Mining

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.

According to Business Monitor International (BMI), a slowdown in Australia’s economy and mining activity will dampen construction growth.

According to Business Monitor International (BMI), Caterpillar’s bleak outlook for 2015 is accurate, with little scope for upside surprises among the company’s core operating units.

EY lists its top ten risks in mining and metals for 2014 – 2015.

The Arshanovsky coal mine in Siberia has officially been opened with a target production of 10 million tpy.

Poland is to seek EU approval for state aid to struggling coal mines this month, according to a Polish news agency.

Hexagon Mining gas appointed Hélio Samora as president.

Anglo American is looking to sell some of its Australian and South African coal assets as part of a strategic refocusing of its business.

The Coal Authority has made two new multi-million pound awards to protect the nation’s environment from polluted water from disused coal and metal mines.

The European Commission has approved public funding to help towards closing an “uncompetitive” coal mine in the Czech Republic.

The US Energy Information Administration has released it production estimate for the week ending 7 February.