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Wesfarmers Closes $776 Million Acquisition of Kidman Resources
September 26, 2019
Australian retail conglomerate Wesfarmers has closed the $776 million acquisition of lithium miner Kidman Resources. Under the terms of the deal signed earlier, Wesfarmers’ wholly owned subsidiary Wesfarmers Lithium has acquired all of the issued ordinary shares in Kidman Resources
U.S. Must Prioritize Mining to Win Clean Energy Race Against China
September 26, 2019
Right now, the United States and China are competing to capture the production of advanced energy technologies like solar panels, electric cars, and lithium-ion batteries. And unfortunately, China is winning. The hard truth is that China has already captured much
Ghana’s Lands Minister Urges Multinational Mining Firms to Promote Safe Mining
September 26, 2019
Mr. Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, the Lands and Natural Resource Minister, has called on mining companies to ensure safe mining practices in their respective areas of operation. He urged them to improve on their community relations strategies for the benefit of all
Highfield Resources Receives Key Environmental Permit to Advance Muga Postash Project, Spain
September 25, 2019
Highfield Resources has received notification from the Ministry for Ecological Transition approving the granting of a positive Declaración de Impacto Ambiental (DIA) for the the Muga Postash Project. This positive DIA means the company has now received the key environmental
Wealth Minerals Receives Initial Work Program Review Affidavit for Atacama Project, Chile
September 25, 2019
Wealth Minerals Ltd. has received an initial work program review affidavit, known as a Pertinencia, from the Chilean Environmental Agency. The Pertinencia is a key document as part of the stakeholder inclusion process for the company’s development of the Atacama
China Set to Open $30 Billion Coal Hauling Haoji Railway
September 24, 2019
There’s nothing quite like a massive coal rail to demonstrate China’s loyalty to the dirtiest of fossil fuels. Almost a decade in the making, the nearly $30 billion Haoji Railway will start around the end of this month and eventually
Nokia and Telefonica Peru to Enable Automated Operations at Las Bambas Copper Mine
September 23, 2019
Finnish Telecommunications company Nokia and Telefónica Peru have entered into an agreement on enabling digital mining operations and automation projects at Minera Las Bambas in Apurimac, Peru. Located at an altitude between 3,800 and 4,600 meters above sea level, between
India to Surpass U.S. as World’s Second Largest Coal Producer
September 23, 2019
Coal production continues to increase in India and the country is likely to surpass the US as the world’s second largest coal producer this year, according to KPMG partner Niladri Bhattacharjee. The country is projected to produce roughly 815 million
Mining Projects Foment Unrest Across Latin America
September 23, 2019
Protest against new mining projects across Latin America are increasingly being quashed, according to NGOs. Mining of the raw materials is also fomenting social and political unrest. Latin America’s mineral wealth is a magnet for global mining investors. The region
Armenia Gives Clearance for Lydian’s Amulsar Project to Proceed
September 20, 2019
Lydian International Limited said that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, of the Republic of Armenia, stated, “The information we currently have at this moment is very clear, the exploitation of the mine does not harm the environment.” The Prime Minister went
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