South Africa pushes to delay coal plant closures
With blackouts often exceeding 10 hours a day, the government is under pressure to hold on to whatever generation capacity it has.
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Illegal Amazon miners are expanding into copper as prices surge
Earlier this month, agents dismantled illicit mines in Canaa dos Carajas, near Vale’s Sossego mine.
Mercedes-Benz is “able and willing” to invest capital in mining – CEO
The company has opened up a raw materials office in Canada to further discussions in the region on sourcing raw materials.
BMW bets on design and recycling, not mining, to lower battery costs
Automaker not planning to take stakes in mines.
Fourteen miners dead in Sudan, dozens injured in mine collapse – official
Part of a mountainside collapsed near al Jabal al Ahmar mine, located 70kms away from Wadi Halfa city.
Danakali sells stake in flagship Colluli potash project in Eritrea
Buyers Sichuan Road and Bridge Group have paid $105 million. A second instalment of $16 million is expected within the next six months
Mining people: Lundin Mining, Power Metals, Silver Mountain
Key moves in the mining sector.
High-quality concrete produced with coal fly ash
Scientists at Rice University are employing flash Joule heating to remove toxic heavy metals from fly ash and use the resulting product to manufacture concrete.
New tool could help Brazil’s crack down on illegal gold mining
By integrating traceability in gold sourcing and processing, Fênix DTVM and Minespider have delivered the first fully traced gold bar.