Star Diamond begins work on Star-Orion bulk sample
The sonic drilling will provide a detailed look at the overburden stratigraphy, and the core drilling will examine the geology of the kimberlite itself.
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The contract was finalised at a recent meeting of Hindalco’s and FLSmidth’s top managements.
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Endeavour boosts gold production 50% in 2018
The company expects its 2019 gold production to increase to 615,000 to 695,000 oz. gold and its AISC to remain in the $760 to $810 per oz. gold range.
Small group of Prodeco’s Colombia coal port workers to vote on strike
It is improbable that a strike would have an impact on total exports.
Saudi Arabia: We’ll pump the world’s very last barrel of oil
The Saudis have the two key ingredients to continue pumping oil till kingdom come—huge reserves and low production costs.
Indonesia releases new rules on export revenue repatriation
"It feels like the penalties are not balanced" - Hendra Sinadia, Indonesian Coal Mining Association.
South Africa’s RBCT says 2018 coal exports fall
"The markets are a reality, they are outside RBCT's control" - Nosipho Siwisa-Damasane, RBCT chairwoman.
Global aluminium production growth brakes sharply in 2018
China's aluminium production, to quote Wood Mackenzie, "is not going to fall off a cliff in 2019".
