Mining

Jameson Resources has released an updated report on exploration results for the Crown project in British Columbia.

Thiess has been awarded a contract expansion at its Lake Vermont coal mine, Queensland.

China coal firms will set up their own bank, which will finance coal projects.

The US MSHA has approved MineARC’s MARCis intrinsically safe scrubbing and air conditioning unit for use in CoalSAFE refuge chambers.

Botswana could export 130 million tpa of coal from three export hubs in Namibia, Mozambique and South Africa, according to the Botswana Chamber of Mines.

Beacon Hill Resources announces update on rail logistics at Minas Moatize coal mine.

British mining company Bisichi Mining continues to see strong demand for coal being mined at its South African coal mine.

RBS, Barclays and HSBC are among the world’s biggest lenders to the coal industry.

Continental Coal produced 51 000 million t of coal from its Penumbra underground thermal coal mine during October.

A plan for a new opencast coal mine near Edinburgh, Scotland, is set for approval this week.

Anglo American has purchases 6 units of MineARC Systems newest intrinsically safe mine toilet system.

Rexnord has launched its Falk® forged fabricated gear sets, designed for a variety of applications in the mining, cement, power generation and paper industries.

Solid Energy announces that filling of the ventilation shaft has begun at Pike River coal mine in New Zealand.

Atlantic Coal has entered into a joint venture and coal sale agreement with China based CIC-Coal.

Mining giant BHP Billiton has donated AU$ 500,000 to Red Cross disaster relief in the Philippines.