Mining

US weekly coal production continues its summer rally as hot weather increases demand for coal-fired power.

OSMRE will start the rulemaking process on self-bonding to help ensure that companies are financially able to restore lands disturbed by coal mining when extraction operations are completed.

Whitehaven Coal chooses 50 Cat longwall roof supports to extend the Narrabri longwall from 300 m to 400 m.

Coal reserves at Maules Creek have increase significantly in Whitehaven Coal’s latest coal resources and reserves statement.

The Cerrejón mine in Colombia selects EnviroSuite to help it reduce environmental impacts in nearby communities and help improve safety and production outcomes.

Energy Resources awards Thiess a four year contract extension at the Ukhaa Khudag coal mine in Mongolia.

BHP Billiton appoints a new non-executive Director to its board, effective 22 September 2016.

On 17 August 2016, the US Mine Safety and Health Administration mining community will celebrate its national academy’s 40th anniversary.

Mountainside Coal Co.’s sales revenues were hit 2Q16 by lower production volumes and yields from its Flat Creek mine.

The US Department of Labor’s MSHA has begun implementing provisions of the third – and final – phase of respirable coal mine dust rule.

Nigerian cement producer, Dangote Cement, is to mine local coal to fuel its cement plants, weaning itself of more-expensive natural gas.

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement will fund an independent examination of the impacts of opencast coal mining on human health in Central Appalachia.

Coal India has fallen almost 10% short of its July production target and remains 6% down on its year-to-date target.

The New South Wales Department of Planning & Environment issues Maules Creek coal mine an official caution in June for breaking noise limits.

The Indian government has allocated 30 coal mines to the private sector under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act.