South African Petmin mine expansion plans divides local communities
Tensions have reached a new high in Somkhele following approval of Petmin Corp.’s proposal to expand its opencast coal mine.
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BLM and OSMRE seek public comments on Coyote Creek coal lease application
The purpose of the scoping process is to obtain feedback from the public on relevant issues that may influence the development of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the process for preparing the environmental assessment.
Exploration drilling complete at Elko project
Pacific American Coal Ltd successfully completes its 2018 exploration drilling programme at its Elko metallurgical coal project in British Columbia.
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Court rules against RWE; halts felling of Hambach Forest
Lawyers have called for a ‘beyond coal’ policy as a German higher administrative court rules against RWE on Hambach Forest clearance.
Strata-X awarded preliminary EMP for Serowe project
The Botswana Environmental Department has approved the environmental management plan for the Serowe coal seam gas project.
Australian resources and energy exports hit record high
Strong demand for coal, bauxite, copper and zinc and other commodities form the building blocks of Australia’s modern societies.
Technology for recovering REEs from coal ash takes step forward
Significant steps have been made towards a pilot-scale test facility for creating a more effective way to harvest rare earth elements from coal ash.
Ucore Rare Metals welcomes passing of rare earth resources bill
The bill, passed by the US Congress, includes funds to be spent on research and development of the beneficiation and separation of rare earth element resources from coal processing by-products.
NETL uses miniaturised laser technology to quantify concentrations of REEs
Miniaturised laser technology may be key to characterising domestic sources of rare earths in sources, such as coal and coal-related by-products.
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New domestic sources of rare earth elements identified by NETL
NETL research projects and strategic partnerships are underway, which focus on recovering rare earth elements from domestic coal and coal-related by-products.
USA to weigh reductions in major coal regions by late 2019
US District Judge gives Trump until late 2019 to investigate mining cutbacks in top coal producing regions, in order to fight climate change.
Rising resources sector powers jobs in Queensland, says QRC
Resources account for about 80% of Queensland’s exports and over the last two years the sector has benefitted from elevated prices and a strong tailwind from larger volumes.
MICROMINE’s Geobank further strengthens coal data logging standards
The CoalLog standard improves the efficiency of collection and transfer of Australian coal exploration data and provides a basis for easier data analysis and training.
QCoal awards Thiess AUS$480 million contract
Works include mine planning, drill and blast, overburden removal and coal mining at the Northern Hub, which produces hard metallurgical and thermal coal.
Kibo Mining signs JV agreement for right to develop Benga Power Project
Kibo Mining Plc (Kibo) signs a joint venture agreement with Mozambique energy companyTermoeléctrica de Benga S.A. for its participation in the further assessment and potential development of the Benga Independent Power Project (BIPP).