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Alliance Resource Partners cutting coal production

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. has announced production cuts at its higher-cost coal mines and has issued WARN notices to employees at Gibson North and Gibson South mines, as well as Onton mine employees.

 

A week in coal: 2 – 6 November 2015

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from project developments to updates on coal mining.

 

Dragline maintenance developments

How technological innovations can help optimise and, in some cases, reduce maintenance and inspection workloads.

 

Dressta TD-40 in Kazakhstan

The Dressta TD-40 crawler dozer has been operating at the Kacharsky Karyer iron ore mine in Kazakhstan since 2000 with impressive results.

 

The Titanic Tipper

The Belaz 75710 is the largest haul truck in the world and the first to have a twin-engine system under the hood. It has recently been launched in a Siberian coal mine.

 

North American Coal 3Q15 results

North American Coal reports coal operation results for 3Q15 and outlooks for the next quarter’s results, as well as for 2016.

 

Glencore’s coal production falls

Cuts to Australian output and the closure of the Optimum opencast coal operation say Glencore’s coal production fall 8% to the end of September.

 

Guildford Coal to rebrand as it focuses on BNU

Australian-listed coal company, Guildford Coal, is to change its name to TerraCom Ltd as it concentrates on ramping up production at its BNU metallurgical coal mine in Mongolia.

 

Moving forward to reduce methane from coal mines

To aid collection and distribution of best practices in sustainable methane management in coal mines, UNECE and Poland join to establish an International Centre of Excellence on Coal Mine Methane.

 

A week in coal: 26 – 30 October 2015

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry from updates on projects to the latest third quarter results.

 
 
 
 
 

Curragh mine coal production jumps in 3Q15

Wesfarmers’ Curragh mine recorded a 5.7% rise in coal production in 3Q15 compared to the previous quarter, including a 14.5% rise in thermal coal output.