The president of Indonesia reportedly said recently that over 2,000 mining permits, along with forest and plantation permits, have been revoked because of non-compliance or non-use, part of the country’s crackdown on natural resources oversight. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreCategory: Asia
Flexicon opens office in Malaysia
Flexicon has announced it has opened the doors on a new office in Malaysia to provide its sales and engineering services to the industry of southeast Asia. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreDassault, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad unveil Mining Technology Excellence Centre
Resource management and conservation will be the focus of the newly announced Mining Technology Excellence Centre for Sustainable Mining in Dhanbad, India, a tandem effort of Dassault Systèmes and the TEXMiN (Technology Innovation in Exploration and Mining) Foundation –Technology Innovation Hub of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. Read the full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreCarmichael’s first coal shipment ready to set sail
Bravus Mining and Resources has confirmed that the first shipment of coal from its Carmichael operation in Queensland has been assembled at the North Queensland Export Terminal and is ready for export. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreDeath toll rises after landslide at Myanmar mine
At least three people have been killed and an estimated 50 remain missing after a landslide at a jade mine in the remote Hpakant area of Kachin state, Myanmar on 22 December.
Read MoreThiess picks up two QLD contracts
December has kicked off great for mining contractor Thiess, which has inked $200 million in mining services contracts for two mining clients in Queensland – both of which will commence work this month. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreBHP, China Minmetals complete milestone trade on MineHub platform
BHP and China Minmetals have used MineHub Technologies’ platform in the first cross-border copper concentrate trial shipment processed on blockchain technology. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreNewcrest, Epiroc meet semi-autonomous goal at Cadia
Cave 1 conversion to semi-autonomous production is now complete at the Cadia East gold operation in New South Wales, according to mine owner Newcrest and OEM partner Epiroc. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreOyu Tolgoi underground mine gets $75M jumpstart
Turquoise Hill confirms that the Oyu Tolgoi LLC board of directors has approved a bridging budget of $75 million to continue critical activities at the Oyu Tolgoi underground mine development project in southern Mongolia. The approval reflects the progress made during recent negotiations between Turquoise Hill, the Mongolian government and Rio Tinto about the expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold…
Read MoreNewmont selling power business to Northern Star
Northern Star will soon own more power after buying Newmont’s power business from its Australian division for US$95 million. The move comes after the former paid $25 million for a 50% interest in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM), which afforded it the option to obtain the business from Newmont. Northern Star now has a sale agreement with Newmont Australia to…
Read More