Mining

Ultimately, the best way of protecting miners from respirable coal dust in longwall mines is to move them away from the face.

The US Energy Information Administration has released its production estimate for the week ending 10 January 2015.

Deloitte releases its seventh annual report looking at the key trends affecting the mining industry in 2015.

Mining firms look to blast-hole drill rig simulators when training new personnel.

Whitehaven Coal predicts increase in thermal and metallurgical coal prices in 2015.

Beacon Hill, the developer of the Minas Moatize mine in Mozambique, has entered administration.

According to a recent survey of over 100 African mine managers, the majority expect to increase expenditure, particularly in plant and heavy equipment, in the next 12 months.

The Hatfield coal mine has received a £8 million loan to help it keep to its scheduled closure date of May 2016.

An independent Chinese coal market report commissioned by Aspire Mining confirms the marketability of a so-called “Mongolian Blend” of coal.

Caterpillar machines hit the beach to go for a new world record, as they attempt to build the largest ever sand castle.

AMFIRE Mining – a subsidiary of Alpha Natural Resources – is selling all of its coal assets to Rosebud Mining Co.

The wrath of the ketchup company: Heinz objects to proposed coal mine in Poland.

Patriot Coal has closed its Highland and Dodge Hill mines in Kentucky.

At a coal mine in South Africa, the use of high-pressure spiral hoses helped decrease downtime for continuous miners.

Coal-rich Ukraine turned into an importer of the fuel this year as Russia's war against the country interrupted supplies from Donbas to the nation's power plants.