Archives: Energy minerals

Syrah Resources has declared commercial production at its majority-owned Balama graphite operation in Mozambique. “Following a review of monthly operating metrics, the board has determined that the criteria to achieve commercial production, as set out in the 2017 annual report, have been met with effect from January 1, 2019,” the company said. During the December[…]

The Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation and Science recently announced that the joint venture (JV) between Qtec, Wallis Drilling and the University of Western Australia has been awarded a three‑year grant from the Cooperative Research Centres Program (CRC-P) up to the value of A$2.8 million ($2 million). Qteq, as the award recipients with Wallis[…]

The administrator for RCR Tomlinson has found a buyer for its energy division as it continues to reorganise the engineering group and pay off its debt. ASX-listed The Environmental Group Limited (EGL) has agreed to acquire the assets of RCR Energy Service. The service provider for heat transfer plant and equipment, which operates from facilities[…]

eCobalt Solutions has identified the potential to increase the production rate by 50% at its Idaho cobalt project (ICP) in the US, even before it has started mining. Following an extensive internal review, the company’s team has assessed the production rate can increase to 1,200 t/d, from 800 tpd, “creating a more resilient project economic[…]

Mach Energy Australia has produced and transported the first coal from its Mount Pleasant operation in the Hunter Valley of Australia, just over two years since construction commenced. Close to the end of December, Mach Energy Managing Director Ferdian Purnamasidi said construction of the initial bypass stage of the processing facility was complete and “first[…]

ASX-listed Australian Potash says it is poised to become the country’s first producer of sulphate of potash (SOP) from field evaporated salts after its pilot plant facility received 3 t of the final potassium-rich harvest salts from the Lake Wells pilot evaporation programme. This announcement, made at the end of December, should lead to the[…]

The Mosaic Company has acquired the US Army Corps of Engineers 404 permit for its Ona phosphate project in Hardee County, Florida. This was the final remaining permit for the project and secures 160.2 million tons, or 145.33 Mt (metric), of phosphate rock for future mining, the company said. The overall project covers 22,483 acres[…]

Albemarle has begun earthworks at the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area, in Western Australia, for the construction of the company’s Kemerton lithium hydroxide (LiOH) conversion site. Albemarle recently received environmental approval from the federal and state government for the Kemerton plant and has followed this up with the groundbreaking. Eric Norris, Albemarle President, Lithium, said: “The[…]

CIMIC Group company UGL has secured a new multi-year contract for maintenance and shutdown support services across BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) coal mines in the Bowen Basin of Queensland, Australia. The demand-based contract will deliver revenue to UGL of approximately A$180 million ($126 million), CIMIC said. Under the new contract UGL will deliver: Coal[…]

At its just held 2018 AGM, Alberto Calderon, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Orica stated: “Revenues have returned to growth after some years of decline, reflecting both improvements in the macro-economic environment and new contract wins. Ammonium nitrate sales volumes were up five per cent on last year with particularly strong demand in[…]