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BHP Trains Apprentices with Safety Focus, Queensland
February 27, 2020
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has recorded the largest intake of apprentices in a number of years in Moranbah, Queensland. The 56 apprentices have started at mines across the Bowen Basin in roles including electricians, diesel fitters, auto-electricians, mechanical fitters and
Rio Tinto to Build $98M Solar Plant to Power Koodaideri Mine, Australia
February 25, 2020
Rio Tinto has approved a $98 million (100 percent basis) investment in a new solar plant at the Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara, Australia, as well as a lithium-ion battery energy storage system to help power its entire Pilbara power
Rio Tinto Unveils Plan for Coal-Fired Power Plant at Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia
February 25, 2020
Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto PLC on Tuesday said it has submitted plans for a coal-fired power plant for the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia. Rio Tinto has until June 2023 to secure domestically-sourced power for the mine, it said, following
Barminco Secures Underground Mining Contract for Panoramic Resources’ Savannah Nickel Mine
February 25, 2020
Australian development and exploration firm Panoramic Resources has awarded underground mining contract to Barminco, a subsidiary of mining services company Perenti, for the Savannah nickel mine in Western Australia. The nickel-copper-cobalt (Ni-Cu-Co) mine is located in Western Australia’s East Kimberley
Miners Welcome Indonesia’s New Jobs Bill that Could Spur Coal Growth
February 25, 2020
Miners have welcomed proposed changes to Indonesian mining rules under a new law aimed at boosting investment, though critics are concerned that the changes could underpin an expansion in polluting coal and threaten environment protection. President Joko Widodo’s sprawling “Job
NQ Minerals to Acquire Beaconsfield Gold Mine, Tasmania
February 24, 2020
NQ Minerals PLC has struck a deal to buy the Beaconsfield gold mine in Tasmania for an initial fee of A $2 million. The property, described as “historically one of the richest gold mines” in the region, previously produced some
China and India Rejecting Renewables for Coal-fired Futures
February 24, 2020
Both China and India view energy as an amoral source of power that is to be used for survival and advancement during this century. The rest of the world should take careful note. China and India are not buying into
Outokumpu Selects Sandvik’s OptiMine Platform Digitalize Its Kemi Mine, Finland
February 20, 2020
Finnish stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu has selected the OptiMine digital platform of mining automation and digitalization firm Sandvik to drive digitalization at Kemi mine in Finland. The platform which is used as an underground operations management system is expected to
Poland’s Miners Protest Coal Imports, Seen as Threat to Jobs
February 20, 2020
Miners in southern Poland worried that massive coal imports will eliminate their jobs on Tuesday blocked railway tracks on the import route. A few hundred miners with trade union flags in the southern coal mining region town of Slawkow also
Rights Group Says Criminals Terrorizing Miners in Venezuela
February 20, 2020
Criminal groups that run gold mines in the south of Venezuela have mutilated miners accused of stealing, extorted business owners and forced young children to work without security equipment as they tighten their grip on a region that is rich
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