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Police Officer Killed in Attack at Freeport-McMoRan Mine, Indonesia
November 16, 2017
Gunmen fatally shot an Indonesian police officer on Wednesday in the latest suspected attack by separatists near a giant gold and copper mine in easternmost Papua. Another officer was wounded in the attack on a patrol near the mine owned
Lucara Diamond Corp. Completes PEA for Karowe Underground Mine, Botswana
November 15, 2017
Lucara Diamond Corp. has completed the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 for the development of an underground mine to commence production, after the completion of the current open pit mine, at its Karowe Mine
Rio Tinto Looks for Buyers for Its Mines as It Backtracks from Coal
November 15, 2017
Just five years ago it would have been almost unthinkable that one of the world’s biggest mining companies would not dig any coal. It’s now likely to become a reality. Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-largest miner, has been steadily
First Bauxite Receives Approval to Commence Construction at Its Bonasika Project, Guyana
November 15, 2017
First Bauxite Corporation has received formal notification from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) that its request for an extension to commence construction under its mining license for the Bonasika Project has been approved. The company had earlier received
Death Toll Rises to 43 in Wake of Coal Blast at NTPC’s Feroze Gandhi Power Plant, India
November 13, 2017
Officials in India say the the death toll from the November 1 explosion at an NTPC thermal plant in Unchahar has risen to 43, with seven more deaths reported in the past week. Dozens of workers at the plant were
Grange Resources Takes First Place at Tasmanian Minerals Emergency Response Competition, Queenstown
November 9, 2017
Grange Resources has taken out the 30th annual Tasmanian Minerals Emergency Response Competition at Queenstown over the weekend. Grange Resources won event ahead of MMG Rosebery in second and TMERC Combined team received third. TMERC committee chair Ben Maynard of
Stratbase ADR Institute: Moving on from Ban on Open-pit Mining in Philippines
November 7, 2017
The Mining Industry Coordinating Council, co-chaired by the finance and environment secretaries, recently voted to overturn the ban on open-pit mining through Department Administrative Order No. 2017-10. The order, which specifically stopped open-pit mining only for copper, gold, silver and
Despite Deterrents, Democratic Republic of Congo Continues to Attract Mining Companies
November 7, 2017
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is both vast and mineral rich. These two factors do not combine well and it is one of the most difficult places on earth for mines to operate. Most of them set up in
Mount Isa, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and Broken Hill Form New Mining Alliance, Australia
November 6, 2017
The mayors of Mount Isa, Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Broken Hill have formed an alliance to back development and jobs growth in regional Australia. The mayors formed an Australian Mining Cities Alliance at the Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia conference in
De Beers to Close Four Namibia Mines by 2022
November 6, 2017
De Beers’ joint venture in Namibia will shut four diamond mines in the country by 2022 due to dwindling resources, Reuters reported last week. Namdeb, a 50:50 project with the nation’s government, will close the Elizabeth Bay mine at the
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