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Glencore’s Mount Isa Copper Smelter and Refinery in Australia Gets Funding Boost
September 24, 2020
The Queensland government in Australia has announced a multi-million-dollar funding boost to Glencore’s Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville copper refinery in the state. The two assets were slated to retire in 2022. Following the funding commitment from the Queensland
AngloGold Ashanti Begins Commercial Production at Boston Shaker Underground Mine, Australia
September 24, 2020
Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti and its joint venture partner Independence Group (IGO) have started commercial production at the Boston Shaker underground mine at Tropicana in Western Australia. Located 330km to the east-north east of the city of Kalgoorlie, the
Alltype Engineering to Build Mining Plant Rio Tinto’s at Koodaideri Mine Project, Australia
September 22, 2020
WestStar Industrial’s engineering contractor business Alltype Engineering has secured a contract to construct an iron ore mining plant at Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri Mine project in Western Australia. The $4.4 million contract has been awarded by Laing O’Rourke, a construction company.
Orezone Receives Approval of Expanded Mining Permit for Bomboré Gold Mine, West Africa
September 21, 2020
Orezone Gold said Burkina Faso’s National Commission of Mines has approved the modification of the Bomboré mining permit to include all aspects of the future Phase II Expansion. This follows on from the recent environmental (ESIA) approval received in April
Rio Tinto Progresses Its Jadar Undeground Lithium Project to Feasibility Study Stage, Serbia
September 21, 2020
Rio Tinto has approved an additional investment of almost $200 million to progress the next stage of the development of the lithium-borate Jadar project in Serbia. This will primarily fund the feasibility study, including the completion of detailed engineering designs,
Australia Opens Underground Mine Explosives Testing Facility
September 17, 2020
Australia’s only independent underground mine explosives testing facility has opened on the NSW Central Coast, paving the way for improvements in mine safety and innovation in the mining industry. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro today launched
World Coal Association Comments on IEA Energy Technology Perspectives Report
September 17, 2020
The World Coal Association Chief Executive, Michelle Manook welcomes the IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2020 report and issues the following comments: The World Coal Association and its members support the development and deployment of clean energy technology solutions to reduce
Cat Supplies Equipment for Microgrid at Peru Mine
September 17, 2020
A Peruvian energy company is using Caterpillar equipment for a microgrid recently installed at a copper mine. An energy company owned by Ferrycorp, a Peruvian conglomerate, commissioned the project in the second quarter at the Agromin La Bonita underground copper
Fatality at Harmony Gold’s Doornkop Mine, South Africa
September 15, 2020
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited regrets to advise that an employee succumbed to his injuries, following an underground drilling-related incident yesterday afternoon, at the Company’s Doornkop mine near Soweto, in South Africa’s Gauteng province. The authorities have been notified and
Colombian Coal Mining Firm Cerrejon and Union Deadlocked Over Coal Strike
September 15, 2020
Cerrejon and Sintracarbon have accused each other of failing to initiate a dialogue to resolve the dispute, as the strike reaches its 11th day. Around 56,000 t/d of supply could fail to reach the market during the strike, meaning more
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