Vietnam said its domestic sources can only meet 65% of coal demand for electricity production next year, which means 26 million tons must be imported. The country’s main coal import markets are Australia and Indonesia, but it has recently signed a deal with Laos.
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Scania Commercial Vehicles in India has inked an exclusive partnership with PPS Motors, giving the latter the role of its sole representative for the OEM’s mining tippers in India. Scania officials said the pairing will ensure it has Pan India coverage for its sales and service operations. “The company provides tailor-made solutions by detecting, analyzing, and continuously optimizing critical points…
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Following an agreement on new ownership structure, Barrick Gold announced that its Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea will resume operations this month with first gold to be poured in Q1 2024. “It’s been a long journey but in the process we have secured the buy-in of all the stakeholders and we look forward to steering the mine back to…
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Evolution Mining said it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire an 80% interest in the Northparkes copper-gold mine in New South Wales, Australia, from CMOC Group. Sumitomo Metal Mining and Sumitomo Corp. will retain their 20% stake in the joint venture. “The acquisition of Northparkes represents a unique opportunity to add another quality asset to our portfolio, strengthening…
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Rio Tinto has approved a new 12.4-megawatt solar farm and 8.8 MVa/2.1 MWh of battery storage to provide renewable energy for the Amrun bauxite operations in Far North Queensland. “The construction of the Amrun solar farm and battery storage system, which is located on Wik and Wik-Waya Traditional lands, is an important milestone for Weipa Operations and will contribute to…
Read MoreAustralian national science agency CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) has released a new report revealing the country’s “unique…opportunity” to create a new industry to support mine closures as well as economic growth via employment opportunities. The report, entitled “Enabling Mine Closure and Transitions: Opportunities for Australian Industry”, includes insights the group said were taken from its own analysis…
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Western Australia-based GR Engineering Services said it has executed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for a 1.2 million-tonnes-per-annum process plant at K92 Mining’s Kainantu gold mine in Papua New Guinea.
Read MoreKomatsu, through its wholly owned subsidiary in Australia, has acquired iVolve Holdings. The acquisition will enable Komatsu to globally deploy iVolve’s fleet management system, which has a unique IoT platform, to further contribute to improving safety and productivity at customers’ workplaces. iVolve’s strength lies in the development and sales of fleet management systems for small to mid-tier miners, contractors and…
Read MoreKingsgate Consolidated said it has hit a significant milestone for the Chatree Gold Mine in central Thailand: 1,000 doré bars poured since operations restarted in March. “We are delighted to acknowledge this production milestone, and are pleased with Chatree’s gold and silver production to date, as we continue to ramp up both mining and processing operations,” said Managing Director and…
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A planned industrial action by train drivers for BHP’s Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia was withdrawn as their union waits for an updated employment offer, reported Reuters. “In good faith we have decided that we would withdraw the action at this stage,” Mining and Energy Union WA Secretary Greg Busson told the news agency. Around 400 train drivers…
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