Coal

According to a poll, 605 of Americans support Presidential action to fight climate change.

According to news reports, the Sena railway in Mozambique has been closed due to heavy rains.

Mineral processing leads the way, as Danish engineering company FLSmidth announces its 2012 results, but its Material Handling Division suffers from “project execution challenges”.

Glencore has released its production report for 2012, including proforma results for the merged Glencore Xstrata.

Swiss mining giant, Xstrata, has released its 2012 production figures, showing a 7% rise in coal production.

Minas Moatize Limitada has entered into an Interim Rail Access Agreement with Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Mocambique that grants the company a capacity allocation of 0.5 million tpa on the Sena railway line.

Tony Burke, the Australian environment minister, has conditionally approved the Maules Creek and Boggabri coal mine projects, and the Gloucester CBM project.

Hodges Resources has announced that its Moropule South project is financially viable, following the complete of mine scoping and power integration studies.

AGL Energy has suspended its application for the Camden North coalbed methane project in New South Wales.

Australia’s top five mining companies ended 2012 strongly on the back of increased demand for iron ore from China. But metallurgical coal prices suffered as demand was soft.

Neel Kamal Goyal, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd, India, considers how energy imports will affect India’s fuel crisis.

Effective risk management in the coal industry is all about people. To succeed, you need to embed a risk-aware culture and make the risk process simple and relevant so that it becomes part of everyone’s daily job. Loren Padelford, Active Risk, US, explains further.

Canada’s coal sector has the potential for a tremendous future – but it also faces tremendous challenges. Gordon Cope takes a closer look at the industry’s gathering momentum.

Arch Coal, one of the largest US coal producers, has released its full year results for 2012 showing a US$ 295 million net loss in Q4 2012.

Brazilian mining major, Vale, has announced record coal production in 2012 as its operations in Mozambique and Australia continue to ramp up.