Producer Nordgold has brought new power to its Lefa mine, one of the largest gold operations in Guinea, with the launch of a new 33-megawatt power plant. The US$30 million project was designed and constructed by Chinese manufacturer and service company SUMEC, part of the China National Machinery Industry Corporation (SINOMACH). The heavy fuel oil (HFO) facility replaces a prior…
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Canadian-based Almonty Industries has confirmed that its Sangdong tungsten mine under construction in South Korea is stable after receiving some of the heaviest rains in the region in decades. The company said that, in the three days between 9 August and 11 August, the operation received more than 220 millimetres (about 8.7 inches) of rain. “The entire length of the…
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Engineer Monadelphous has been retained to erect surface infrastructure at the Oyu Tolgoi underground project in Mongolia’s South Gobi region – just one of multiple new contracts for the firm. Read full article.
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Thai state-owned energy company PTT has signed a deal to divest its Indonesian coal business for US$471 million to Astrindo Nusantara Infrastruktur, an investment company focused on energy infrastructure. Read full article.
Read MoreTen people were killed and seven injured on 23 July after the collapse of a section of a mountain at a coal mine in the northwestern province of Gansu, China, reported news agency AFP. Read full article.
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Nickel Industries has confirmed the commencement of commissioning of a 380-megawatt power plant at its 80%-owned Angel Nickel project at the Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) on Halmahera Island, North Maluku province, Indonesia. Read full article.
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SouthGobi, owner of the Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine in Mongolia, said it began returning operations at the mine to normal after a successful six-week trial period of the Ceke Power of Entry, where its tonnage is exported. Read full article.
Read MoreOfficials at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry in Indonesia have reportedly warned the country may not be able to meet the spiking demand for coal from the European Union countries seeking to increase stockpiles amid cuts on Russian imports. Read full article.
Read MorePapua New Guinea-focused miner Ok Tedi said 5 July that its geology and exploration department has recorded a significant safety achievement: 11 years without a lost-time injury (LTI). Read full article.
Read MoreIndian natural resources company Vedanta Ltd has placed a copper smelter complex in the southern Tamil Nadu state for sale, reported Reuters. The smelter has been closed since May 2018 after 13 people were killed while protesting the operation for alleged pollution. Read full article.
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