Exploration & development

Centric Mining Systems has announced the pending release of the first free, cloud based drill hole and sample management system.

The Queensland Resources Council has called for reform of the state’s Land Court.

The expansion of underground mining operations has been approved at Glencore’s Ulan coal mine in New South Wales.

Pakistan has extended the financial incentives for companies investing in the Thar Desert coalfields in the southeast of the country.

Coal of Africa had a busy six months between July and December 2015 as its progressed development at Makhado and bid for Universal Coal.

The Queensland state government has announced a measure to relieve the financial burden on coal exploration companies working in the state.

BC Anthracite has been awarded 36 coal licences in the Groundhog Coalfield in British Columbia, Canada.

Canada-focused anthracite development company, Atrum, has posted a half-year loss as it continues to progress development of its Groundhog project.

Aspire Mining, the developer of a number of metallurgical coal projects in Mongolia, has announced a loss of US$1.27 million in 2H15.

Queensland’s Parliament has supported a motion calling on the state government to grant all state approvals for Adani’s Carmichael project.

Aspire Mining is working to secure bridge funding to predevelopment work on the Erdenet-to-Ovoot rail line.

Kibo Mining has published an interactive process description and timeline for the Mbeya coal to power project in Tanzania.

Stanmore Coal has just finished a busy six months as it bought and worked to restart Isaac Plains mine.

Canada-focused ASX-listed anthracite company, Atrum Coal, has scheduled an extraordinary general meeting to consider resolutions to remove two directors.

New analysis from the University of Queensland asks further questions of the Galilee Basin coal project.