Mining

Thiess’ surveying team has begun introducing the M300 RTK multi-rotor drone across its Australian operations.

Bowen Coking Coal has signed a Put and Call Option to enter into binding transaction documents with the controllers of the assets of Carabella Resources to acquire the Bluff PCI Coal Mine.

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has recognised Luminant Mining Company, LLC and North American Coal Corporation as the winners of its 2021 ‘Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards’.

Navajo Transitional Energy Company became the first tribally owned coal mining company to operate a coal mine on tribal land after NTEC assumed direct operations at Navajo Mine on 1 October 2021.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded US$10 537 000 in grant funding to support safety and health training, and other programmes.

Queensland has been announced as Australia’s largest producer of metallurgical coal, according to the Queensland Resources Council.

Keith Pitt MP, Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, has praised Australia’s resources sector for its resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic and looks forward to IMARC.

Allegiance Coal Ltd has provided an update regarding near-term production guidance from the Black Warrior and New Elk mines.

A division of the UMMC, JSC Kuzbassrazrezugol, is due to implement Zyfra’s ZM OpenMine mining fleet management system at all of its branches.

Whitehaven Coal has been advised that the Federal Minister for the Environment has determined to approve the company’s Vickery extension project.

The National Mining Association will gather MINExpo INTERNATIONAL 2021 to honour outstanding achievements in mine safety and technology.

FAMUR has announced its 2Q21 and 1H21 results.

Due to ongoing travel and gathering restrictions, and the rise of COVID-19 infections around Australia, the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) 2021 has been re-scheduled.

A new agreement between Ampcontrol and PPK Mining Equipment is set to deliver a range of new battery-electric vehicle solutions for underground mining applications.

Two excavators, Hitachi EX-3600 and Hitachi EX-1200, as well as a Liebherr PR-754 bulldozer, have been added to the mining fleet of the Solntsevsky coal mine, a key mining asset of the Eastern Mining Co.