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New Active Barrier technology from BMT WBM and SkillPro promises to ensure safety for miners.

Glencore Xstrata stops development of Balaclava Island coal export terminal in response to weak market conditions.

Glencore Xstrata stops development of Balaclava Island coal export terminal in response to weak market conditions.

In a new report from the IEA Clean Coal Centre, Kyle Nicol, reviews the technical and economic considerations of enhancements in particulate control for pulverised coal combustion plants over the last decade.

Liebherr’s mining revenue increased 28% in 2012.

In a new report from the IEA Clean Coal Centre, Dr Lesley Sloss looks at issues around the reclamation of coal minesites.

Anglo American has announced that it will not purchase a majority interest in the Revuboè metallurgical coal project.

Brazilian mining giant, Vala, has lifted force majeure on a number of its coal sales contracts in Mozambique.

Paul Medcraft, MineARC, Australia, asks why the Australian coal industry remains resistant to underground refuge stations as safe havens for SCSR changeover.

Coal Marketing Co., the exclusive carrier of coal from the Cerrejon mining operation in Colombia, has declared force majeure on 900,000 t of coal shipments due to ongoing industrial action.

South African thermal coal miner, Continental Coal, has released production figures for its Penumbra, Ferreira and Vlakvarkfontein coal mines.

Xstrata Coal will take over day-to-day operation of the Collinsville coal mine from contractor Thiess, after the mine made substantial losses in 2012/13.

Cloud Peak Energy has signed an agreement with SSA Marine that provides it with an option to export up to 16 million tpa through the proposed Gateway Pacific on the US West Coast.

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

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.