Mining

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.

Atlas Copco has introduced a new 1 MW generator suitable for prime or critical standby power in the mining industry at this year’s POWER-GEN International.

FLSmidth signs term sheet with South African mining company for coal handling system and preparation plant.

Glencore Xstrata has been awarded membership of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

James McNally, Wardell Armstrong International, UK, discusses approaches to mine management.

The first fully mobile crushing system has gone into operation in the Baiyinhua coalfield.