Mining

MSHA has donated US$250 000 to four organisations in attempt to promote mine safety.

The Mining Commission of Tanzania recommends Kibo Energy PLC’s Mbeya coal mine for a Special Mining Licence.

Peabody reports that gas levels at its North Goonyella mine remain elevated, and work is being carried out to ensure that they are soon returned to normal levels.

NMA’s Sentinels of Safety Award recognises coal and mineral mining operations in 10 categories for recording the most hours in a calendar year without a single lost-time injury.

Peabody enters an agreement to purchase the Shoal Creek metallurgical coal mine from Drummond Company, Inc. in a US$400 million transaction.

Local students will be immersed into a career in mining when they take part in Anglo American’s Trade Camp in Moura this week, run by the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy.

15 students will take part in the BMA Make It Now in Engineering (MINE) Challenge at the Saraji coal mine, run by the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy.

Byerwen coal mine in Queensland, Australia, has taken delivery of the 5000th Cat ® 793 mining truck, 27 years after the first vehicle was produced.

Ian Macfarlane, Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive, has said that the resources sector is helping to cut the state’s unemployment rate, despite it rising by 0.1% to 6.3%.

Ramaco Resources has provided an updated status of its mining operations at the Berwind coal mine complex, and has revealed its domestic sales commitments for 2019.

The mining industry is a small user of water, using just 1.5% of total water consumed in NSW in 2015 - 2016, compared with 60% used by agriculture and 11% by households.

The V.D. Yalevsky mine in Russia, which is operated by SUEK, produced a total of 1.6 million t of coal in August, setting a world record for monthly productivity in the coal industry.

BEUMER GROUP wins contract for four mile belt conveying system in the at Prairie Eagle mine in Illinois (USA).

The requirement for the amendment arose on completion of the revised Makhado Project plan, whereby saleable coal will be transported to the Musina rail siding by road instead of rail.

Minergy Limited is granted a mining license by the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security’s.