Mining

Glencore Xstrata has appointed the former CEO of BP as chairman.

Guildford coal say development of BNU North coal mine has slowed as the company waits to commission a vital haulage road.

Dando Drilling rigs used in coal mine exploratory drilling.

South African minister says Emalahleni water-reclamation plant “is a model” for how coal mines should deal with wastewater.

Whitehaven Coal successfully completed its second longwall changeout at the Narribri coal mine in Q1 2014.

Work at the Maules Creek project, the largest coal mine under construction in Australia, begin in January 2014.

Teck Resources has provided an update on its Elk Valley water management programme.

Teck Resources has delayed the restart of its Quintette mine as its seeks to cut CAPEX.

Caterpillar’s MineStar system provides mine management teams with broad suite of technologies.

One Eye Industries (OEI) provide a case study in hydraulic fluid filtration for a Komatsu 5500 shovel.

Caterpillar, the largest manufacturer of mining equipment, has announced a 37% drop in mining sales due to “lower end-user demand”.

Despite continued weakness in orders for its mining equipment, Metso believes the worst may be behind it.

The US MSHA has released new rules for reducing miners’ exposure to coal dust in underground and opencast coal mines.

OKD has signed a deal with the Czech government to continue operations at its Paskov hard coking coal mine in the Ostrava region.

Prairie has confirmed that the geology of the Lublin coal project in Poland could use modern mining methods to reduce operating costs.