Mining - 01 February 2016

Alpha Natural Resources is to close eight mines in Raleigh and Boone counties in West Virginia

Wescoal Holdings’ Elandspruit coal mine in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, is now delivering its production target of 165 000 tpm.

Liebherr Group produces record sales of €9.2 billion in the 2015 business year with revenue from the construction machinery and mining product area increasing by €337 million.

Caterpillar’s mining business has announced a loss of US$105 million in 4Q15 on the back of a 23% fall in sales and revenues.