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Sanatana to Acquire Tirua Copper-Gold Project, Solomon Islands

October 30, 2018

Sanatana Resources has entered into a letter of intent to acquire the Tirua project, a porphyry copper-gold project located in the Solomon Islands. The Tirua project, hosted in the 15km wide (68 square kilometers in area) Tirua volcanic caldera, is

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Ten Miners Still Trapped in China Coal Mine Collapse, Death Toll Rises

October 29, 2018

The death toll in an eastern China coal mine collapse has risen to 11, with 10 miners still trapped underground, state media reported. One week after the disaster, rescue crews were clearing fallen rock from the shaft, with the remaining

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Protesters in Germany Block Rail Tracks to RWE’s Coal Mine

October 29, 2018

Protesters on Saturday blocked a railway line leading to a large strip coal mine in western Germany that has become a cause celebre for environmentalists amid plans to clear part of a neighboring forest to expand the facility. Another group

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Mineral Resources to Acquire BCI’s Kumina Iron Ore Project, West Pilbara

October 25, 2018

Mineral Resources has entered into a binding sale and purchase agreement with BCI Minerals to acquire the Kumina Iron Ore Project. The Agreement provides for typical conditions precedent around third-party consents and assignments to be satisfied prior to completion, which

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Lucapa Begins Commissioning of Treatment Plant at Mothae Diamond Mine, Lesotho

October 25, 2018

Lucapa Diamond Company and the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho announced that the commissioning of the 1.1Mtpa treatment plant has commenced at the high-quality Mothae kimberlite diamond mine in Lesotho. First commercial diamond recoveries are expected from the Mothae

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Strandline Awards EPC Contract for Fungoni Mineral Sands Processing Plant, Tanzania

October 25, 2018

Strandline Resources has announced the appointment of GR Engineering Services as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the processing plant and facilities at the Fungoni mineral sands project (Fungoni) in Tanzania. The lump sum EPC contract comprises construction, installation

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China Emergency Crews Struggling to Rescue Trapped Miners at Longyun Coal Mine

October 25, 2018

Emergency crews were struggling Tuesday to rescue 18 coal miners trapped underground in eastern China following a collapse inside the shaft three days earlier. Three miners were killed by falling rocks in Saturday’s collapse in Shandong province that also destroyed

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Death Toll Rises to Three in China Mining Accident, 18 Still Trapped

October 23, 2018

The death toll in a coal mine accident in eastern China has climbed to three after one of the miners who was rescued died after receiving medical treatment. Eighteen remain trapped underground, according to a state broadcaster. The accident happened

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Brisbane Resources Round-up Hears Coal is Far from Being Dead in the Water, Australia

October 23, 2018

Annual metallurgical coal production in Australia is expected to increase to 195 million tonnes by 2022. Brisbane Resources Round-up day two delegates were told Australia’s metallurgical coal sector is far from dead in the water with market strength driven by

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Two Fatalities and Eighteen Remain Trapped in Tunnel Collapse at Longyun Coal Mine, China

October 22, 2018

Two people were killed and 18 remain trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in eastern China, according to reports. Rescue teams have been battling to reach the stranded workers since around 11pm local time on Saturday, when

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