Mining

India’s National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) has been granted the mining lease of the Utkal E coal block.

Teck Resources Ltd has recently announced the appointment of Sarah Hughes as Vice President, Audit and Improvement.

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has notified the Oklahoma Department of Mines and the Oklahoma Conservation Commission that the state may no longer exercise regulatory jurisdiction under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 on Indian Lands within the State.

Anglo American plc has announced the demerger of its thermal coal operations in South Africa, subject to the approval of its shareholders.

South32 Ltd has provided an update regarding the transfer of its shareholding in South32 SA Coal Holdings Proprietary Ltd to Seriti Resources Holdings Proprietary Ltd.

The National Mining Association has released a statement on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure and jobs plan.

Macmahon Holdings Ltd has announced that it has been selected to provide surface mining services for Anglo American’s Dawson Mine in Queensland at the Dawson South operations, from July 2021.

The Queensland Resources Council is ready to work with the Palaszczuk government on the Resources Industry Development Plan to consolidate the gains the state has made in the most recent jobs figures.

Mastermyne Group Ltd has provided an update on impacts as a result of the temporary suspension of operations at the Moranbah North Mine on 20 February 2021.

CIMIC Group’s Sedgman and CPB Contractors have extended their presence in Queensland with the award of contracts by QCoal and the Queensland government.

Mechel PAO has launched a new longwall at Southern Kuzbass Coal Company’s V.I. Lenina Underground Mine.

Kal Tire is approaching full start-up of its OTR tyre recycling facility in Chile.

Kangra Coal's mine, located in Saul Mkhizeville in the province of Mpumalanga, South Africa, has restarted mining operations with the opening of Pit C.

MineTech Machinery has conducted training on the operation of the new Hitachi EX1200-7 excavator for the operators of the Solntsevsky coal mine.

Resource exploration spending in Queensland increased by almost AUS$130 million or 23% in 2020, according to new data released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics.