Mining

The International Council on Mining and Metals has approved the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration as a new association member.

The Minerals Council of Australia’s ‘New Frontiers’ research project has found that Australia’s mining export success story in the Asian region has a long way to run.

The Solntsevsky coal mine, a key mining asset of the Eastern Mining Co., has already mined 9.2 million t of coal.

Coal India Ltd, for the purchase of 96 dumpers of 240 t capacity, has issued a letter of award of Rs. 2900 crores to Belaz, a Belarus based mining equipment manufacturer.

Teck Resources Ltd has announced that Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a direction under the ‘Fisheries Act’ to Teck Coal Ltd.

Rich Nolan, President and CEO of the National Mining Association, has issued a statement on the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s revisions to ten-day notice regulations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.

OSMRE’s newly adopted rule enhances co-operation between state and federal partners to address unnecessary delays in mining complaints.

Teck Resources Ltd recently announced its 3Q20 results, and provided an update on the progress made to advance priority projects and reduce costs.

Vostochnaya Mining Co. has implemented a project to improve the quality of communications at its mining asset, the Solntsevsky coal mine.

South32 CEO, Graham Kerr, has announced changes to South32’s lead team as part of the continued simplification of the group’s functional structures.

Reynolds Soil Technologies has expanded its range of services to specialise in comprehensive dust control solutions for underground mining and tunnelling.

CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, has been awarded a 12-month contract extension by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance to provide mining services at Caval Ridge in Queensland, Australia.

Eastern Mining Co. has begun to successfully apply the total production optimisation (TOP) methodology and the Japanese Kaizen philosophy to its assets.

The International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook is a reminder of the disruption to energy supply and demand caused by COVID-19, the burden on emerging economies, and the need to redouble efforts to reduce emissions using all available technologies.

In October, the National Mining Association, the US Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement and the US National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are honouring achievements in mine safety, environmental stewardship and technology.