Mining

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from coal production and development to the latest coal mine developments.

The West Virginia Coal Association provides an outlook in relation to the federal Office of Surface Mining’s release of the revised Stream Buffer Zone Rule.

Dassault Systèmes appoints Raoul Jacquand as the new CEO of its GEOVIA brand.

A recent Timetric survey indicates mining companies in USA and Canada are increasing investments in vehicle-related technologies in the next two years.

An incident has occurred at the Clarence coal mine, involving the overflow of material from a holding cell. Centennial Coal is working towards a thorough clean up with a top priority of reducing environmental impacts.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from the latest developments and corporate affairs to challenges facing coal.

State-owned coal miner, Coal India, has said it wants to boost production and productivity at its underground coal mines.

A significant sector of the US coal industry prefers life cycle management contracts for their equipment.

Powder River Basin coal mining company, Cloud Peak Energy, has appointed Robert Skaggs to its Board of Directors.

A joint solution from RCT and Hexagon Mining is helping a Chilean mine overcome the challenges of operating in the Andes.

Coal production from US mines with mountaintop removal has decreased 62% since 2008, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

Atlas Copco has ranked 11th on this year’s Newsweek Green Rankings, which rate the world’s largest companies on their corporate sustainability and environmental impact.

Discussing developments in longwall mining with representatives from longwall OEMs, Joy Global and Eickhoff, and ground control specialists, Jennmar.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from the MATS ruling to the latest situations of coal-fired power plants.

Glencore is to close some of its Optimum Coal operations in South Africa due to weak coal prices, sparking an angry reaction from unions.