Mining

The second phase in the auction of 21 ready-to-produce coal mines in India has been postponed until 2 March.

The government of Indonesia is planning to raise coal royalties in March, a move that may be damaging for smaller miners.

Prometheus Group and SMEC have announced a global partnership, which combines Prometheus Group’s leading edge enterprise asset management software with SMEC’s best-in-class asset management consulting group.

MICROMINE is to exhibit its intuitive software solutions and services at this year’s PDAC Convention in Toronto, Canada.

Oracle Coalfields has received written confirmation that its mining lease over the Block VI of the Thar Coalfield in Pakistan has been restored.

According to a new study by THEnergy, renewable energy can boost the negotiation position of mining companies toward current energy suppliers, leading to cost improvements.

Tough market forces are making life tough for mining services operators, and have savaged Deloitte’s Q4 2014 Mining Services Index.

Caterpillar has upgraded the MD6640 rotary drill with the new Cat 390 excavator undercarriage.

Arch Coal’s West Elk Mine has achieved three Colorado state awards.

Coal India Limited has revealed a roadmap of strategies aimed at enabling 1 billion t of coal production by 2019 – 2020.

Vale’s coal production dropped 1.4% in 2014 to 8.6 million t on lower output from its Australian operations.

Graça Machel opens ICMM sustainability conversation at Mining Indaba.

The Rusha coal mine, Scotland, is providing a £4 million/yr boost to local suppliers.

Indian coal and cement companies have bid aggressively for coal blocks in the country’s first mine auction.

The US Energy Information Administration has released its production estimate for the week ending 14 February.