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Edenville Energy signs Rukwa coal supply contracts

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

Thermal coal developer Edenville Energy has signed two contracts to supply washed coal from its Rukwa project in southwest Tanzania. Under the first contract, the read more >

RareX acquires project near Mt Weld mine

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

Lynas’ Mt Weld mining pit. Image: Lynas Corporation. Australian rare earths developer RareX has acquired the Weld North project, which is 84 kilometres north of read more >

Lithium, cobalt markets to recover next year

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

Demand for lithium and cobalt is set to improve next year following a disappointing 2019, according to Fitch Solutions. Low prices could attract purchases from read more >

Boost for coal sector

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

TWO coal mining companies are set to commence production next year in Hwange, in a development likely to boost guaranteed coal supplies to Hwange thermal read more >

U.S. coal production employment has fallen 42% since 2011

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Coal Report The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Coal Report shows that coal mining employment has declined in the past decade as read more >

Zambia’s potential in the coming years is significantly understated’

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

A large and landlocked country in the centre of southern Africa, Zambia benefits from being Africa’s second largest copper producer and a strong services sector read more >

Cong walks out from HP Assembly over illegal mining

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

Congress leader Mukesh Agnihotri and other party leaders protest in support of former union minister P Chidambaram. (PTI Photo) The opposition Congress staged a walkout read more >

Australian coking coal spot prices expected to rise in 2020

Wednesday, December 11th, 2019

Australian coking coal spot prices are expected rise in 2020 on narrowing surplus in the seaborne market, and strong demand from China for high grade read more >

University of British Columbia scientists

Wednesday, December 11th, 2019

Scott Dunbar, department head of the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering: “Vancouver, I think, in particular, has a golden opportunity … to become read more >

Foreign capital flows back to Lusaka to exploit copper

Wednesday, December 11th, 2019

Already, foreign capital is flowing back to Lusaka to exploit the new opportunities in copper. This gives special significance to the publication of the Bill read more >

Study Shows Surface Coal Miners Are Exposed To Toxic Dust That Causes Black Lung

Wednesday, December 11th, 2019

Appalachian surface coal miners are consistently overexposed to toxic silica dust, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and surface read more >

Gold’s Deal Blitz Could Draw In the Rest of the Mining Sector

Wednesday, December 11th, 2019

A torrent of deal-making among gold producers that’s pushed M&A in the sector to an eight-year high is seen spilling over into the wider mining read more >

Victoria makes move to ignite next gold rush

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

Mineral explorers can win an exclusive right to apply for an exploration licence in some of the most prospective grounds in Victoria. Explorers will cover read more >

BHP selects Mammoet for South Flank materials transport

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

Image: Mammoet. Mammoet has started transporting the first heavy components for BHP’s South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara region, Western Australia. BHP is read more >

Perseus Mining signs Mining Convention for Yaouré Gold Project

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

The convention provides a guarantee of fiscal stability and sets out a range of other rights and obligations that will apply during the mine’s life. read more >

Mongolian court recalls 4 mining licenses of Centerra Gold Inc.

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

The Mongolian appeal court on December 9 recalled four licenses of the Centrerra Gold Inc. for mining in the Noyon Uul Mountain, which is a read more >

Aspire signs MoU with Sinosteel MECC for Mongolian coal project

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

The Ovoot coking coal project in Mongolia comprises one mining license and two contiguous exploration licenses Image: Aspire plans to start pre-stripping of waste at read more >

Japan to keep pushing coal in developing world despite criticism

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

Japan will continue providing backing to new coal-fired power projects in developing countries, a Japanese government source said, despite international efforts to move away from read more >

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