Exploration & development

US$87.3 million in federal funding has been announced for cost-shared R&D projects for advanced coal technologies and research.

This approval follows more than 18 months of consultation with the Department, and the independent evaluation and endorsement of the plan by CSIRO and Geoscience Australia.

The project must now meet further stringent conditions of approval from the Commonwealth before it can begin producing coal.

CSIRO and Geoscience Australia’s recent assessment of the Carmichael project clears the way for the Queensland Government to finalise the remaining approvals.

The groundwater management plan approval is another milestone in the Carmichael coal project’s almost nine year approval process.

Caterpillar has introduced a new wet disk snubber upgrade for dipper doors on its 7495 Series electric rope shovels.

The first of two supercritical turbines from GE Steam Power has successfully synchronised to Pakistan’s national grid at China Power Hub Generation Company’s (CPHGC) new power plant.

The 19B-1 well has reached a total depth of 474 m.

Yesterday, Cumbria County Council granted planning approval to West Cumbria Mining to develop its metallurgical coal project.

Tlou Energy has provided an update on the status of field operations at the Lesedi CBM Project in Botswana.

Maptek has released a cold climate model of its mobile Sentry system for stability monitoring.

The centre is designed to optimise customers' asset value and performance for coal and steam-based power plants 

Through more than 16 000 hours of successful pilot machine operation in Tier 4 configuration, the system has proven its ability to deliver strong performance.

Researchers from RMIT have developed a technique using liquid metals to turn carbon dioxide back into solid coal.

Ncondezi Energy Ltd (Ncondezi) provides details of historical contracts it has entered into with Synergy Consulting Infrastructure and Financial Advisory Services Inc (Synergy).