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India to Speed Up Clearances for Coal Projects
May 13, 2020
India has set up a project monitoring unit to speed up the development of coal mines and raise domestic output, as part of its broader aim to cut imports. The country, which is the world’s second-largest coal producer and importer
Lockdown Delays India’s Commercial Coal Mining Auction to July, Gov’t Finalizes Bid Document
May 11, 2020
After more than five-year wait, the government may finally throw open the doors of the regulated coal sector for commercial mining by the private sector comprising both Indian and overseas miners in July. Government sources said that draft rules, bid
Dormant Coal Mine in Northeast England to Become Geothermal Heating System
May 11, 2020
A coal mine in South Tyneside that has been abandoned since 1932 will be transformed into a green energy heating system as part of a new £7 million renewable energy plan. The heating scheme will tap geothermal energy from the
Four Miners Fight for Life After Explosion at Grosvenor Coal Mine, Queensland
May 8, 2020
Four mine workers are fighting for life and a fifth is in a serious condition after an underground blast at a Queensland coalmine. The workers, who all have extensive burns, were flown to Brisbane overnight in a complex medical evacuation
Polska Grupa Gornicza Shuts ROW and Murcki-Staszic Coal Mines Due to COVID-19, Poland
May 8, 2020
Poland’s largest thermal coal producer Polska Grupa Gornicza (PGG) has stopped output from three of its mines, affecting about 20pc of its capacity, because of a worsening Covid-19 outbreak among its employees. The company halted output from part of the
Queensland Offers Mobile Health Truck for Lung Screening
May 8, 2020
The Queensland Government has awarded a contract to build and operate a mobile health service to Heart of Australia in a bid to deliver lung health checks to regional mine workers. The 25-meter long, two-trailer health truck will be on
Newmont to Ramp Up Operations ‘In a Timely Manner’
May 8, 2020
Newmont has minimized staffing levels at its operations significantly, stating that the health and safety of its people and host communities is “paramount” to the company. The company’s Australian gold production dropped by 24 percent in the first quarter of
Barrick to Sell Its Share of Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines for $750 Million, Australia
May 7, 2020
Barrick Gold Corporation has reached an agreement to sell its 50 percent interest in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) in Western Australia to Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited for a total consideration of $750 million in cash. “The sale of our
Lundin Gold Receives Key Permits for Its Fruta Del Norte Gold Project, Ecuador
May 7, 2020
Lundin Gold has received the Industrial Water Permit and Administrative Act from La Secretaría Nacional del Agua (SENAGUA) for its Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador. These two permits are required in order to move Fruta del Norte into
Condor Gold Secures Mining Permit for Mestiza Open Pit, Nicaragua
May 4, 2020
UK-based gold exploration and development company Condor Gold has obtained an environmental permit for the development and exploitation of gold from the high grade Mestiza open pit mine. The Mestiza open pit hosts 92 thousand tonnes (Kt) at a grade
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