Mining

Arch Coal’s Appalachian operations earned a total of 10 safety and environmental awards in West Virginia.

Sandvik Mining and Maptek will partner to develop integrated planning and automation systems.

Standard Bank says Africa remains a favoured investment destination for Chinese firms.

Iron ore and copper production increases offset downward coal output for Anglo American.

Caterpillar has announced a US$ 10 billion drop in sales and revenues in 2013.

In 2012, the top five states for total expenditures on out-of-state coal delivered to the electric power sector each spent over US$ 1.5 billion.

Maptek has appointed Brandt Positioning Technology as a reseller of I-Site 3D mine survey systems in Canada.

Russian coal mining company Kolmar has announced the appointment of Sergey Tsivilev as CEO.

Whitehaven Coal set a number of quarterly production, railings and sales records in its December quarter last year.

First coal quality results from the Kokkia area of Celsius’ Uzgen Basin have confirmed the coking properties for the project.

Irwin Mine and Tunneling Supply has purchased TDT, the manufacturer of portable rock dusters and belt clamps.

Alpha Coal West has placed an order with GFS Corp to convert its entire fleet of Caterpillar 793s to use liquefied natural gas.

Hungary has modified its law to recognise underground coal gasification as a legal mining method.

The Mongolian coal producer more than doubled its output in 2013 after resuming mining operations.

VDMA has found proof of spying in the German mining equipment industry.