Sustainability is the key word in the mining industry today and in this latest issue of International Mining’s Project News many companies are either looking to expand their current resources, with various degrees of success, or concentrating on project economy in an attempt to nullify recession impacts. One of those leading the pack is Avalon […]

Big changes are afoot in India. The Indian Government is divesting a 10% stake in Coal India Ltd (CIL) and the company was scheduled to be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange by August. Also, the coal ministry once again, in May, raised the question of whether private firms should be allowed to own commercial […]

China, a country that already consumes a third of the world’s copper and 40% of its base metals, is on a buying binge in the global mining market, America’s National Mining Association reports. Last year, companies based in China or Hong Kong joined in foreign mining acquisitions totaling $13 billion, 100 times the level of activity […]

Vietnam will gradually cut coal exports as local demand surges and supply declines, a government official said at the end of May. Government policy is to ensure sufficient coal supply for the country, and for the power sector in particular, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang said. “But the extent of export cuts […]

Hatch has awarded Joest an order to build a 3 m x 6 m double-deck SAG mill discharge screen for the Thompson Creek Mining Endako Expansion Project. This discharge screen is part of the major expansion Thompson Creek Mining is currently undergoing to increase the capacity of its Endako mine. The Joest screen will be fitted with PU […]

Following 15 years of business development in Indonesia, South East Asia’s largest nation, leading international resource industry consultancy, CSA Global, has opened a new full-service facility in Jakarta to assist clients in a variety of gold, nickel laterite, tin, base metals and coal projects. “Our investment is significant and long-term and reflects the dynamic growth […]