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Four Miners Fight for Life After Explosion at Grosvenor Coal Mine, Queensland
May 8, 2020
Four mine workers are fighting for life and a fifth is in a serious condition after an underground blast at a Queensland coalmine. The workers, who all have extensive burns, were flown to Brisbane overnight in a complex medical evacuation
Polska Grupa Gornicza Shuts ROW and Murcki-Staszic Coal Mines Due to COVID-19, Poland
May 8, 2020
Poland’s largest thermal coal producer Polska Grupa Gornicza (PGG) has stopped output from three of its mines, affecting about 20pc of its capacity, because of a worsening Covid-19 outbreak among its employees. The company halted output from part of the
Queensland Offers Mobile Health Truck for Lung Screening
May 8, 2020
The Queensland Government has awarded a contract to build and operate a mobile health service to Heart of Australia in a bid to deliver lung health checks to regional mine workers. The 25-meter long, two-trailer health truck will be on
Newmont to Ramp Up Operations ‘In a Timely Manner’
May 8, 2020
Newmont has minimized staffing levels at its operations significantly, stating that the health and safety of its people and host communities is “paramount” to the company. The company’s Australian gold production dropped by 24 percent in the first quarter of
Barrick to Sell Its Share of Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines for $750 Million, Australia
May 7, 2020
Barrick Gold Corporation has reached an agreement to sell its 50 percent interest in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) in Western Australia to Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited for a total consideration of $750 million in cash. “The sale of our
Lundin Gold Receives Key Permits for Its Fruta Del Norte Gold Project, Ecuador
May 7, 2020
Lundin Gold has received the Industrial Water Permit and Administrative Act from La Secretaría Nacional del Agua (SENAGUA) for its Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador. These two permits are required in order to move Fruta del Norte into
Condor Gold Secures Mining Permit for Mestiza Open Pit, Nicaragua
May 4, 2020
UK-based gold exploration and development company Condor Gold has obtained an environmental permit for the development and exploitation of gold from the high grade Mestiza open pit mine. The Mestiza open pit hosts 92 thousand tonnes (Kt) at a grade
Peabody Enters Agreements to Reduce Port and Rail Costs at North Goonyella Mine, Australia
May 4, 2020
The company, which said it was responding to the COVID-19 crisis with rigorous protocols, controls, and prevention measures, was still in talks with possible buyers of North Goonyella as it struggled to maintain productivity in its export metallurgical business segment.
Mining Companies in Australia Pitch in to Beat Virus Challenges
May 4, 2020
Glencore and BHP have ramped up their efforts to prevent and treat coronavirus in Australia. Glencore provided the Mount Isa Hospital with $45,000 to acquire a new instrument, cartridge and nasal swab collection kit that will enable local testing, a
Anglo American and Komatsu Team Up to Restore Formerly Mined Lands
May 1, 2020
Leading global miner Anglo American and Komatsu have formed a new mine rehabilitation partnership that will see more than 9,000 trees planted at Anglo American’s Dawson Mine in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The partnership, Growing Together, aims to return mined
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