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 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 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.
December 18, 2018 Mitsubishi kisses thermal coal goodbye, sells Aussie mines Japan’s biggest trading house is selling its 31.4% stake in Clermont coal mine to a 50-50 joint venture between Glencore and Sumitomo Corp, and its 10% stake in Ulan coal…
December 17, 2018 Only 13% of board members in the mining industry are women: Bedford When it came to analyzing named executive officers in mining firms, only 8% were women.
December 17, 2018 New technology allows for digging 100 feet below water MineWare experts have extended the capability of its Pegasys Dragline Monitor to support underwater digging.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
