Mining

Rio Tinto has made changes to its Board with its Non-Executive Director stepping down and a new Chairman of the Sustainability Committee being appointed.

Chinese-owned Australian coal company, Yancoal, has announced an annual loss of AUS$291 million in 2015 as coal prices remain low.

Rio Tinto completes the sale of its 40% interest in Bengalla coal Joint Venture for US$616.7 million.

Bowie Resources is going to idle its Bowie #2 coal mine near Paonia, Colorado, due to market deterioration.

A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from recent coal plant updates to the latest corporate affairs.

Kibo Mining continues to attract strong Tanzanian government support for the Mbeya coal to power project.

Caterpillar has announced officer retirements and further consolidation of divisions.

The Colorado Mining Association has said that the US Supreme Court decision to stay the EPA’s carbon regulations means that the regulations will have a short life span.

Evan Jenkins has launched the #WVCoalVoices project, where he plans to share the stories of West Virginia families affected by the declining coal industry.

Teck Resources has restructured its senior management following a number of retirements of senior executives.

The Competition Tribunal has approved the takeover of Optimum Coal Holding Ltd’s Optimum coal mine and six other target firms by Tegeta Exploration and Resources.

Orica Ltd has completed the restructuring of its Minova group as a stand-alone business unit dedicated to ground control solutions for the mining, geotechnical and construction industries.

Siemens and thyssenkrupp renew their collaboration for conveying system solutions in the mining industry for another five years.

India will build 15 new coal washeries over the next 18 months, doubling the number of plants in the country.

A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from the latest coal exploration updates to an outlook on the long-term sustainable growth of the mining industry.