Exploration & development

The Australian mining industry has welcomed the government commitment of AUS$100 million to geological exploration.

ASX-listed Acacia Coal has cuts its exploration and evaluation work substantially as it seeks to conserve cash.

ASX-listed developer of the Crown Mountain metallurgical project in British Columbia, Jameson Resources, continued to focus exclusively on environmental assessment process in effort to cut costs.

The Wangan and Jagalingou indigenous people has approved an Indigenous Land Use Agreement for the Carmichael coal project.

The Queensland Resources Council has called on the Queensland government to reform the approval process as another legal challenge to the Carmichael project is launched.

A group of indigenous people have lodged an appeal against the granting of the mining leases for the Carmichael coal project.

Aspire Mining has announced a JORC coal resource of 12.85 million t at its Nuurstei metallurgical coal project in Mongolia.

Paringa Resources has begun a bankable feasibility study at tis Buck Creek No. 2 mine in the Illinois Basin.

The integrated water use licence for Coal of Africa’s Makhado project has been suspended following an appeal opposing it to the Department of Water and Sanitation.

The New South Wales Planning Assessment Commission has concluded the environmental risks of expanding mining at Russell Vale outweigh the benefits.

Resolutions seeking the dismissal of two directors have been rejected by Atrum Coal’s shareholders.

The Queensland government has approved three mining leases for the giant Carmichael coal project.

Following the granting of the mining licence for the Rukwa coal deposit on 23 February 2016, Edenville Energy has provided an update on progress its Rukwa coal-to-power project in Tanzania.

A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from recently commissioned coal plants to the latest sales and acquisitions.

Kibo Mining has announced that the definitive power feasibility study (DPFS) work has been completed on schedule at the Mbeya coal to power project.