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Queensland Launches Pilot Initiative to Provide Micro-Credentials for Mine Training
March 10, 2020
The Queensland Government has launched a new pilot initiative that will provide targeted skills development training in the mining industry. Designed with multiple industries in mind, the new initiative will provide ‘micro-credentials’ to businesses, employees and job-seekers through short courses.
Three Fatalities Due to Seismic Event at AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng Mine, Africa
March 10, 2020
Three miners at AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine, have died after being trapped underground. On Thursday, 5 March 2020, the company said seven workers had been affected by a seismic event at the mine in Carletonville, Johannesburg and that four had
Teranga Gold Completes Acquisition of Barrick’s Massawa Project for $430 Million
March 9, 2020
Teranga Gold has announced the completion of the acquisition of Massawa gold project in Senegal, Africa from a Canadian mining company, Barrick Gold and its Senegalese joint venture partner CSTTAO. As per the terms of the deal, Teranga Gold will
Glencore’s Expansion of Hunter Valley Coal Mine Approved, New South Wales
March 9, 2020
The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has approved an additional 2 million tonnes of coal to be extracted from Barrett Pit at Glencore’s subsidiary Mt Owen Pty’s Glendell coal mine in the Hunter Valley. The proposed modification aims to
Leading Edge Materials Looking to Become a Major Player in Rare Earth Sector
March 9, 2020
Leading Edge Materials Interim President and CEO Mark Saxon sat down with Proactive’s Andrew Scott at PDAC in Toronto to discuss the Canadian company focused on the production of high value critical raw materials for the European market. Leading Edge’s
Canada’s Supreme Court to Hear Case Against Nevsun for Human Rights Abuses at Eritrea Mine
March 5, 2020
A Vancouver-based mining company can be sued in Canada for alleged human rights abuses overseas including allegations of modern slavery, Canada’s supreme court has ruled. The decision means three Eritreans who filed a civil suit against Nevsun Resources in British
Eskom Served With Compliance Notice by South Africa’s Environment Ministry
March 2, 2020
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. is battling to keep all the units of its biggest operational power plant open after being served with a compliance notice by South Africa’s environment ministry because of its high levels of air pollution. The indebted
Australian States Ramp Up Silicosis Response for Former Mine and Quarry Workers
March 2, 2020
Queensland has opened a lung disease hotline for current and former mine and quarry workers in the state. The confidential hotline will kick off on March 2 to give mine workers faster access to the services they need, according to
Diamcor Takes Delivery of New Caterpillar Equipment and Returns to Processing of Quarry Material
February 28, 2020
Diamcor Mining has now completed the processing of tailings material at the company’s Krone-Endora at Venetia project, and that mining operations using a new larger fleet of Caterpillar heavy equipment has begun. The new equipment is aimed at providing the
Japan Gold and Barrick Gold Form Alliance for 28 Japanese Gold Projects
February 27, 2020
Canada-based Japan Gold and Barrick Gold have joined forces for exploration, development, and mining of certain gold mineral properties and mining projects across Japan. Japan Gold has agreed to contribute 28 out of its 30 projects to the alliance that
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