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Highfield Resources Securing Joy Miner Bolter for Development of Muga Potash Project, Spain

October 6, 2020

Highfield Resources Ltd’s wholly-owned Spanish subsidiary Geoalcali SLU is securing a Joy miner bolter from Komatsu to play a key role in developing the Muga Potash Project in Spain. The company has signed a contract with Komatsu Mining Corp for

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Accident at China’s Songzao Coal Mine Leaves 16 Dead

October 1, 2020

An accident at the Songzao coal mine in southwest China on 27 September has killed 16 of the 17 workers trapped in it owing to the release of excessive levels of carbon monoxide. The ill-fated coal mine is owned by

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Pembroke Resources Receives Final Approvals for Its Olive Downs Coal Project, Queensland

October 1, 2020

Australia’s Queensland state gave final approvals for a large coking coal mine in the Bowen Basin on Tuesday as it acts to shore up jobs in the resources industry amid coronavirus-linked disruptions and ahead of a state election next month.

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Newmont and Agnico Eagle Form Exploration JV to Advance Anzá Project, Colombia

September 30, 2020

Newmont Corporation has formed an exploration joint venture in Colombia with Agnico Eagle Mines. The 50-50 Joint Venture, which will be operated by Agnico Eagle, will explore the Anzá project and advance other prospective gold targets of district-scale potential in

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Global Atomic Submits Mining Permit Application for Its Dasa Uranium Project, Niger

September 30, 2020

Global Atomic Corporation has submitted the mining permit application for its Dasa Uranium Project in Niger. “COVID-19 has thrown many challenges at everyone in 2020, forcing us all to work virtually and deal with disruption in many parts of our

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EcoGraf to Build $69 Million Graphite Processing Facility, Western Australia

September 29, 2020

Australia’s EcoGraf has signed an agreement with Western Australia’s (WA) land development agency DevelopmentWA to build A$98 million ($69 million) graphite processing facility in Rockingham. The downstream processing facility, which is expected to supporting WA’s battery minerals industry, will feature

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Thiess Secures $239 Million Contract Extension for Glencore’s Mt Owen Coal Mine, Australia

September 29, 2020

Glencore, a commodity trading and mining company, has awarded a A$340 million ($238.8 million) contract to Thiess to provide mining services at the Mount Owen coal operations in Australia. To commence from July 2021, the 18-month contract extension will extend

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Chinese Space-mining Company Origin Space Plans to Launch First Test Spacecraft this Year

September 29, 2020

What do you do when you run out of assets to strip on Earth? Simple: You go into space and start mining there as well. That’s the goal of China-based space startup, Origin Space. To get to that point, however,

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At Least 16 Fatalities from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in China Coal Mine Accident

September 29, 2020

At least 16 workers in southwest China were killed after they became trapped underground in a coal mine and exposed to unsafe levels of carbon monoxide, Chinese state media reported. There were 17 people inside the Songzao coal mine in

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Roxgold Receives Environmental Permit Approval for Séguéla Gold Project, West Africa

September 28, 2020

Roxgold said the Côte d’Ivoire Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development has approved the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Séguéla Gold Project. The ESIA marks a key milestone in the permitting process and is the culmination of

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