Violent attacks between illegal settlers and local landowners near Barrick Gold’s Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea has killed at least 20 people, reported Reuters, with other news outlets citing at least 30 dead. The government has granted police emergency powers, including the use of lethal force, to contain the violence. Local media has reported that Barrick has temporarily halted…
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PT Adaro Energy Indonesia, which is one of Indonesia’s biggest coal miners, has released plans to spin off a coal mining unit valued at US$2.45 billion as part of a green shift, reported Bloomberg. The miner aims to offload its 99.9% stake in Adaro Andalan Indonesia and will seek shareholder approval for the plan on 18 October, according to a…
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Australian miner Westgold Resources has commenced mining of the South Junction Lode within the Bluebird-South Junction mining complex at Meekatharra. Officials called the start of operations at the Western Australian site milestone, and is targeting a ramp up to 100,000 tonnes per month by the third quarter of next year. It has also eyed an expansion that would include multiple…
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Liontown Resources has achieved what it is calling a major milestone in its Kathleen Valley mine’s history: the first shipment of concentrate from Kathleen Valley in September, a shipment that surpassed 10,000 tonnes of concentrate since its recent announcement of first production. The concentrate produced to-date has a weighted average grade of 5.2% Li2O, with all key parameters meeting or…
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Arcadium Lithium has confirmed it is planning to suspend State 4A waste stripping, as well as any expansion investments beyond stage 3 at its Mt. Cattlin operation in Western Australia, effectively placing the operation on care and maintenance. The company cited the continued decline in spodumene process for the decision. The suspensions ar near-term, while the care and maintenance effective…
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BHP has confirmed that the South Australian government has commenced its application and assessment process for BHP’s planned smelter and refinery expansion at Olympic Dam. Per a notification in the South Australian Government Gazette, the next steps are being made for BHP’s plans in the SA region. Last week, the miner said in its FY24 full-year results that it had…
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Mongolian full-service heavy equipment specialist UL Equipment (ULE) has made a dealer agreement with Canadian group MacLean to bolster in-country parts and field service capabilities for MacLean’s full-fleet solutions. The new dealer platform will improve MacLean parts support and field service capabilities at the Rio Tinto Oyu Tolgoi copper/gold mine in the Southern Gobi Desert. It also offers Oyu Tolgoi…
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If a new report from Bloomberg is to be believed, coal has recently met a first-time marker Down Under: generating less than half of Australian power. The report, which cited figures from data aggregator Open-NAM, said recent high winds in southeastern Australia have pushed coal-fired power beneath the 50% threshold. This has not happened before o the country’s power mix,…
Read MoreDyno Nobel, a business of Incitec Pivot, recently held an official opening ceremony for the new fully automated electronic detonator plant at its Helidon manufacturing site in Queensland. The plant will deliver an increase in Dyno Nobel’s capability to manufacture its DigiShot Plus.4G units, one of the world’s safest and most popular electronic detonator systems. “This project highlights our unwavering…
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Indonesia-based Bukit Asam, a member of the MIND ID Group, has launched a pilot project with the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) to convert coal into artificial graphite and anode sheet, which will then be used as raw materials in lithium-ion batteries. The energy company said this is the world’s first conversion of coal into artificial graphite and anode…
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