Biggest coal miner gets first woman engineer for underground job
Women made up about 7.5% of Coal India workforce.
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Australian state rejects POSCO’s bid to build new coal mine, rail line
The Independent Planning Commision declined to grant planning permission to Hume Coal for the project, citing the potential impact to groundwater stores.
Harmony Gold swings to annual profit on AngloGold asset buy
Gold miners across the globe made bumper profits last year as gold prices scaled record highs that peaked around August 2020.
Scientists ‘stretch’ li-ion batteries storage capacity, lifespan
Researchers at the University of Southern California propose introducing “stretch” into battery materials so they can be cycled repeatedly without structural fatigue.
Amazon bears brunt of gold-prospecting surge, study shows
Between 1985 and 2020, the area of Brazil dedicated to mining grew more than sixfold to about half a million acres.
Eskom considers $7.2 billion in wind and solar investment by 2030
Until now almost all of South Africa’s investment and planned investment in renewable energy has been by private companies.
Strike threat rises at BHP’s Cerro Colorado mine after union vote
BHP recently struck a deal with Chilean workers at its massive Escondida mine.
BHP considers making covid vaccine mandatory at Australia mines
BHP is the first big resources company to consider such a step.
Tudor Gold expands Goldstorm deposit at Treaty Creek, stock up
Drilling continues to demonstrate the robust nature of the Goldstorm deposit at Treaty Creek.
