Weekly Mining News: 21-04-2024

Weekly Mining News: 21-04-2024

1. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD)  drops 5 MLAs in latest list, gives ticket mining transporter. BJD has given tickets to actor Varsha Priyadarshini and mining transporter-turned-politician Sanatan Mahakud in the party’s latest list of candidates for the Odisha assembly polls
2. Saudi Arabia is said to be close to reaching a deal to acquire a minority stake in Pakistan’s $7 billion Reko Diq copper and gold mine, controlled by Barrick Gold.
3. Railways succeeds in mining tunnel in sandy soil below NH-10, averting cave-in risk
4. Cummins Inc . has recently launched a diesel hybrid solution for mining trucks in a collaborative effort with North Hauler Joint Stock Co., Ltd. (NHL), a prominent Chinese manufacturer of rigid mining trucks. It’s significant step in the company’s efforts to provide decarbonization solutions for industrial clients.
5. US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders. The Biden administration on Friday took steps to limit both oil and gas drilling and mining in Alaska.
6. UAE giant eyes majority stake in Vedanta’s Zambian mines in expansion drive. Vedanta wants to sell part of its 80% stake in KCM.
7. During the leasing out the granite-rich Idar village in North Gujarat’s Granite, Locals are fearful about Aravalli mountains’ Future and are striving.
8. Tech Mahindra recruits Celonis-certified graduates in India with real-world process mining experience
9. Swedish mining company Boliden (New Boliden) has appointed local industrial 5G network “challenger” Radtonics to deploy a private 5G network at its mine in Garpenberg, in Dalarna County in Sweden. The Garpenberg mine is “one of the world’s most modern”, mines.
10. Protest at Adani port disrupts coal supply to Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited -RINL’s Vizag plant.

Ref: economic times, thewiredotin, miningdotcom, the print etc

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