Mining

Themba Mkhwanazi is appointed as the new CEO of Kumba Iron Ore Ltda and July Ndlovu is selected as CEO of Anglo American's South African coal business.

Coal India has been set a production target of almost 600 million t for FY2017, according to the country’s coal minister.

Sandvik Mining has reported a 16% fall in operating profits from its continuing operations in 2Q16

Komatsu is to buy US rival Joy Global in a deal valued at US$3.7 billion.

Frank Calandra Inc., the owner of ground control specialist, Jennmar, has added Dywidag Systems International’s US mining division to its stable.

Mining operations will restart at Wongawilli coal mine after the signing of a mine services agreement with Delta SBD.

Stephen Roy has been appointed as President Volvo CE Americas Sales Region, effective 1 September 2016.

Sandvik signs an agreement to divest its Mining Systems operations to the private equity company CoBe Capital.

The release of the final report into the re-emergence of coal worker pneumoconiosis confirms that a health screening system has failed.

Matrix Design Group awarded the ISO 9001:2015 management system certification by Intertek Group PLC.

Amy Jacobsen has been appointed Chairman of Behre Dolbear, while Chris Wyatt is joining the board.

Rio Tinto has welcomed new apprentices who join its Hunter Valley operations and Mount Thorley Warkworth mines.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is working with Alpha Natural Resources on mine reclamation in West Virginia, US.

Downer EDI Ltd has signed a TSA with Adani Enterprises Ltd for the provision of mine planning, design and project execution services for the AEL coal mines in India.

Downer EDI Ltd has announced it has signed a 2 year extension to its contract to provide mining services at Stanwell Corp.’s Meandu Mine.