Mining

Re-entry to the Pike River mine is too dangerous, according to the mine owners, Solid Energy, effectively ending hopes of recovering the bodies of miners trapped in the 2010 mine explosion.

The former prime minister of the UK, Tony Blair, will take part in a keynote interview at next year’s African Mining Indaba.

The mine of future will be the theme of the keynote session at the SME Annual Meeting & Expo 2015.

The environmental assessment process for Jameson Resources’ Crown Mountain hard coking coal project has taken another step forward.

Aspire Mining’s Northern Railways subsidiary has partnered with a Chinese rail engineering company, China Railway 20 Bureau Group.

A judge has dismissed an MSHA Pattern of Violations notice against Brody Mining, an affiliate of Patriot Coal.

Glencore produced 111.4 million t of coal in Q3 2014 on the back of higher thermal coal production in Australia, South Africa and Colombia.

Centennial Coal is to place its Angus Place mine into care and maintenance from November in response to weak coal demand.

New transmission line constructed in Ohio Edison's Eastern Ohio area to help support shale gas industry.

US metallurgical and thermal coal producer, Alpha Natural Resources, has reported a loss of US$185 million in Q3 2014.

Coal production was up 41% year-on-year as the company produced its first coal from the Escarpment mine development.

Optimising production is the mining industry’s most urgent challenge, according to this year’s Ventyx Global Mining Industry Survey.

Joy Global and IBM in partnership to improve mining machine performance, while reducing downtime and costs.

Consol Energy has released its results for the three months to the end of September with coal production exceeding guidance at 7.8 million short t.

Sandvik Mining will provide new drill rigs for Aveng Moolmans’ Nkomati mine site.