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Roadheading in safety

A group of five companies, led by IBS Mining and Tunnelling, has developed a new roadheading system designed for use in mines prone to gas outbursts.

 
 
 

Westmoreland to buy New Mexico coal mine

Westmoreland Coal, the oldest independent coal company in the US, is to buy BHP Billiton’s San Juan coal mine and extend the supply agreement with the adjacent power plant to 2022.

 
 
 

Stockton mine reduces planned output

Solid Energy has presented proposals for reducing West Coast mine operations due to losses in the financial year and predictions of further losses.

 
 

Offer to buy out coal miner ARMS

The offer from Argyle Street Management and Asia Coal Energy Ventures Ltd values ARMS at £98.8 million.

 
 
 

US coal production for the week ending 25 April

Coal production dropped in the US for the week ending 25 April 2015, according to the latest report from the US Energy Information Agency and the National Mining Association.