Shares in Galantas Gold (TSX, LON:GAL) climbed on Monday in London after the company announced it has reached the main gold vein in development works underground at its Omagh gold mine in Northern Ireland. Galantas Gold Corporation is pleased to report the underground
An analyis of energy figures has shown that wind farms generated more electricity than coal plants on more than 75% of days this year. The figures – provided by BM Reports and Sheffield University – reflect a year in which a number of green records have been set for the power
Belaz, a state-owned company from Belarus has created the largest dumptruck in the world. The Belaz 75710 is more than twenty metres long - the length of two double decker buses parked tail to tail – is almost ten metres wide and is eight metres high. Weighing 360 tonnes when empty,
Nautilus Minerals’ vision of mining the ocean floor for gold, copper and silver has taken a major leap forward with the settlement of a long standing dispute with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government. Nautilus has pioneered the idea of commercial deep sea mining, winning the
Funding for mining developments and for mergers and acquisitions activity is expected to pick up significantly in 2014 and confidence is returning to the sector according to a report from consultants Ernst & Young. There is little doubt that growth is back on the mining and
The new iteration of the framework is valued at £500m and has three separate construction lots and two building services lots. The aim of the framework is to ensure Suffolk County Council and other public sector organisations in the East of England have a legitimate shortcut for
The organisation is looking to procure an alliance to deliver its stormwater programme, which is expected to be £1.3bn of investment over the next 10 years to reduce sewage overflows into watercourses. Alongside this, Yorkshire Water is looking to procure two non-infrastructure
A strategic alliance contract has been signed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and seven contractors for the design & build elements of a delivery, commercial & procurement strategy process within the Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) portfolio. Contractors were