Mining

Ownership transfer of mining rights for the Glisa and Eerstelingsfontein coal projects have been awarded to North Block Complex Proprietary Limited.

Austrade and Shenhua Group Corporation Ltd have formed an initiative as part of Austrade’s Accessing Global Value Chains trade strategy.

QRC has welcomed the Turnbull Government’s AUS$500 000 investments in resources projects for the Bowen Basin.

The company’s metallurgical coal production increased by 33% in 2Q18 compared with a year earlier.

The facility will explore the feasibility of meeting the growing demand for REEs by taking advantage of our abundant natural resources. It will create business opportunities that stimulate the economy, boost jobs, help the coal industry and ensure national security.

The Mining Commission is reportedly ready to review Kibo Mining Plc’s application for a Special Mining License for its Mbeya Coal to Power Project in Tanzania.

3.3 million t of coal were produced from the Solntsevsky Coal Mine, Russia, owned by the East Mining Company in the first half of this year, 240% higher than the indicators of the same period last year.

Whitehaven Coal shares its coal production results for the June quarter, with a key highlight being record quarterly production at its Maules Creek mine in New South Wales (Australia).

Mark Sprouls, on behalf of Caterpillar, demonstrates how variable frequency drive technology can enhance the performance of longwall plow systems.

Works include mine planning, drill and blast, overburden removal and coal mining at the Northern Hub, which produces hard metallurgical and thermal coal.

Coal mining company Universal Coal has increased expected EBITDA for FY2018 by 27%, up to AUS$70 million.

On Monday this week, the US Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) announced that approval has been given for a mining plan which will extend the life of mine at Sufco mine in Utah.

The contribution from mining royalties to the NSW Budget “highlights the importance of mining and its vital contribution to state and national economies,” says Minister for Resources and Northern Australia.

Mechel and JFE Steel Corporation have agreed to prolong their long-term coal supply contract till 2021.

Hwange Colliery Company Limited is set to begin producing more than 300 000 t of coal per month come the end of June.