December 24, 2018 Mining M&A jumps to five-year high 1,349 announced mining deals valued at $86B through December 18, up 60% from 2017.
December 21, 2018 Indian billionaire’s Australian mine plans face further delay Adani can start work on building the rail line to connect Carmichael to Queensland’s freight network, but cannot start building the mine just yet.
December 21, 2018 South Africa’s Transnet hopes to re-open one closed coal export line on Saturday South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported a record 76.47 million tonnes of coal in 2017, and aims to export 77 million tonnes this year.
December 21, 2018 Worst Czech coal mine blast in decades kills 12 Poles, one Czech The accident is the worst mining disaster in the Czech Republic since 1990, when 30 miners died in a fire at a mine near Karvina in the same region.
December 19, 2018 UEX releases maiden resource for Christie Lake JV The inferred resource is 588,000 tonnes grading 1.57% uranium oxide for 20.35 million lb. of U3O8.
December 19, 2018 Scotgold ready to break rock at Scotland’s first commercial gold mine Cononish underground gold-silver mine is expected to produce 23,500 ounces of the precious yellow metal annually for up to 17 years.
December 18, 2018 Incidents of black lung vastly under-reported in US Appalachia — NPR The investigation tracked the plights of former coal miners suffering from the disease.
December 18, 2018 Skyharbour cuts high grades at Maverick zone on Moore project Skyharbour secured an option to acquire the Moore property from Denison Mines in June 2016.
December 18, 2018 Nigeria’s first gold refinery plans to triple capacity in five years Most ore will be sourced locally from various locations including the northwestern states of Zamfara, Kebbi and Kaduna, as well as the central states of Kwara and Niger.
December 18, 2018 Coal demand seen steady through 2023 thanks to India and China — IEA Coal consumption is on the rise and will remain roughly stable over the next five years, the International Energy Agency forecasts.
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