by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2020 | News
The Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories has delivered its largest-ever diamond– a 157.4 ct gem of exceptional quality, offering a morale boost for operator Mountain Province in a year that has been tough for diamond miners. The recovery shows...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2020 | News
Canada’s First Cobalt has secured C$10-million in public funding from the government of Canada and the government of Ontario, allowing it to accelerate the commissioning and expansion of its refinery in northern Ontario. The company will receive a C$5-million...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2020 | News
South Africa’s Standard Bank will not fund any new coal-fired power plant projects, but will continue to provide finance to thermal coal mining projects and companies if they meet certain criteria, it said on Thursday. Climate activists have been pressuring Standard...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2020 | News
POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker by output, said it has agreed to buy a 15 percent stake in Black Rock Mining for US$7.5 million. The deal will pave the way for POSCO to secure graphite fines, a material required to make anodes, according to the...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 16, 2020 | News
Caterpillar has built the 2021 Cat 7495 electric rope shovels (ERS), combining multiple upgrades to improve operating efficiency by 10 per cent. Drawn from Caterpillar’s 100-plus years’ experience in rope shovel design, the company has included enhancements including...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 16, 2020 | News
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto sparked outrage after destroying Indigenous rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in Australia’s ore-rich Pilbara region in May Aboriginal landowners have called for a “reset” in Australia’s lucrative mining...
