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First shipment of coal from central Mozambique arrives in eastern India

  Coal Ventures Ltd (ICVL) has announced receiving the first shipment of coal from central Mozambique at the port in Visakhapatnam in eastern India.   The news of the shipping to the Indian state-owned International Company comes after...

Sedgman wins manganese mine expansion contract from Groote Eylandt Mining

Mining services company Sedgman has secured a $133m engineering procurement construction (EPC) contract for Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO)'s manganese mine expansion project.   According to Sedgman, the latest project re-processes manganese ore stored in tailings stockpiles and is...

South Africa’s economy grows by 1.4% after end of Platinum mines strike

  South Africa’s economy has grown by a commendable percentage of 1.4 percent in the third quarter after the end of a five month platinum mines strike.   According to the statistics office report, there was a 0.5...

Research finds significant gender pay gap in mining sector

New research has revealed that female mining professionals are being paid 27.1% less than their male counterparts.   Research from the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), which surveyed about 3,000 workers nationally, shows the pay gap between...

Three firms prequalified for Mui coal mining in Kitui, Kenya

  The Ministry of Energy in Kenya has announced that it has prequalified three firms to advance to the Request for Proposals stage (RFP) for coal mining at the Mui Coal Mines in Kitui. The stage is the...

BREE report reveals slump in mining investment in Australia

A new report has revealed that investment in mining projects in Australia is at its lowest level in ten years.   The Resources and Energy Major Projects: October 2014 report by the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE)...

Flinders University introduces new device to tackle mine worker dehydration

Flinders University's Medical Device Partnering Program (MDPP) is to introduce a new concept to tackle the dehydration issue faced by the mining industry, developed by occupational hygienist Ryan Wynch.   The university will provide its input for the new...

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