Mining

MOL and Kyushu have announced that an LNG-fuelled Panamax coal carrier has started operation in Japan.

Teck has announced it has agreed to sell its steelmaking coal business, Elk Valley Resources, to Glencore.

Anglo American has been granted a mining lease to expand its coal mine in Queensland, Australia.

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s Hay Point team has celebrated the completion of the SABR Project.

Stanmore has signed a sale agreement with Peabody for the southern area of its Wards Well tenements in Queensland, Australia.

Thiess has commenced fully autonomous hauling and drilling operations at Pembroke Resource's Olive Downs Complex.

BHP and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (MDP) have signed asset sale agreements for the Blackwater and Daunia mines with subsidiaries of Whitehaven Coal.

Simon Nicholas overviews a new report by IEEFA India and JMK Research and Analytics, which demonstrates why Australian metallurgical coal miners should not get overexcited by the outlook for exports to the subcontinent.

DRA Global has secured the contract for a major design package for Whitehaven Coal’s Vickery Extension Project located in New South Wales, Australia.

CIMIC Group’s minerals processing company, Sedgman, has secured an operations and maintenance contract in the Bowen Basin, Queensland, from Pembroke Resources.

In a push towards eco-friendly coal transportation, Coal India Limited (CIL) has planned a capital investment in 61 first mile connectivity (FMC) projects.

Zanrunix Highveld Collieries has joined the Bettercoal Assessment Process and started its journey towards becoming a Bettercoal Producer by signing its Letter of Commitment.

Bathurst Resources has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of the Tenas Coking Coal Project, comprising the Telkwa Metallurgical Coal Complex, from Telkwa Coal.

Caterpillar is celebrating 130 years of earthmoving in South Milwaukee, harkening back to the original Bucyrus Steam Shovel and Dredge Company manufacturing facility built in 1893.

Andrew Gorringe, Coal Sector Energy Finance Analyst, IEEFA, has published key findings relating to recent Australian thermal coal trends.