Mining

Considerations for improving energy management and power quality in underground mines.

New Acland coal mine turns to surface mining as more efficient method.

US coal company, Murray Energy, has acquired its first overseas assets with the purchase of two coal mines and associated infrastructure in Colombia.

India expected to succeed China as the world’s largest importer of coal during 2015.

Armstrong Energy announces results for 2Q15 and 1H15.

SUEK-Kuzbass has commissioned a new fully automated longwall face.

The Indonesian government has cut its coal production target for 2015 to 400 million as low demand and weak prices hurt the industry.

Pennsylvania coal mining company, Atlantic Coal, has opened a new rail loading facility at its Stockton anthracite mine.

BHP Billiton has appointed Anita Frew to its board of directors and names Baroness Shriti Vadera as Senior Independent Director.

Deswik software wins an ABA100 for Product Innovation and Product Excellence in the Australian Business Awards 2015.

An AUS$355 million writedown on early-stage exploration assets hits an otherwise solid set of annual results from Australian production, Whitehaven Coal.

The board of New Zealand’s state-owned coal mine, Solid Energy, has placed the company into voluntary administration and proposed to sell its assets off over the next two and a half year.

Caterpillar collaborates with Arch Coal to implement advance automation technology in enhancing dozer productivity and safety at Black Thunder mine in Wyoming.

Foresight Energy temporarily idles longwall mining operations at its Deer Run Mine in Pennsylvania.

Ongoing weakness in thermal coal prices is increasing the financial stress on Australia’s coal mining and mining services companies.