by Gordon Barratt | Jul 13, 2020 | News
A decision on plans for a £165million deep coal mine to be created in West Cumbria may have to be taken at a physical meeting due to the number of requests to speak. West Cumbria Mining’s application to extract coking coal off the coast of St Bees is due to be...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 10, 2020 | News
Lucas Dow has quit as CEO of Adani which is building a controversial Queensland coal project. Adani mining boss Lucas Dow has stepped down from his role as head of the company building a controversial coal project in Queensland. Mr Dow will bow out as chief executive...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 10, 2020 | News
View photos Copper prices are surging, and for once it’s not because the economy is booming. The metal — known colloquially as Dr. Copper because its performance is often used to gauge the health of the overall economy — has surged by a staggering...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 10, 2020 | News
Having fallen sharply in mid-March, the silver price has recovered strongly and further gains are forecast for the rest of the year, owing to the precious metal’s safe-haven status and a belief among investors that silver is undervalued in absolute terms to gold. The...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 10, 2020 | News
The Lake Vermont operation. Image: CIMIC Group Thiess has won a $2.5 billion contract extension with Jellinbah Group for the Lake Vermont joint venture coal project in Queensland. The five-year extension will continue Thiess’ full service mining operations including...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 10, 2020 | News
The Jimblebar site. Image: BHP Veris subsidiary Aqura Technologies has accepted a contract to provide managed support for BHP’s in-room communications and entertainment system services across its Pilbara mining accomodation villages in Western Australia. The...