St Barbara Minerals released their December quarterly report this week, with disappointing results. Consolidated gold production was down from 63,700oz in the September quarter to 60,976oz. The Leonora operations saw a reduction of gold production from 34,078oz last quarter to 32,175oz. The December quarter from the year before produced 16,462oz more gold than this quarter. …
What you missed in the news this week
Hancock Energy has increased its offer to buy Warrego Energy from $0.28 cash per share to $0.36 cash per share, totalling $447m if the offer is approved. Three of the Four Warrego directors have recommended shareholders accept the deal over an offer made by Strike Energy, offering one Strike share for every Warrego share. …
12 Months of Mining Recap
A lot has happened in 2022 so we’ve compiled some of this year’s biggest mining news: January Rio Tinto expects the introduction of battery-electric powered trains in the Pilbara will help them halve their emissions by 2030. They hope the trial will pave the way for its entire fleet of 220 diesel locomotives to go …
Morning News Bites – October 14
It was another great day at Diggers with a diverse range of miners presenting. We will give you a snapshot of some presentations, which will include iron ore and nickel. Mount Gibson Iron (MGX) was the first of the iron ore producers to kick off proceedings with Peter Kerr, their CEO, presenting. With their Koolan …
Morning News Bites – September 18
Morning News Bites for September 18. Indian company Adani has starting digging its controversial Carmichael coal mine in Central Queensland, New Zealand in recession after record 12pc contraction and changes to Job Seeker, with recipients needing to search for eight jobs a month to receive the payment. Venus Metals Corporation Limited in conjunction with Rox Resources Limited reported …
Morning News Bites – August 24
In Today’s Morning News Bites for August 24. Fortescue Metals report 49% increase in net profit to a record $US4.7bn. QLD reports one new COVID-19 case overnight. Liberal call for branch clean-out. Fortescue Metals report strong results from FY20, exceeding production guidance with 178.2 million shipments of iron ore for the full year. Costs remain low: C1 …
Morning News Bites – August 21
In the Morning News Bites for August 21 2020. Coventry Group recorded Group sales growth for FY20 including acquisitions of 22.3%. Suncorp has recorded an earnings slide and A2 Milk look to baby formula. A detailed airborne magnetic survey has been completed for Sabre Resources near the Penny West Gold Mine. According to Sabre they will …