New Zealand government rejects experts’ plan to fully investigate Pike River mine disaster
On May 27, New Zealand’s Labour Party-led government formally rejected a Conceptual Development Plan submitted by international mining experts to investigate further the Pike River underground coal mine, to uncover the precise causes of the 2010 disaster that killed 29 workers.
The Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) produced the plan on behalf of 23 of the 29 families of the men who died at Pike River. The group includes former chief inspector of mines Tony Forster, UK-based mining engineer David Creedy and mines rescue expert Brian Robinson. They have all studied the disaster for years and provided advice to government agencies on how the mine can be safely explored to recover evidence and potentially human remains.
Time to tap coal bed methane
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Systematic exploration, tech validation and global accreditation are key to harnessing this clean energy source
Policy-makers in India are focussing on migration from a predominantly fossil driven energy economy to the cleaner renewable sources. This is a welcome move, especially with the country being a signatory to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Despite the increasing clamour against coal, realistically, India’s energy needs would still be coal dependent to a large extent. ‘Clean Coal Technology’ assumes critical importance in this context.
Harworth Group plc ( Harworth or the Group ), a leading regenerator of land and property for development and investment, announces that it has sold the 283-acre Bilsthorpe Business Park ( Bilsthorpe ) in Nottinghamshire for a total consideration of £4.6 million in two separate transactions. These disposals continue Harworth s strategy of recycling capital from the sale of more mature assets into the acquisition of higher yielding properties with asset management and development potential.
The first sale comprised the sale of a 10 acre site, including a Highways Depot let to Nottingham City Council on a long lease, to Waypoint for £2.05m, reflecting a Net Initial Yield of c. 3.0%.