Mining - 18 March 2016

A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the global coal industry, from recent project updates to the US coal industry’s reaction to Clinton’s comment on coal miners.

Alexey Ivanushkin is leaving Mechel OAO, a leading Russian mining and metals company, as its First Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

Mining groups have criticised proposed laws that would limit the use of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in Queensland.

China Shenhua Energy Co., the listed arm of Chinese largest coal company, Shenhua Group, has recorded a 21.2% fall in sales in February.