by Gordon Barratt | Aug 27, 2020 | News
In order to ease the coal mining process for the upcoming commercial coal auction, the Centre is mulling to allow land acquisition under the Coal Bearing Areas Act, 1957. This would entail the Centre acquiring land and then giving it on lease to the miners. Speaking...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 26, 2020 | News
The Covid-19 crisis resulted in drilling company Master Drilling having to let go a third of its labour force globally, Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius said on Tuesday. Fochville-based Master Drilling provides drilling services to the mining,...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 26, 2020 | News
The Vickery coal mine. Image: Whitehaven Coal. Whitehaven Coal has struggled against low coal prices during the 2020 financial year, with a decrease in revenue of 31 per cent compared with last year. The company’s earnings reflected softening of Newcastle thermal coal...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 26, 2020 | News
Nathan River Resources has received backing from London-listed Amur Minerals and Glencore to progress its Roper Bar iron ore project in the Northern Territory. The open-cut iron ore mine in the Roper Gulf region had been in care and maintenance since 2015 before...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 26, 2020 | News
Image: Macmahon Macmahon is on track to continue three years of company growth as it lines up a number of contracts at copper and gold projects. The company delivered a 25 per cent growth in revenue in the 2020 financial year driven by increased mining activity across...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 26, 2020 | News
A team of researchers in China have used drones equipped with thermal infrared remote sensors to locate subsurface coal fires that are burning millions of tonnes of coal resources and causing serious environmental problems. The research team, led by Chang’an...
