Climate campaigners push for legal action against Ffos-y-Fran coal mine in South Wales
The permission to operate Ffos-y-Fran mine near Merthyr Tydfil expired in September 2022, but the mine’s operations have continued ever since.
16 August 2023
16 August 2023
The permission to operate Ffos-y-Fran mine near Merthyr Tydfil expired in September 2022, but the mine’s operations have continued ever since.
The amended deal restores the arrangements between the two companies, withdrawing force majeure and default notices.
The company’s profits fell short of analyst expectations by more than $53.3m (SR200m).
The joint venture, called Thaba, will extract chrome and platinum group metals from tailings dumps as well as run-of-mine feed.
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Industrial minerals consumption patterns are primarily dependent on the movement of the global construction sector. Despite sluggish growth estimated in the global construction sector in 2023, the momentum is expected to pick up in 2024 with an annual average growth rate of 3.9% from 2024 to 2027. In addition, the changing geopolitical dynamics especially related to oil and gas trade around the globe are likely to further hamper confidence levels over the short-term period. Per GlobalData, the industrial minerals market volumetric demand is projected to reach 2,377.7 million tonnes in 2023, registering a CAGR of 2.8% (2023 - 2030).
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