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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
Manila Electric to Focus on Building Clean Coal Power Plants
November 6, 2017
Rogelio L. Singson, the newly appointed executive of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), said he will focus on “supercritical clean-coal plants”. “I will focus on the general direction of MGen [Meralco PowerGen Corp.] in relation to the needs of Meralco.
NTPC to Begin Coal Production from Talaipalli Mine by 2019, India
November 6, 2017
The NTPC, India’s largest power producer in public sector, is likely to begin coal production from Talaipalli mine in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district by 2019, an NTPC presentation has informed. Talaipalli mine has gross coal reserves of 1267 million metric tonnes
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