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Mine Fire at Boliden’s Garpenberg Zinc Mine Injures Two Mine, Sweden
February 10, 2020
A fire at a mine in Sweden left at least two people slightly injured on Thursday, authorities said. The blaze broke out at the Garpenberg mine in the Dalarna region north of Stockholm while 130 people were working there, officials
Semafo Restarts Operations at Boungou Gold Mine, Burkina Faso
February 10, 2020
Canadian-based intermediate gold producer Semafo has restarted operations at its Boungou mine located in Burkina Faso, Africa. The processing of the stockpile has begun at the mine following suspension of operation in November 2019 due to an attack on a
Queensland Set to Approve New Body to Oversee Resources Sector
February 10, 2020
A new body to regulate the health and safety of Queensland miners is expected to get the tick of approval by state parliament this week. The Liberal National Party will clear the way for the Labor state government’s plan to
Botswana to Accelerate $4 Billion Coal-to-Liquid Refinery Project
February 10, 2020
Botswana, which has some of Africa’s largest coal reserves, wants to cut carbon emissions but is committed to using its resources for a new coal-to-liquid (CTL) refinery set to come onstream by 2025, the mines minister said on Tuesday. State-owned
China to Ensure Coal Supplies to Epidemic Stricken Regions
February 6, 2020
China will ensure sufficient supplies of coal, the main fuel for households and hospitals, in the major epidemic-stricken areas of the country, as part of its concerted efforts to tackle the novel coronavirus outbreak. According to a statement issued by
Japan to Build 22 New Coal Plants Over Next Five Years
February 6, 2020
Japan is planning to build as many as 22 new coal plants at 17 different sites over the next five years, The New York Times reports, a sharp uptick in coal-fired power as the rest of the world eases off
BlueJay Receives Environmental Confirmation for Dundas Titanium Ilmenite Project, Greenland
February 6, 2020
UK-based mining firm BlueJay has received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) confirmation for the £196m Dundas titanium ilmenite project being developed in the Municipality of Avannaata, Greenland. Located near the north-west coast of Greenland, the project is expected to produce approximately
B&W Subsidiary to Supply Sootblowers for Two Coal Power Plants Under Construction, Asia
February 5, 2020
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises’ Scotland-based subsidiary, Diamond Power Specialty Limited (DPSL), has been awarded two contracts to supply sootblowers and furnace cleaning systems for two coal-fired power plants under construction in Asia. The combined value of these contracts is more
Indotan to Acquire Newcrest’s Gosowong Mine, Indonesia
February 4, 2020
Australian mining company, Newcrest Mining has agreed to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary Newcrest Singapore (NSH) to PT Indotan Halmahera Bangkit. NSH holds a 75 percent stake in PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals (PTNHM) that owns and operates the Gosowong mine in
Japanese Clean Coal Demonstration Project Takes a Step Further
February 4, 2020
Construction has begun on the third step of a project to demonstrate the world’s first integrated coal-gasification fuel-cell (IGFC) combined cycle power plant with CO2 capture. The five-year, $73.3-million project is a collaboration of the New Energy and Industrial Technology
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