Mining

The Coal Authority has recently called for full consideration of legacy issues following findings from a recent subsidence event.

“Ensuring our colleagues return home safely and unharmed at the end of every day must be our industry’s upper most priority,” says The Chamber of Mines.

Allianz has announced it will end standalone insurance coverage for coal plants and coal mines, and introduce the industry’s strictest criteria for coal divestment.

Australia’s Supreme Court has “overturned the Land Court decision to deny New Hope a mining lease for the New Acland Stage 3 expansion and remitted it back to the Land Court.”

Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group will be demonstrating its strengths and ingenuity for servicing both underground and opencast mine operations at Electra Mining Africa 2018.

Maptek has introduced an intelligent optimisation approach for strategic scheduling control.

JSW S.A. has awarded FAMUR a contract for the delivery of powered roof supports at a coal mine.

Liebherr’s new R 9400 mining excavator has been delivered to the Trapper Mining Inc. coal mine in Colorado.

The Palaszczuk Government’s issuance of a mining lease could boost jobs and exports for Queensland.

Mechel has recently launched Longwall 0-17-16 at the Lenina underground mine.

The underground coal mine in Queensland, Australia has been sold to EMR and Adaro for US$2.25 billion.

Capcoal’s Grasstree longwall operation has undergone a series of performance upgrades, resulting in over 9 million t of coal cut in the preceding year of 2017.

Engie intends to convert its Hazelwood power station into a full pit lake following the project’s shutdown last March.

East Mining Company contributes to reducing tension in the labour market of the Sakhalin region.

New coal mining company Minergy Limited in Botswana is set to become the supplier of choice to consumers across southern Africa.