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The fatal cost of Rio Tintos flagship iron ore project
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Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT
A routine night shift ended in tragedy for Alseny Camara. The 32-year-old was working for a Chinese subcontractor building a railway to reach Simandou the worlds largest new iron mining complex, which is being developed by Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto RIO, RIO and its partners in West Africa. Camara was unloading 1.3-tonne-bags of coal ash when the forklift he was operating hit a pillar and toppled over, crushing him. He was one of six local workers killed between June 2023 and


Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzkomur receives 20 licenses for deposit development ...
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Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT
The Ministry of Energy reported how many licenses for deposit development and exploration Kyrgyzkomur state enterprise had received. According to the press service of the ministry, 20 licenses were transferred to the state enterprise. In 2024, Kyrgyzkomur produced 1.6 million tons of coal. Stripping operations in the amount of 11.1 million cubic meters were


Iron ore rout set to deepen on US-China trade tensions; Chinese ...
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Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT
The escalating trade tensions between the US and China could further pressure iron ore prices in 2025, as increased tariffs would likely curb both direct and indirect Chinese steel exports, miners and analysts told S&P Global Commodity Insights. However, they remain optimistic that demand in the worlds second-largest economy will remain resilient amid growth in manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. Beijing announced Feb. 4 that it will impose an additional 15% tariff on US coal and


Coal demand from Power Min at 906 MT in FY26
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Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT
The coal ministry anticipates meeting the power sector's coal demand of 906 million tonnes for FY26. Officials assured a sufficient summer stock, estimating 50 million tonnes by year-end. They aim for 54,000 crore in asset monetization from coal block auctions. Focus includes reducing imports and boosting domestic production, with significan't import reductions noted from April to November


Metinvest suspends operations at Pokrovske Coal due to the deteriorating ...
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Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:23:27 GMT
Metinvest announces the suspension of operations at Pokrovske Coal due to the evolving frontline conditions, power supply shortages and the deteriorating security situation. The full impact of this suspension on the Group is currently being assessed. The assets facilities remain inside Ukrainian-controlled


Ukraine: Pokrovskugol decreases output due to military action
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Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Due to military action in its proximity, Metinvest Pokrovskugol has decreased coking coal output. According to the company, the miners have learned to rearrange the manufacturing process during the war and continue providing Ukraine with as much coal as possible. The site No. 2 of Pokrovskoye Mine Group is developing the 11th northern long


Tata Steel's Dutch plant gets year to clean up coke oven
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Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT
Dutch regulators have threatened to shut down a key coke oven at Tata Steel's IJmuiden plant within a year if pollution isn't curbed. Tata warned that closing the oven could jeopardize the entire steel plant, while arguing it had already made significan't improvements. The company is seeking government subsidies to transition to cleaner energy by the end of the


India's Thriving Coal-Driven Steel Industry Threatens Green Goals
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Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:30:00 GMT
India’s rapidly growing and coal-dependent steel industry presents significan't challenges to its goal of achieving net zero


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