by Gordon Barratt | Jul 8, 2020 | News
Image: Thiess Thiess has rebuilt a Caterpillar D10T bulldozer, spearheading a focus on rebuilds and refurbishments for the remainder of the year. The Hazelmere maintenance team reconstructed the bulldozer in approximately eight weeks out of its Perth-based facility,...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 8, 2020 | News
Despite disruptions during the first quarter, global coal production is expected to reach more than 8.1-billion tonnes this year, says data and analytics company GlobalData. A 7.8% fall in production in the US will be a major factor in the overall limited output, the...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 8, 2020 | News
Vertical and horizontal displacement is continuing at the Nchanga Open Pit Cut 2 in Chingola in Zambia, where geo-technical assessments point to an imminent collapse of a portion of the openpit – but the anticipated slough had not happened by late last sunday. “We’ve...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 8, 2020 | News
Public hearings for an mining safety inquiry, set up after a central Queensland coal mine explosion that seriously injured five men, will begin in August. The board of inquiry established by the state government following the May 6 Grosvenor mine incident will hold...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 8, 2020 | News
Safety first: Gold Fields will test every worker returning to its South Deep mine. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/WALDO SWIEGERS For way too long mining communities and mineworkers have had their fate decided by other vested interests It’s almost impossible to discern what...
by Gordon Barratt | Jul 7, 2020 | News
Barrick Gold’s Kibali gold mining joint venture in Democratic Republic of Congo will be able to get $500-million out of the country very soon, CEO Mark Bristow told Reuters on Monday. The gold miner has been in discussions with Congo’s government over how...
