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US Senate committee approves Bill for uranium reserve

Friday, December 4th, 2020

The US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) has approved the bipartisan Bill that includes a yearly programme for a national strategic uranium read more >

Surging iron ore drives Australia to trade surplus

Friday, December 4th, 2020

Resources exports are guiding Australia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with iron ore continuing to set new highs as prices reach lucrative levels. Australia recorded read more >

Regeneration Trust call for more support for coalfield communities

Friday, December 4th, 2020

Scotland’s former mining communities need more support to address issues such as poor health and high unemployment following COVID-19, the Coalfields Regeneration Trust has said. read more >

Two Coal Companies Bankrupted by Covid as Industry Slides

Friday, December 4th, 2020

Lighthouse Resources Inc., a coal company with mines in Wyoming and Montana, and White Stallion Energy LLC, a miner that operates in Indiana and Illinois, read more >

PIBTL plans capacity expansion to cater high coal demands

Friday, December 4th, 2020

Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited (PIBTL) has planned expansion of annual cargo handling capacity to around 19 million tons from existing 16 million tons as read more >

Battery costs falling,making electric vehicles more competitive

Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

The cost of battery cells used for electric vehicles has fallen to an average of $110/kWh, making such cars competitive with those using internal combustion read more >

Adani Australia appoints new boss

Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

Keep up with the latest executive movements across the mining sector, headlined by former Adani Mining chief executive Lucas Dow taking leadership of Adani Australia. read more >

Western Areas earmarks mining at Odysseus

Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

Cosmos open-pit. Image: Western Areas Western Areas has progressed construction at the Odysseus nickel mine in Western Australia and expects to mine the first tonnes read more >

COVID has exposed Polish energy company’s continuing coal dependence

Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the costs of excessive coal dependence at Poland’s largest energy company, Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE), highlighting the need for more read more >

China to Allow Australian Thermal Coal Cargo Ashore Amid Ban

Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

A bucket-wheel reclaimer stands next to a pile of coal at the Port of Newcastle in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, on Monday, Oct. 12, read more >

Port of Vancouver coal exports climb 7% on month in September

Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

Coal exports out of the Port of Vancouver rose to 2.47 million mt in September, up 7% from 2.3 million mt in August, but 29.5% read more >

QLD budget delivers $29m for minerals exploration

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

The Queensland Government is encouraging the state’s resources industry to discover new minerals, including nickel, cobalt, copper and gold as part of its exploration funding read more >

Weir wins £95m aftermarket order to support Iron Bridge magnetite Project in Australia

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

  The Weir Group, a leading provider of premium mining technololgy, has won a £95m order to provide aftermarket components and service to the Iron read more >

Caterpillar rolls out new 657 WTS

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

Caterpillar has released its new 657 wheel tractor-scraper (WTS) to deliver lower-cost earthmoving of more material per fuel unit burned. The 657 WTS offers increased read more >

Teck looks to boost Chinese coal sales amid stalled Australian shipments

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

Teck CEO Don Lyndsay Canada’s Teck Resources looks to boost shipments of steelmaking coal to China next year, CEO Don Lindsay said on Tuesday, hoping to take read more >

Deal on coal sector reform to be proposed soon

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

According to viceminister of state assets and plenipotentiary for energy and coal minery sectors reform Artur Soboń Polish government is to announce a social deal read more >

New ABEL Sales Partner in Australia

Tuesday, December 1st, 2020

ABEL is pleased to announce their distribution partnership with IndustriTech Pty Ltd. for the Australian mining market. IndustriTech provides service-oriented solutions in three areas: technical read more >

Lundin copper output to rise by 25% next year

Tuesday, December 1st, 2020

Base metals producer Lundin Mining is forecasting a big jump in copper production next year, driven by higher grades at the Candelaria mine and full-year read more >

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