Mining

Weir Minerals is to add a new service centre location in Kazakhstan, the third new centre to be opened this year.

Universal Coal has announced that production has commenced at its Kangala mine, near Johannesburg, South Africa.

Universal Coal has entered into an agreement with Exxaro Resources, to acquire all the assets of the New Clydesdale Colliery.

Atlantic Coal is to purchase six haul trucks and two dozers in a bid to significantly increase ROM production at Stockton.

Churchill Mining is free to pursue claims for damages relating to the expropriation of its rights over the East Kutai coal mine.

Coal workers at Australian coal mine in New South Wales face redundancies as Anglo American looks to cut jobs.

Bathurst Resources is cutting 29 jobs as it announces a further delay to the opening of its new mine on the West Coast of New Zealand.

Atlas Copco has opened a new customer distribution and service centre in South Africa.

RungePincockMinarco has announced the launch of a new haulage simulation software product, HAULSIM.

Hexagon has acquired Aibotix, a manufacturer of intelligent multicopter systems for high-efficiency aerial applications.

Ncondezi Energy has invited bids for a mining contractor to supply operation services and maintenance at the company’s coal mine.

Fifteen US organisations have joined forces to campaign for more federal support of minerals science and information services.

Coal India expects its Western Coalfields unit to raise output by 10% in the next fiscal year, using more sophisticated mining machinery.

According to the US Mine Safety and Health Administration, there were 20 coal-mining deaths in 2013, the same as occurred in 2012.

Eickhoff has received an order for two SL 750 longwall shearer loaders from Walter Energy.