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The EU’s push for raw materials sovereignty

Monday, November 18th, 2019

A mining dump truck at Bikita Minerals plant in Bikita over 340 km out of Harare, Zimbabwe, 20 March 2018. The mine is the only read more >

Rare-earth quest

Monday, November 18th, 2019

The Japanese research ship Chikyu, shown in Shizuoka, will take part in development of offshore rare-earth deposits.  Japan will deploy an autonomous underwater vehicle as early as read more >

NMDC’s joint venture renews hope for diamond mining

Monday, November 18th, 2019

  |  A+A A- Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel with NMDC CMD N Baijendra Kumar. (Photo | EPS) While new diamond mines happens only rarely, a renewed hope has read more >

Saracen swoops on Barrick stake in Super Pit for $1.1bn

Monday, November 18th, 2019

Saracen Mineral Holdings has emerged as the successful bidder for Barrick Gold’s 50 per cent interest in the Super Pit gold mine in Kalgoorlie, Western read more >

Who owns mining and drilling firms?

Friday, November 15th, 2019

On October 2, the Office of the President issued a notification providing a strong legal framework that requires the disclosure of the actual owners of companies read more >

Diversification: Mining sector driving economy –Minister

Friday, November 15th, 2019

Minister of State, Mines and Steel Develompent, Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari, is diversifying the mining sector to make it the read more >

FMG’s mining plan for Guinea Simandou falls through

Friday, November 15th, 2019

Iron ore giant FMG failed to obtain mining rights in Guinea’s Simandou bloc, FMG said recently that the Guinean government has informed it that it read more >

China, India are the problem and solution for coal, climate change

Friday, November 15th, 2019

 The latest IEA report outlined three scenarios for energy use up until 2040, namely current policies, stated policies and the sustainable development scenario One thing read more >

Indian coal mines still burning after a century

Friday, November 15th, 2019

The fires started in 1916. More than a century later, coal pits in Jharia, a remote corner of India’s eastern Jharkhand state, continue to spew read more >

BHP has appointed Mike Henry to succeed Andrew Mackenzie as the global mining giant’s next chief executive.

Thursday, November 14th, 2019

Mike Henry ..pictures supplied by BHP The appointment of an insider to the high pressure role followed what the BHP board said was a “thorough read more >

Arc Minerals Focused On Copper

Thursday, November 14th, 2019

Arc Minerals Ltd is to focus on Zambian copper projects, it said on Wednesday, after agreeing to sell Casa Mining Ltd. Arc will dispose of read more >

Biggest coal plant in the US West, shuts down this week

Thursday, November 14th, 2019

The 2,400-MW Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in northeastern Arizona — the largest coal plant west of the Mississippi River — is shutting down this week. read more >

US coal production expected to fall

Thursday, November 14th, 2019

The US Energy Information Administration said Wednesday that it expected the US to produce 697.9 million st of coal in 2019, raising its estimate from read more >

China Hongqiao to move about 1/3 of its aluminium capacity to Yunnan

Thursday, November 14th, 2019

China Hongqiao Group , the world’s biggest aluminium supplier, will move almost a third of its smelting capacity to Yunnan in southwest China from Shandong read more >

Continental Gold Granted Key Exploration Title

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019

Continental Gold Inc. has announced that it has been granted a key exploration license by the Government of Antioquia encompassing the Electra South and Orion targets read more >

Terex Trucks focuses on growth in Benelux market

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019

The Benelux market is a region of stability. With the economy and the construction sector set to grow at a steady speed in Belgium, the read more >

Zimbabwe to rigorously enforce “use it or lose it” policy on mining claims

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019

Zimbabwe’s Minister of Mines Winston Chitando speaks at a mining investment conference in Harare, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe will vigorously enforce the “use it or lose it” read more >

Mining professionals for Rwanda

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019

Mines and Mining Developemnt Deputy Minister Polite Kambamura (second from right) joins Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente (left) and other delegates in following proceedings at read more >

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