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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Gold mining junior Irving Resources has purchased two new diamond drills – a Zinex A5 and Boart Longyear LF90DT – for its exploration programs in Japan. Irving said that it has decided to take its drilling operations in-house including building its own team of drillers. “This is a bold step for Irving,” said Dr. Quinton Hennigh, director and technical advisor,…
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Kalium Lakes, which is considered to be Australia’s first sulphate of potash (SOP) producer, said in a new operational update that it is preparing for a target date for first commercial sales by next month from the Beyondie SOP project. Read full article.
Read MoreA Philippine court has ordered that the victims of the 1993 Marcopper Mining’s Maguila-guila dam burst be paid 300,000 pesos (US$5,734) each, plus a share of 1 million pesos for exemplary damages, reported Reuters. Read full article.
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State-run Coal India said it will commission the Siarmal coal mine in eastern Odisha state, India, as the country struggles to keep up with power demand, reported Reuters. Read full article.
Read MoreA recent auction for a controlling stake in the Dechenonba lithium mine in Sichuan, China has drawn attention to the country’s surging interest in the commodity, reportedly attracting 3,448 bids. Read full article.
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The provincial government of South Cotabato, Philippines, has reversed a 2010 policy that banned open-pit mining, removing the final regulatory hurdle for the stalled Tampakan copper-gold project, reported Reuters. Read full article.
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