Mining

CONSOL Energy closes on the sale of the Buchanan mine and other metallurgical coal assets to Coronado for total consideration of US$420 million.

Foresight Energy, has received permission from the Mine Safety and Health Administration to temporarily seal the entire Deer Run mine, in Illinois, the US, to reduce or eliminate oxygen flow paths into the mine.

Peabody Energy announces redundancies at its North Antelope Rochelle mine in the Powder River Basin.

Centaur Holdings Ltd is moving forward with expanding De Roodepoort in South Africa.

Siemens opens new AUS$20 million equipment service centre in Perth. Australian Mining speaks with Siemens' Dr Thomas Moser about the new centre.

Sandvik appoints Johan Kerstell as head of Human Resources and member of the Group Executive Management.

The Mining Association of Canada welcomes the Federal Budget investing in mining essentials and supports the government’s focus on a clean growth economy and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

Caterpillar sees sales of US$9.3 – US$9.4 billion in 1Q15 on further weakness in its key industries.

Sandvik Mining has reported an operating profit of SEK2.585 billion for 2015.

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.

Jean-Sébastien Jacques succeeds Sam Walsh as Rio Tinto Chief Executive and will lead Rio through a complex mining industry.

Sandvik will merge its operations Sandvik Mining and Sandvik Construction into one business area to create Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology.