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AMCU Threatens to Shut Down Impala’s Mines Over Job Cuts, South Africa
August 14, 2018
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) threatened to bring all of Impala Platinum’s South African mines to a standstill around the loss of 13,000 jobs at the world’s second-largest platinum miner. Amcu President Joseph Mathunjwa proposed that the
India to Develop Mining Safety Codes to Protect Contract Workers
August 14, 2018
Mining Technology reported that the Directorate General of Mine Safety (DGMS) in India is currently developing a set of safety codes to protect the wellbeing of contract and temporary mine workers, ahead of the country’s National Safety Conference in Mines,
Odisha to Auction 31 Lapsing Mineral Blocks, India
August 14, 2018
Odisha, the largest iron ore producer and the repository of other key non-ferrous minerals, is gearing up to conduct auctions of 31 mineral blocks lapsing by March 31, 2020. The blocks in question are non-captive leases due to expire as
Death Toll from Pakistan Coal Mine Blast Climbs to Eight
August 14, 2018
A Pakistani official says rescuers have recovered four more bodies from a coal mine that caved in after a methane gas explosion, bringing the total death toll to 8. Iftikhar Ahmed, a mine inspector, said Monday that five other workers
Yamana Gold Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary
August 10, 2018
Yamana Gold is celebrating its 15th anniversary. On July 31 in 2003, the company was taken public with an initial portfolio that included the Chapada project in Brazil, which it subsequently developed and brought into production in 2007. Yamana is
Condor Gold Receives Environmental Permit for Its La India Gold Mine and Plant, Nicaragua
August 9, 2018
Condor Gold announced that it has received an environmental permit for the development, construction and operation of a processing plant with a capacity of up to 2,800 tonnes per day (tpd) and associated mine site infrastructure at its wholly-owned La
New Technology Fires Up Interest in Coal Power Plants in Asia, Middle East, and Africa
August 9, 2018
Coal power will continue being the dominant source of electricity for several more decades despite aggressive pursuit by renewable energy, according to investors in the industry. New investments in South Asia and the Middle East, as well as increasing interest
Fortescue Acquires Two Liebherr’s R 996B Excavators for Its Christmas Creek Mine, Australia
August 9, 2018
National Plant & Equipment, which now has an equipment fleet exceeding 250 units, said iron ore-focused Fortescue will put the machine to use at the Christmas Creek mine site in the Pilbara region in Australia. The unit arrived in Perth
Fatality at Societe le Nickel’s Smelter in New Caledonian Capital of Noumea
August 9, 2018
Reuters reported that a worker died in an accident at a nickel smelter in the New Caledonian capital of Noumea, said the plant’s operator Societe le Nickel, a subsidiary of French conglomerate Eramet SA. The 35-year-old father of five slipped
New Century Resources on Track for Production at Its Century Zinc Mine, Queensland
August 7, 2018
New Century Resources announced that its Century zinc mine is almost ready for first production, with significant progress made on restart operations in July. The restart of the Century zinc mine in Queensland is nearing completion, with owner New Century
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