Mining

James L. Shedd, Jr has been appointed as the new CEO of Intra Energy and will be stationed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

An Eickhoff continuous miner has been cutting coal at the New Clydesdale Colliery in South Africa since the operations began in September.

Irwin Mine and Tunneling Supply, an affiliate of Irwin Car and Equipment that manufactures, purchases the product line of Prox Chain.

The Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia, has dismissed court claims from green activists against the Adani Carmichael coal mine project.

Coal mines were a key driver of demand for new mining equipment shipments in 3Q16, as the market shows some sign of recovery.

Mastermyne Group awarded labour and services contract at South32’s Appin metallurgical coal mine in Australia.

Since arriving at the Dorstfontein-West coal mine in South Africa last year, an Eickhoff CM2H-30 continuous miner has exceeded expectations.

RCT wins Innovative Mining Solution of the Year with at the 2016 Prospect Mining Awards, held in Sydney, Australia.

For the first nine months of 2016, FAMUR Group achieved a consolidated sales revenue of PLN 724.9 million – a 17.8% increase in comparison with the same period in 2015.

Paringa Resources announced the results of an updated BFS on the Buck Creek coal mining complex, incorporating the staged, modular development and cash flows from the Poplar Grove and Cypress mines.

GCM Resources has reported its preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2016 and indicated it remains positive on the potential of the Phulbari coal and power project.

TerraCom restarts mining operations at its Baruun Noyon Uul metallurgical coal mine in Mongolia.

A scandal over payments related to the Simandou iron ore project claims the scalps of two Rio Tinto executives, including the head of its coal business.

The mining union has urged US lawmakers to act to ensure health care and pension benefits for coal retirees in the last session of the current congress.

Maptek makes two new senior appointments with the aim of streamlining its delivery of a technology roadmap to customers.