Ghana government is soon constructing two weigh bridges in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality and Ahanta West District respectively in order to accurately measure the quantity of bauxite and manganese being carried to the Takoradi Port for export. Ghana’s Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh recently inspected the construction work of both the weigh bridges.
News ID: 6743 Publish Date : 2019/10/18
Odisha govt. has today invited bids for grant of ten iron ore and manganese ore mining leases. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 10 (B) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and in accordance with the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 as amended from time to time notified thereunder, the Government of Odisha has identified 10 mineral blocks (7 blocks of iron ore and 3 blocks of iron ore and manganese) for electronic auction.
News ID: 6702 Publish Date : 2019/10/04
Iran's industrial and mining sector experienced 18% growth in the first six months of the current Iranian year (started March 21) compared with the preceding year's corresponding period, says Industries, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani.
News ID: 6636 Publish Date : 2019/10/12
Australian privately owned coal mining firm QCoal has won control of the finances and future offtake arrangements for Australian coking coal firm Bounty Mining from US coal producer XCoal and its affiliate Amaroo.
News ID: 6585 Publish Date : 2019/10/09
India's eastern state of Odisha has put one of the country's largest iron ore blocks up for auction, as the state begins the process of finding new owners for several mining leases that will expire on 31 March next year.
News ID: 6584 Publish Date : 2019/10/09
The 8th edition of the International Exhibition of Investment Opportunities in Iran’s Mines and Mining Industries, known as Minex 2019, is underway in Tehran where investors from around the world can learn more about prospective benefits in a country which holds 7% of the world’s mineral reserves.
News ID: 6577 Publish Date : 2019/10/08
Private Chilean copper producer Mantos Copper has secured $250 million to fund the expansion of the sulphides concentrator at its Mantos Blancos operation, which will extend the life of the open-pit mine until 2035 and reduce costs.
News ID: 6337 Publish Date : 2019/09/05
Canadian bullion producer Eldorado Gold (TSX:ELD)(NYSE:EGO) said on Thursday that exploration carried out at its Quebec’s Lamaque mine so far this year revealed high grade mineralization beyond the 2018 resource model in the lower portion of the deposit, as well as more ore clusters.
News ID: 6336 Publish Date : 2019/09/05
Several BHP Group shareholders, including the Church of England pension fund, are recommending the company suspend its membership in industry groups that advocate for policies inconsistent with the Paris climate change agreement.
News ID: 6298 Publish Date : 2019/09/04
Chilean legislators have rejected a bill allowing the expropriation of private companies involved in lithium mining in the country, which would have left the door open for the state to take over firms such as Albemarle and SQM, the world’s No. 1 and second largest producers of the battery metal.
News ID: 6294 Publish Date : 2019/09/04
Directorate of Mines & Geology (DMG), govt. of Goa has notified base price of iron ore lots for 22nd e-auctions which is to be held tomorrow (i.e. 22nd Aug’19). Total quantity put for auction is 5.341 MnT with base price ranging from INR 300- 500/MT.
News ID: 6181 Publish Date : 2019/08/26
Government of Karnataka is to conduct e-auction of Donimalai iron ore mine earlier held by NMDC. The government has invited bids for grant of mining lease, for which the technical and financial bids are to be submitted online. The sale of tender document will commence on 26th Aug’19.
News ID: 6152 Publish Date : 2019/08/25
The Northern Miner is proud to offer its first academic scholarship as part of the Young Mining Professionals Toronto branch (YMP) scholarship program.
News ID: 6125 Publish Date : 2019/08/22
Chile’s Chemical and Mining Society (SQM), the world’s second largest lithium producer, has been hit by sustained weak prices for the metal used in batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs) and high tech electronics, with profits falling by 47.5% to $70.2 million in the second quarter, from $133.9 million a year earlier.
News ID: 6123 Publish Date : 2019/08/22
West Africa-focused gold miner Avesoro Resources (TSX, AIM:ASO) said on Tuesday it had received an expression of interest from its majority shareholder, Avesoro Jersey Limited (AJL), which wants to acquire the shares in Avesoro it doesn’t already own.
News ID: 6077 Publish Date : 2019/08/21
West Africa-focused gold miner Avesoro Resources (TSX, AIM:ASO) said on Tuesday it had received an expression of interest from its majority shareholder, Avesoro Jersey Limited (AJL), which wants to acquire the shares in Avesoro it doesn’t already own.
News ID: 6073 Publish Date : 2019/08/20
The country’s finished steel output booked a Y-o-Y growth of 9% during the first four months of the current Persian year March 21-July 22). The country produced a total of 4.12 MnT of finished steel products, including hot- and cold-rolled coils, rebar, beams, pipes, wide and galvanized sheets, Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization’s reported.
News ID: 6070 Publish Date : 2019/08/20
In its 2018/19 Full Year Financial Results, published on August 16, 2019, Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) announced that it has started a process aimed at divesting a least a 26% interest from its current 75% ownership of the Gosowong gold operation in Indonesia.
News ID: 6055 Publish Date : 2019/08/19
Iran’s steel exports has witnessed a Y-o-Y decline of 12% during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) reported. Iranian major steel makers exported 2.24 MnT of steel in these four Iranian months.
News ID: 6051 Publish Date : 2019/08/19
Ongoing anti- mining protests in Peru, triggered by the recent approval of a now halted construction permit for Southern Copper’s (NYSE:SCCO) $1.4 billion Tia Maria project in Arequipa, have extended to Anglo American and Mitsubishi’s $5 billion Quellaveco project, in the neighbouring region of Moquegua.
News ID: 5988 Publish Date : 2019/08/16