, 2020 | News
Gemstone miner Gemfields, which operates the Kagem mine, in Zambia, and the Montepuez ruby mine, in Mozambique, has identified “huge potential” to market Zambia’s responsibly-sourced emeralds to consumers in China, the miner reveals in its first report on coloured...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 10, 2020 | News
Gold prices have experienced an erratic run in recent weeks, falling from $2776.19 an ounce on August 18 to as low as $2647.95 an ounce on September 8, according to ABC Bullion. The precious metal has had a record run this year, reaching prices as high as $US2,000...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 10, 2020 | News
Nu Scientific’s radon and thoron monitor for underground mining.Regardless of what is mined, most underground operations produce radon or some kind of radon daughter products, which can make the breathing environment harmful for workers. Radon is a naturally...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 10, 2020 | News
Photo by Nick Collins from PexelsThe British government has rejected plans to construct an open-cast coal mine near a picturesque beach in northeastern England, agreeing with campaigners that it would harm the environment. Family-owned Banks Mining Group had sought to...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 10, 2020 | News
Abbot Point is located about 25 kilometres north of Bowen on the north Queensland Coast, near the vast coal reserves of the Galilee Basin.(Supplied) The Adani group has launched its own rail business to haul coal to its Queensland port, while avoiding any public...
by Gordon Barratt | Sep 9, 2020 | News
In a recent analysis, market researcher Roskill said that by adding lithium, titanium, bauxite and strontium to its 2020 List of Critical Raw Materials, the European Commission has recognized these commodities’ increasing strategic importance as enablers of clean...
