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Endeavour’s Teranga buy

Friday, January 22nd, 2021

Endeavour Mining announced shareholder approval for its acquisition of Teranga Gold. Through the deal, unveiled in November, Endeavour would be transformed into a top ten read more >

Brazil state gives Vale ultimatum on settlement talks

Friday, January 22nd, 2021

Brazilian iron-miner Vale failed to reach a legal settlement with Minas Gerais state regarding a deadly dam disaster, with the State warning it would not read more >

Lynas to feed new US plant with Kalgoorlie rare earths

Friday, January 22nd, 2021

Lynas Corporation has inked an agreement with the United States Government to build a light rare earths separation plant in Texas. This follows Lynas’ agreement read more >

Forrest unveils Fortescue’s green steel plans

Friday, January 22nd, 2021

Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest. Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest has revealed his ambitions to build Australia’s first green steel pilot plant this year. Forrest read more >

Perenti locks in $307m of contract wins

Friday, January 22nd, 2021

Evolution Mining’s Cowal site. Perenti Global has secured more than $307 million in new work and contract extensions with Evolution Mining, Gold Fields, Western Areas read more >

Los Pelambres expansion to cost extra $400m, says Antofagasta

Thursday, January 21st, 2021

Los Pelambres Chile copper miner Antofagasta has revised the capital cost estimate for its Los Pelambres expansion project to $1.7-billion, from the original guidance of read more >

Fossil fuel production expected to increase through 2022 but remain below 2019 peak

Thursday, January 21st, 2021

In 2020, fossil fuel production in the United States declined by an estimated 6% from the 2019 record high of 81.3 quadrillion British thermal units read more >

ZAMBIA BUYS A COPPER MINE

Thursday, January 21st, 2021

Zambia is buying the Mopani copper mine from Glencore. Glencore is lending the bankrupt – well, it’s in default, anyway – country the money to read more >

Australia to reform mining qualification design

Thursday, January 21st, 2021

The Australian Government is conducting a qualification trial to deliver faster training to the mining sector. This is aimed to improve the national vocational education read more >

Coronado confident of Chinese demand for Australian coal

Thursday, January 21st, 2021

Coronado Global Resources is hopeful that China’s suspension of Australian coal imports may have a positive long-term effect, with the impact to be offset by read more >

RPMGlobal finalises first sale of Underground Potash Solution (UGPS)

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021

RPMGlobal has announced it has concluded the first sale of its latest integrated mine planning and scheduling product developed for the underground potash industry. The read more >

Coal mining grows 4.3 times for 10 years in Kyrgyzstan

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021

Coal production increased 4.3 times — from 570,000 tons to 2,460,200 tons in Kyrgyzstan from 2010 to 2020. The Vice Prime Minister of the republic, Ravshanbek Sabirov, voiced such data read more >

Zimbabwe: Minister Warns Against Disorder in Mining Sector

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021

Small-scale and artisanal miners have been urged to exercise due diligence in their operations to eliminate increased accidents that have led to the led to read more >

Major miners grant $100m in contracts to Civmec

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021

The Jimblebar site. Image: BHP Civmec has won contracts with BHP, Rio Tinto, Roy Hill and Alcoa of Australia across Western Australia worth a combined read more >

BHP sets iron ore record as prices surge

Wednesday, January 20th, 2021

Western Australia Iron Ore. Image: BHP BHP has capitalised on a 35 per cent increase in prices for its iron ore mined in the Pilbara read more >

MRC adds to Norweigan footprint

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021

Mineral Commodities has secured two additional graphite prospects near its existing Skaland graphite mining operations, in Norway. The company  reported that it had entered into read more >

Czech health minister backs coal mining phase-out

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021

Czech Health Minister Jan Blatny in Prague, Czech Republic, 29 October 2020. [EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK] Czech health minister Jan Blatný is aware of the negative impacts read more >

Alberta scraps coal-mining leases in face of public outcry

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021

In response to growing backlash against the United Conservative Party government decision to open previously protected areas of Alberta’s Rockies and foothills to open-pit coal read more >

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